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Snapchat employees reportedly used their data access privileges to spy on users
Multiple employees allegedly used their data access privileges for illegitimate reasons in order to spy on users.
Twitter bans the Trump-bashing accounts of the Krassenstein brothers for “purchasing account interactions”
The #resistance bros were a source of contention and amusement for many on Twitter.
TurboTax is tricking veterans into paying for services that are available for free, report suggests
This isn’t the first time TurboTax has been criticized for its practices.
Minds rolls out its innovate jury public moderation system, letting user’s decide what’s fair and what’s not
Decentralizing who gets to decide the appropriateness of content is a novel idea.
Amazon is working on a wearable device that can detect your emotions
Amazon wants more data.
Steam starts allowing some “positive review bombs” to be included in Review Scores
After removing “off-topic review bombs” from the Review Score calculation, Valve is now backtracking and saying that some “positive review bombs” will be allowed depending on the “context.”
Senator Josh Hawley: “We’d be better off if Facebook disappeared”
The senator argues for a post-social media world.
Baltimore City is still a hostage in a major cyber attack
City workers can’t access their emails or online portals.
Kids aren’t negatively affected by social media, new study finds
Kids don’t suffer mental healthy issues from modern technology.
Facebook wants to hire someone to decide what you see on Instagram
It’s a tough job but apparently someone has to do it.
Canada launches its highly controversial digital charter
Canada is no place for freedom of expression.
Facebook lists EU political candidate Carl Benjamin as a potential “hate agent”
This is likely to add to the many allegations of election meddling Facebook is currently facing.