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Wikipedia co-founder Larry Sanger calls for a “social contract for social media”
Sanger has an increasing interest in the future of social platforms and ensuring that new platforms don’t make the mistake the old ones made.
Popular cartoonist Ben Garrison responds to being uninvited from White House Social Media Summit
Garrison would have been one of the few attendees who had experienced social media censorship first-hand.
Larry Sanger’s social media boycott campaign was suppressed behind a “sensitive content” filter on Twitter
The Wikipedia co-founder accused Twitter of censoring his post.
Google botched their News Initiative by expecting invited journalists to keep everything “off the record”
Journalists reportedly arrived expecting transparency – got the opposite.
Malwarebytes starts enforcing policy that restricts “lifetime” license to just one device
Users had been using the license on multiple computers until Malwarebytes put in restrictions.
Leaked documents suggest that 1,000+ employees pressured Google to block Breitbart News from its ad network
This is the latest in a series of leaks highlighting Google’s anti-conservative bias.
Ad agencies love Instagram’s new speech restriction features as it makes the platform “brand safe”
Advertisers are more likely to advertise on the platform when speech is kept under control.
Britain’s state health service announces partnership with Amazon Alexa, raising privacy concerns
This comes months after reports revealed it was possible for Amazon staff to listen to customer Alexa chats.
France “hate speech” bill passes with massive support from lawmakers
The bill has been called a threat to free speech and a bill that gives social media platforms an impossible task.
UK Facebook use drops 38% in the last year, analytics company shows
People’s suspicions have been confirmed – people are turning their backs on Facebook.
The ice cream licking viral “challenge” is leading to copycats, and arrests
The viral sensation of the summer reflects some of the worst of humanity.
Facebook allows “threats that could lead to death” if they’re against their designated “Dangerous Individuals”
All violent threats used to be banned but now Facebook is shockingly making some exceptions.