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New WhatsApp-Approved Tool Designed to Help “Fact-Checkers” Rate Articles in Bulk
Efforts to make fact-checking prolific in the run up to the 2020 elections are in full force.
Facebook Plans to License Legacy Media News Content After Suppressing Many Indie Creators From Its Platforms
Facebook’s plans are the latest example of big tech platforms making it harder for independent creators to thrive.
Google Assistant Can Now Read Your Telegram and WhatsApp Messages, Raising Privacy Concerns
Google’s Assistant wants access to 3rd party messages.
Australia Threatens Incels Forum, Showing the Country’s Bold New Push to Police the Entire Internet
Australia is issuing takedown notices and threats of fines and jail time to countries outside of its jurisdiction.
Facebook Accused of Lying to UK Lawmakers Over Privacy Scandals
Members of Parliament want to know why Zuckerberg said he only found out about the Cambridge Analytica issue last year, when staff have said he knew about it a year earlier.
Facebook Takes Down Saudi Arabia-Backed Influence Network
Facebook found many fake accounts that were being used to sway public opinion on the platform.
Instagram Suspends Account of Republican Congressional Candidate Tom Norton
Norton accuses Instagram of censorship.
Joe Biggs Banned From Instagram
This comes after Biggs was banned from Twitter, Shopify, PayPal, and Venmo earlier this month.
Just 4% of Big Tech Employee 2020 Candidate Donations Go to Donald Trump
An analysis of the twelve 2020 presidential candidates who received the most donations from big tech employees between January and June showed that over 50% of these donations went to Elizabeth Warren, Pete Buttigieg, and Kamala Harris.
Facebook Is Working on Technology to Read Your Thoughts
Facebook doesn’t need your private info when it can just take your thoughts straight from your brain.
New UK Home Secretary Priti Patel Says Anti-Encryption Summit “Exciting Moment for the UK”
The war against encryption is underway.
Facebook Is Funding a New CNN News Show for the Platform
The most trusted name in news is teaming up with the most trusted social network.