Tom Parker
Tom Parker is a founder and lead editor for Reclaim The Net and provides news and analysis on how we can promote free speech, stop censorship, and protect our personal data online.
Facebook and Microsoft are creating their own deepfakes
This Deepfake Detection Challenge (DFDC) raises new questions about how these types of detection tools will be applied to memes and other types of satirical content.
YouTubers popular with kids to face “significant business impact”, disabled ads, comments, and notifications
The changes are likely to be far-reaching and impact gaming channels, family vlogging channels, and other major channel categories on YouTube.
Twitter disables tweeting via SMS after multiple accounts were compromised by SIM swapping
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey and multiple celebrities have had their accounts hacked over the last week as a result of SIM swap attacks.
Facebook blunder: phone numbers of over 60% of US users exposed online
Yet another privacy blunder from Facebook.
Actress Chloë Grace Moretz’s Twitter account hacked in apparent sim swap
The hack appears to have been perpetrated by the same Chuckling Squad group that previously hacked Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey and various social media stars.
Senator Ron Wyden suggests “the possibility of a prison term” for Mark Zuckerberg’s lies
Facebook was recently fined $5 billion by the FTC for privacy violations – a fine that many saw as a slap on the wrist.
Facebook rolls out facial recognition to all users one month after losing facial recognition lawsuit appeal
The features is turned off by default for new users but users who were previously opted in to Facebook’s face recognition won’t receive a notice.
YouTube is now removing over 100,000 videos per quarter for “hate speech”
Yet another example of YouTube moving towards so-called “authoritative sources” while neglecting independent creators.
Reddit tests warning users about some communities
Reddit often quarantines communities because they don’t remove posts. Now it’s warning users who visit communities that remove too many posts.
Facebook limits account of pro-life non-profit Live Action, telling followers that their content is fake news
Live Action has previously been censored by Pinterest, Twitter, and YouTube.
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey’s account hacked after SIM swap
The Twitter CEO’s account said, “#ChucklingSquad get it trending boys” – using the same hashtag that has been used in other recent Twitter account hacks.
First amendment institute tells AOC to stop blocking critics online, AOC says no
Ocasio-Cortez has been sued for blocking people on Twitter after multiple courts ruled that it’s unconstitutional.