Big TechGovernment and PolicyTwitter censored the NY Post for ‘showing direct material’ to back up claims, violated hacked materials policy: DorseyTim Hinchliffe2 years ago5.67KFacing a grilling in the Senate, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey testifies that Twitter censored the New York Post for "showing...
Big TechGovernment and PolicySocial MediaTechnologySenate is hovering over Twitter & Facebook: Dorsey, Zuckerberg to both testify before & after electionTim Hinchliffe2 years ago6.57KTwo Senate committees are hovering over two big tech targets, with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey...
Big TechSocial MediaConflicts of interest with Facebook censorship, the Atlantic Council, Burisma & politics: perspectiveTim Hinchliffe2 years ago10.6KWhile receiving nearly half a million dollars from Burisma, the Atlantic Council partnered with Facebook to monitor election misinformation. Then,...
Big TechDOJ smacks Google with antitrust lawsuitTim Hinchliffe2 years ago3.79KToday, the Department of Justice smacks Google with an antitrust lawsuit that claims the big tech giant engages in anticompetitive...
Big TechSenate Judiciary Committee considers subpoenas for Facebook, Twitter CEOs over censoring NY PostTim Hinchliffe2 years ago3.29KThe Senate Judiciary Committee will consider authorizing subpoenas to compel testimony from Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg...
Big TechGovernment and PolicySocial MediaTechnology‘Censor social media content & harvest data from banned accounts’: House Intel witnesses testify on combating misinformationTim Hinchliffe2 years ago7.54KExpert witnesses tell the House Intelligence Committee how to best combat "misinformation" online with more content restriction on social media...
Social MediaOnline censorship is toppling statues that haven’t been built yet: op-edTim Hinchliffe2 years ago4.52KTo the victors go the spoils, they say, but in the siege of online censorship over freedom of thought, the...
Social Media‘Social media services that I & others have built are tearing people apart’: ex-Facebook ads chief testifiesTim Hinchliffe2 years ago9.49KFacebook's former director of monetization testifies that the social media services he helped build are tearing people apart, and that...
WebDOJ narrows Section 230 reform proposals for platforms to curb censorship & illicit contentTim Hinchliffe2 years ago5.59KToday, the Department of Justice narrows down its Section 230 reform proposals to focus on holding online platforms accountable in...
BusinessSenators grill Google exec over ‘double standard’ on punishing publishers for user commentsTim Hinchliffe2 years ago10.6KSenators grill a Google exec over what they call a double standard where Google punishes publishers over their users' comments...
Social MediaFacebook to censor anything it deems necessary to avoid ‘adverse legal or regulatory impacts’Tim Hinchliffe2 years ago6.03KFacebook will start removing user content that could get the social media giant into legal or regulatory trouble in a...
TechnologyFitbit unveils new stress detecting features as Google awaits acquisitionTim Hinchliffe2 years ago5.08KIf successful in acquiring Fitbit, Google may soon know even more intimate details about your emotional states as Fitbit today...
TechnologyBig tech CEOs give Congress the 5 Ds of Dodgeball on anti-competitive behaviorTim Hinchliffe2 years ago4.22KToday, some 20,000 people on YouTube tuned-in on to a Congressional hearing where the CEOs of Google, Facebook, Apple, and...
Web4 House members ask Facebook, Twitter & Google to give them COVID-19 disinformation reports monthlyTim Hinchliffe2 years ago5.12KFour House Committee on Energy and Commerce members are asking Facebook, Twitter, and Google to give them monthly reports about their...
Social MediaFacebook says it doesn’t benefit from hate, but its algorithms tell a different story: op-edTim Hinchliffe2 years ago5.34KAt a time when huge companies are suspending their advertising campaigns on Facebook, the social media giant claims it doesn't...
Social Media‘Facebook’s business model is poison & its algorithms amplify misinformation’: digital forensics expert testifiesTim Hinchliffe2 years ago10.1KFacebook's business model is poison and its divisive algorithms are a driving force behind online misinformation, according to a digital...
Technology‘When technology takes control of our information environment, it takes control of humanity’: Center for Humane Tech presidentTim Hinchliffe2 years ago6.42KWhen technology like AI takes control of our information environment, then it takes control of the fate of humanity, according...
WebBig tech censorship reignites call for an Internet Bill of RightsTim Hinchliffe2 years ago5.08KThe idea of an Internet Bill of Rights has been floating around for years, but recent accusations of big tech...
Social MediaTechnologyWebHouse Intel Committee ditches script, grills big tech on polarizing users and toxic civic discourseTim Hinchliffe2 years ago4.51KToday, representatives from big tech companies Google, Facebook, and Twitter testified remotely in a virtual hearing before the House Intelligence...
BusinessWebDOJ proposes legal reforms to promote free speech, address illicit content on online platformsTim Hinchliffe2 years ago2.82KToday the US Department of Justice (DOJ) publishes four reform proposals to Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act that...