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Critics fear the new IT rules in India, where the internet is dominated by US digital platforms, give the government even more power to stomp out dissent
Dan Ariely Retracts Honesty Study Based On Fake Data
Around 1,500 Stitch Fix employees quit after new CEO announces they will no longer have flexible work hours and part-timers must work at least 20 hours per week
Co-founder of Snopes was writing plagiarized articles under a fake name
The FBI Says It Thwarted A Plan To Kidnap Michigan’s Governor. The Suspects Say It Was A Setup.
Some Black and LGBTQ passengers say Uber and Lyft drivers refuse rides by falsely claiming they're maskless, a claim also used against drivers to get free rides
TikTok appears to be testing a Cameo-like feature called "Shoutouts" that lets users buy custom videos from creators, in select regions not including the US
Clearview AI data shows GAO's recent report on government use of facial recognition overlooked usage by five agencies, including IRS, TSA, and US Capitol Police
BuzzFeed News Has Won Its First Pulitzer Prize
Venmo will now let users control the visibility of their friends list, following a report in which Biden's Venmo account and connections were easily found
Facebook told staff that it will resume political contributions via its PAC, but will not give to any lawmaker who voted against certifying the 2020 US election
Pandemic-induced rise in app ordering has given birth to the "appuccino", a phenomenon driven by TikTok, where customized Starbucks drink suggestions go viral
Reporters could quickly find Biden's Venmo account and the network of his social connections on Venmo, showing why the app's friends lists are a privacy issue
Apple hires ex-Cisco communications chief Stella Low as new VP of worldwide corporate communications; Phil Schiller has been overseeing Apple's PR since 2019
Facebook Stopped Employees From Reading Internal Report About Insurrection
An internal Facebook report found it failed to take appropriate action against Stop the Steal groups before Capitol riot, saying it should "do better next time"
Reporting on tech from India "feels like having a front-row seat to the country's rapid slide into authoritarianism", as Big Tech companies remain silent
See If Your Police Used Facial Recognition Tech Clearview AI
Source shares data on 1,803 US taxpayer-funded orgs using Clearview AI; many cops used its facial recognition without higher-ups knowing or after a local ban
Deputy Criticized For Spa Shooter Comments Posted Racist Shirt On Facebook
Instagram is working on a version of the service suitable for kids under 13; source: the work will be led by Pavni Diwanji, a VP who joined Facebook in December
Techmeme · 6 months ago
Facebook Is Building An Instagram For Kids Under The Age Of 13
Reddit · 6 months ago
Facebook is working on a neural wristband that reads signals from brain to hands, to go along with its AR glasses; Bosworth insists it can't "read your brain"
Researchers found that on Amazon, COVID-19 conspiracy books have appeared on the first page of search results for terms like "covid", "covid-19", and "vaccine"
Techmeme · 6 months ago
An internal doc at Facebook, co-written by Chris Cox, aims to equip employees with rebuttals to the perception that the company's products fuel polarization
David Brooks Resigns From The Aspen Institute
“Danger Warning”: Women Say Madison Cawthorn Harassed Them In College
NYT Columnist David Brooks Blogged For Facebook’s Corporate Site
Facebook's Andrew Bosworth told staff that Facebook is considering building facial recognition into future smart glasses products, weighing legal implications
Sources: Zuckerberg's personal intervention to reduce the severity of Alex Jones' ban in 2019 slowed down Facebook's efforts to deal with dangerous content
“Mark Changed The Rules”: How Facebook Went Easy On Alex Jones And Other Right-Wing Figures
Twitter Says It Won’t Block Journalists, Activists, And Politicians In India To Protect Free Speech
Sources: while Trump was in office, the Trump Org negotiated a 40% stake in Parler in exchange for making it his main social network; the deal never finalized
Pakistan Forced Down Apps Made By A Persecuted Religious Minority
India's IT ministry orders Twitter to block the recently restored accounts of dissidents and The Caravan magazine, or Twitter staff could face fines or jail
The Defense Department Wants To Outfit Troops With Microwave Weapon Detectors
As farmers protested reforms in India, on Twitter, supporters of Modi encouraged police brutality against them, with "Shoot" trending for hours
Kellyanne Conway’s Twitter Account Posted A Nude Photo Of Her Underage Daughter Claudia. Twitter Won’t Say If It’s Banning Her.
A Home Security Tech Hacked Into Cameras To Watch People Undressing And Having Sex, Prosecutors Say
“If They Won’t Hear Us, They Will Fear Us”: How The Capitol Assault Was Planned On Facebook
Facebook says it is temporarily banning ads for gun accessories and military gear through next week's inauguration "out of an abundance of caution"
Facebook Has Been Showing Ads For Military Gear Next To Insurrection Posts
State Department Employee Changes Site To Say Trump Is Leaving
GoFundMe has banned fundraisers for traveling to political events "where there's risk of violence by the attendees", following the violence at the Capitol
Amazon Suspended Parler From Its Web Hosting
Pinboard · 8 months ago
GoFundMe says it is returning funds to the donors of campaigns that were meant to cover the travel costs of Trump supporters to the January 6 rally in DC
Black Capitol Police Officers Describe The Racism They Faced
In leaked email, Amazon says it will suspend Parler's AWS account on Jan. 10 at 11:59PM PST for not complying with its TOS and posing a risk to public safety
Techmeme · 8 months ago
Amazon Is Booting Parler Off Of Its Web Hosting Service
Reddit · 8 months ago