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Trump Tech Advisor Reportedly Urged Twitter, Facebook, Google, and Microsoft to “Combat Misinformation”
Internal Twitter documents claim the Trump admin wanted tech companies to combat “misinformation that could stoke panic buying and behaviors.”
Biden Admin Was “Very Angry” Twitter Wouldn’t Censor More Aggressively – Twitter Files
“The Biden team was not satisfied with Twitter’s enforcement approach as they wanted Twitter to do more and to de-platform several accounts.”
DNC Staffer Fumed to Twitter, “These Rules Need Revision,” After It Declined to Censor Biden Video
More political pressure to censor revealed.
The FBI Won’t Name Other Social Media Companies It Pays
The FBI says it reimburses platforms for the cost of its requests.
The FBI Flagged Tweets on Ukraine and Vaccines
Twitter execs couldn’t link the tweets to the foreign influence campaigns the FBI was alleging.
FBI Flagged so Many Tweets, Twitter Execs Had to Find a Way to Process Stream of Requests
Many flags weren’t based on foreign influence operations, but domestic tweets from US citizens.
Eufy Responds to Criticism of Its “No Cloud” Privacy Controversy
Questions have been raised about where data gets stored.
Lawmakers Push Back Against FBI Facial Recognition Tech
For violating civil liberties.
New Report Shows Extent of Apple’s Censorship for China and Russia’s Governments
VPNs and private browsing apps are the main types of apps that are unavailable in these countries.
FBI Responds to Twitter Censorship Allegations, Blames “Conspiracy Theorists” and “Misinformation”
The FBI says what it did wasn’t censorship.