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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.
Russia thinks labeling legal streaming sites in search engines will reduce piracy
It’s not quite clear how this idea would work to reduce piracy.
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.
Gawker’s relaunch shelved indefinitely, all staff laid off
It’s starting to look like the site won’t be relaunching after all.
Censorship King Jack Dorsey maxes out donations to free speech queen Tulsi Gabbard
Why would someone who runs a platform that has squashed one side of the public debate be supporting the free speech candidate?
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.
DNC lawsuit against WikiLeaks dismissed, judge rules publishing stolen emails is protected by First Amendment
The lawsuit sought to hold WikiLeaks, Julian Assange, the Trump campaign, the Russian Federation, and others liable for the 2015/2016 hacks of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) computers which led to thousands of emails being leaked.
Online advertising growth drops to levels seen back in 2001
Privacy concerns and the rise in adblockers have stalled the market.
Fact checker says Facebook isn’t doing enough to combat so-called “fake news”
The group wants Facebook to share more data with “fact checkers” to improve the results.
Popular Chinese vlogger used beauty filter to create a false identity, exposed after technical glitch
The situation reminds people that, on the internet, not everything is always as it seems.
Twitter notifies users to “support a culture of respect”
Yet another example of Twitter stepping up its efforts to police speech on the platform.