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TV producers turn to private investigators to scan for problematic tweets of potential hires
Producers are taking it seriously now cancel culture shows no signs of stopping.
Big Tech says it’s prepared to crack down on misinformation in election run-up
Social platforms are constantly asked to “do more” in removing misinformation.
New lawsuit says YouTube’s algorithm is racially profiling
Another lawsuit we don’t expect to go anywhere.
MembersWhat US law says about being fired for what you post online
? Legal protections exist but determining whether they apply can be complicated.
Big Tech donated to the wrong “Black Lives Matter”
They instead donated to a group that aims to bring “the community and police closer together” – something we all know Big Tech doesn’t support.
MembersMany apps on your phone have pivoted to selling your location data to coronavirus researchers and others
? And the companies aren’t always disclosing it.
Devin Nunes’ attempt to censor “cow” parody account, instead gave it 700,000 more followers
Trying to censor a parody account was met with the Streisand effect.
It somehow took the George Floyd protests to get Big Tech to pull back on facial recognition tech
IBM, Amazon and Microsoft are rethinking whether they want to offer surveillance tech.
President Trump’s ‘Healing, not Hatred’ campaign video removed by copyright complaint
It isn’t the first time the President has been hit with DMCA notices.
US Justice Department defends tech liability immunity in YouTube censorship case
The defense came just three weeks before President Trump called for this immunity to be revoked.
Google is sued for tracking users, even in incognito mode
Google is facing its next privacy challenge.