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Microsoft and Meta Detail Plans to Combat “Election Disinformation” Which Includes Meme Stamp-Style Watermarks and Reliance on “Fact Checkers”
New censorship measures from Big Tech.
Microsoft President Wants It to Be Illegal to Remove AI Watermark Microsoft and Others Are Developing
The Big Tech giant is proposing legislation.
Microsoft’s Brad Smith Has Already Met With Regulators, Made the Case Against Apple’s App Store Dominance
Smith has rightfully commented on the way Apple stiffles comptition with its locked-down App Store, but may not be the best to testify.
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern to Meet With Google and Facebook to Crack Down on Violent Content
Ardern highlighted the fact that tech and social media companies never worked with their competitors and that they must do so to prevent online terrorism.
Microsoft’s Brad Smith Says It’s Time to Break Up Big Tech
He told NPR that the lack of more forceful government interference in the way tech companies do their business will eventually spell the downfall of democracy.
The Washington State Privacy Bill Has Failed as Microsoft and Amazon Couldn’t Agree
The bill will be put forward again in 2020.
Microsoft Says It Refuses to Sell Face Recognition Tech to Law Enforcement
Apparently, Californian police wanted to run a face scan whenever they pull someone over.
Microsoft Embraces Censorship, Wants a “Joint Virtual Command Center” for Censoring Content
Microsoft has joined those calling for tougher censorship of online content by tech companies in the wake of the New Zealand mosque massacre earlier this month. Even though the contentious sharing of the video of the shooting wasn’t exactly taking place on LinkedIn, the social network owned by
