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After ruining mainstream social media platforms, media targets podcasting for the next wave of censorship
Censorship-driven activists aren’t happy podcasting is harder to regulate.
Tim Cook quashed the production of a TV show about the rise of Gawker, showing tech giant’s increasing power
In the shift to streaming, Big Tech companies will increasingly have massive influence over what content is seen.
Brave has to remove key tipping feature on iOS to comply with Apple’s demands
Apple’s restrictions continue to stifle innovation.
Apple lobbies against new bill that would stop businesses using forced labor in China
The bill passed through the House and is now in the Senate.
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With Mac’s latest OS, Apple’s exclusion list makes it possible for its own apps to bypass VPNs and firewalls
Another possible privacy-unfriendly move.
Apple’s MacOS caught sending user data to Apple every time an app is opened
Apple’s supposed commitment to privacy falls short.
MembersBig Tech’s creeping censorship of private conversations
? The thought of being censored based on what you say in private used to be unthinkable but the Silicon Valley giants are mainstreaming this dystopian tactic.
Alternative social network CloutHub says it has been deplatformed by IBM
CloutHub’s founder said IBM gave the social network no warning and removed its video stations.
Activists complain that successful weight loss app CARROT Fit uses “triggering” language, want it banned
More busybodies calling for an app to be banned.
MembersA breakdown of the Democrats’ Big Tech antitrust report
We condense the report down to the main takeaways.
Apple orders Telegram to block some Belarus protest channels
Or else Apple will kick Telegram off of iPhones.