Big TechSocial MediaTwitter bans ‘media of private individuals’ with exceptions for corporate media after Agrawal replaces DorseyTim Hinchliffe7 months ago6.49KOne day after Jack Dorsey resigns as CEO of Twitter and Parag Agrawal takes his place, the social media company...
Big TechGovernment and PolicyBig tech’s addictive business model makes us ‘attention vampires,’ distracts from urgent threats like China: ‘Social Dilemma’ star testifiesTim Hinchliffe1 year ago5.45KEx-Google design ethicist and star of the Netflix documentary "The Social Dilemma" Tristan Harris tells lawmakers that no amount of...
Big TechSocial MediaTwitter to strip blue checks from some accounts, add new verification criteria in policy updateTim Hinchliffe2 years ago4.98KTwitter is taking a "new approach to verification," updating criteria for granting new blue check marks, along with a foundation...
Big TechSocial MediaIf Twitter really wants to give ‘links to a broader conversation’ on disputed posts, why not show both sides?Tim Hinchliffe2 years ago5.78KIf the idea behind flagging posts as "disputed" and directing users to alternative links on Twitter is really about providing...
Big TechGovernment and PolicySocial MediaFacebook & Twitter CEOs to testify on big tech censorship during ‘disputed’ presidential electionTim Hinchliffe2 years ago9.58KAs information warfare exposes two completely different versions of reality concerning the presidential election, the Senate is slated to grill...
Social MediaAnalyzing blackout drinking culture on Twitter during lockdown (podcast)Sam Brake Guia2 years ago2.83KHumans are social creatures, and self-isolation and living in quarantine can have a very negative impact on mental health. Therefore,...
Big TechSocial Media‘Twitter is sabotaging public discourse regarding important national and homeland security issues’: DHS acting secretaryTim Hinchliffe2 years ago4.23K"Twitter is sabotaging public discourse regarding important national and homeland security issues," writes the Department of Homeland Security acting secretary...
Big TechGovernment and PolicySocial MediaFacebook ‘relied heavily on FBI’ briefings before trying to prevent NY Post story from ‘spreading wildly’: ZuckerbergTim Hinchliffe2 years ago4.94KFacebook took its cue from the FBI before it decided to limit the distribution of the NY Post's "smoking gun"...
Big TechGovernment and PolicyTwitter censored the NY Post for ‘showing direct material’ to back up claims, violated hacked materials policy: DorseyTim Hinchliffe2 years ago5.41KFacing 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 ago6.36KTwo Senate committees are hovering over two big tech targets, with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey...
Social MediaTwitter is flagging links to BitChute videos as potentially harmful & unsafeTim Hinchliffe2 years ago14.5KUsers on Twitter today are finding it difficult to share and open links pointing to video platform BitChute, as they...
Social MediaUS Senator wants answers from Dorsey on Twitter breach that appears to be inside jobTim Hinchliffe2 years ago4.32KOn the day of what appears to be the largest breach in Twitter's history, US Senator Josh Hawley pens an...
Social MediaTwitter acknowledges ‘security incident’ as high profile accounts reportedly hacked in bitcoin-related scamTim Hinchliffe2 years ago3.28KTwitter says it's "aware of a security incident impacting accounts" as the accounts of high profile individuals such as Barack...
Web4 House members ask Facebook, Twitter & Google to give them COVID-19 disinformation reports monthlyTim Hinchliffe2 years ago5.05KFour House Committee on Energy and Commerce members are asking Facebook, Twitter, and Google to give them monthly reports about their...
Social MediaSymptoms of shadowbanning on social media for your diagnosisTim Hinchliffe3 years ago30.5KShadowbanning is not uniformly defined, but here we show you the symptoms of this cyber affliction, so you can make...
Social MediaWebInternet Accountability Project launches to take on big tech’s ‘bad acts’Tim Hinchliffe3 years ago5.7KA former Senate staffer is taking a stab at big tech through the non-profit Internet Accountability Project (IAP), which aims...
Social MediaTechnologyWebAs big tech and govts differ over hate speech, should AI neutralize it?Navanwita Sachdev3 years ago8.88KAs big tech platforms and governments have their own policies on hate speech, should society task AI with neutralizing it...
Social MediaWhite House wants to hear your experience with online political censorshipTim Hinchliffe3 years ago4.01KThe Trump White House is asking people to share their stories of being censored online due to political bias with...
BusinessTechnologyTippin enables tips for tweetsPat Rabbitte3 years ago2.36KHave you ever thought that "liking" a tweet didn’t quite do it justice? Well now you can tip the creator...
BusinessSocial MediaTechnologyA look into big tech user data requests from governments worldwideTim Hinchliffe4 years ago9.74KFacebook came out with its biannual Transparency Report yesterday, and we decided to take a look at big tech companies...