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Reddit shuts down subreddits including r/The_Donald and r/ChapoTrapHouse
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Zuckerberg once wanted to sanction Trump. Then Facebook wrote rules that accommodated him.
How Telegram, using Google and Amazon's cloud services, humiliated and outmaneuvered Russia's state telecom regulator, Roskomnadzor, and survived the ban
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Tech companies often rely on their Black employees to help address their response to systemic racism, giving them more work without additional pay or time off
DHS sends letters to Facebook, Alphabet, Apple, Twitter, and others urging action against posts that call for people to break curfews, topple statues, and more
Senators unveil bipartisan PACT Act, to make social media moderation more transparent and require posts be removed within a day of courts deeming them illegal
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Hottest Arctic temperature record probably set with reading in Siberia
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Zuckerberg says he’s ‘disgusted’ by Trump’s rhetoric. It’s just crocodile tears.
Nobody reads privacy policies, senator wants lawmakers to stop pretending we do
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Major video game publishers have released statements in support of racial justice, but offer few details about stamping out racism in their online communities
Police keep using Twitter for misinformation and rumor-mongering about protesters
Elite CIA unit that developed hacking tools failed to secure its own systems, allowing massive leak
Sources: in letters, Facebook and Google signaled they'd dispatch their CEOs to testify to Congress at antitrust hearing provided other tech giants' CEOs went
Elite CIA unit that developed hacking tools failed to secure its own systems, allowing massive leak, an internal report found
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The Violin Thief (2016)
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Microsoft says it will not sell facial recognition tech to police departments until there is a federal law regulating its use
Google-backed drones will drop library books to kids in SW Virginia
Black tech founders say VCs should move past diversity theater, addressing the lack of top-level black investors and investment in black-run startups
President Trump’s conspiracy theories are putting pressure on Twitter to change its policies
Defund the police? Here’s what that really means. – The Washington Post
Protest videos reveal violence that was contradicted by police accounts – The Washington Post
Tesla defied county orders so it could restart production. Days later, workers tested positive for the coronavirus.
The Cybersecurity 202: Senate panel says U.S. telecoms failed for decades to prevent Chinese spying
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Pinboard · 4 months ago
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Pinboard · 4 months ago
You are probably spreading misinformation. Here’s how to stop.
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Mad magazine legend Al Jaffee retires at age 99
More than 140 scientists funded by Chan Zuckerberg Initiative urge Mark Zuckerberg to reconsider Facebook's policies on misinformation and incendiary language
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Pinboard · 4 months ago
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An internal poll and documents show widespread anxiety inside Facebook as employees questioned whether Facebook is in an "abusive relationship" with Trump
Amazon reverses ban on book critical of coronavirus lockdown after decision is blasted by many, including Elon Musk
Reddit · 4 months ago