Month: July 2019
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DNC lawsuit against WikiLeaks dismissed, judge rules publishing stolen emails is protected by First Amendment
The lawsuit sought to hold WikiLeaks, Julian Assange, the Trump campaign, the Russian Federation, and others liable for the 2015/2016…
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Online advertising growth drops to levels seen back in 2001
Privacy concerns and the rise in adblockers have stalled the market.
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Fact checker says Facebook isn’t doing enough to combat so-called “fake news”
The group wants Facebook to share more data with “fact checkers” to improve the results.
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Popular Chinese vlogger used beauty filter to create a false identity, exposed after technical glitch
The situation reminds people that, on the internet, not everything is always as it seems.
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Twitter notifies users to “support a culture of respect”
Yet another example of Twitter stepping up its efforts to police speech on the platform.
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Amazon sets up web services operations in Middle East
Amazon is moving into new markets.
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Senator Josh Hawley introduces SMART Act bill to curb addictive features of social media
Hawley has set his sights on big tech companies in recent months.
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Twitch streamer Anomaly banned for accidentally showing less than two seconds of Hitler Minecraft skin
This is the latest controversial ban that highlights Twitch’s inconsistent application of its rules.
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Court rules UK’s invasive mass surveillance program is not a breach of human rights
Apparently, bulk data collection of all citizens is perfectly fine.
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Tulsi Gabbard: to protect free speech online, break up big tech monopolies
Gabbard has consistently spoken out against censorship and promoted free speech online.
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EU court rules it’s a privacy invasion to have Facebook Like button on websites
Facebook says it’s going to look at the ruling and work out a way to comply.
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Facebook is globalizing the idea of bypassing end-to-end encryption by compromising devices
The debate about end-to-end encryption is rendered useless if Facebook is compromising messages before they even leave the device.