Google uses auto-generated AMP pages that likely reduce the likelihood of users clicking out of Google
The content also appears to be generated from publisher’s pages but reduces the need for users to click through to publishers.
Continue readingChristian quote removed as “hate speech” by Facebook
The removal was confirmed by manual review.
Continue readingLindsay Shepherd permanently suspended from Twitter after argument with transgender person
Shepherd says the argument started after the transgender person sent crude comments to her.
Continue readingUK Labour Party demands documentary exposing anti-semitism within the party is removed from the internet
The party told the BBC they should take the documentary down and only reupload it when they make the changes they want.
Continue readingBrave’s Basic Attention Token reaches over 200,000 registered publishers
The Basic Attention Token is rapidly growing.
Continue readingEdward Snowden: New tech systems need to be created to protect rights of internet users
Snowden was the keynote speaker at Open Rights Group’s OrgCon 2019.
Continue readingApple, Amazon, Facebook, and Google to face antitrust scrutiny starting tomorrow
Tech companies are increasingly facing antitrust criticism and the hearings are about to kick off this week.
Continue readingPeter Thiel questions whether Google has been “infiltrated by Chinese intelligence”
Thiel said the decision to work with the Chinese military instead of the US military is “seemingly treasonous.”
Continue readingAmazon Prime Day is a bonanza of privacy-invasion and surveillance hardware
Prime Day is a time of the year where these smart devices sell like hotcakes.
Continue readingUK internet provider Virgin Media blocks access to Imgur.com
It’s not yet known if the block was an error or if it was intended by the UK’s third largest internet provider.
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