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Sword and Scale podcast dropped by Wondery after a brigading mob targets the network
The popular true crime podcast Sword and Scale is coming to an end after its network Wondery Media bowed to pressure from a brigading mob and dropped the show.
Pocket Casts goes to war with its users after version 7 removes playlists, multi-select, and other basic features
In its first major update since being acquired by NPR, the popular Pocket Casts Android app has faced a major backlash from users after several core features were removed.
FastMail introduces a new faster calendar update with new views
The privacy-friendly email app has updated its calendar app to include new productivity views.
Elizabeth Warren calls for the breakup of Amazon, Facebook, and Google
Senator and presidential hopeful Elizabeth Warren has laid out her two-step plan for breaking up Amazon, Google, and Facebook – a plan that she hopes will restore competition in the tech sector and protect consumer’s personal information.
Michelle Malkin envisions a post-Google world with alternative tech
Michelle Malkin is tired of big tech and is looking for alternatives.
YouTube continues its war on so-called misinformation by adding fact-checks to search results
YouTube moves one step closer to becoming an arbiter of truth by adding fact-checks and hoax alerts to its search results for topics that it deems to be spreading misinformation.
Leaked audio from Google reveals its plans to influence the Republican party
The transcript of the leaked audio highlights Google’s efforts to steer the Republican party and conservative movement away from nationalistic ideas and to increasingly control our lives.
The UK government will start blocking internet porn and tracking porn consumption habits from April 1
In its latest online surveillance effort, the UK government is requiring all citizens who access porn sites from April 1 to register with its age verification system or purchase an ID card which links to an app.
Tim Pool gets Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey to admit CNN were behind the banning of Alex Jones
Independent journalist Tim Pool forced Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey to admit that they buckled to pressure from CNN when banning Alex Jones during an appearance on the Joe Rogan Experience podcast.
Zuckerberg says he wants to make Facebook privacy-focused, days after the company’s latest privacy blunder
Just days after it was discovered that Facebook users’ phone numbers were being used as part of an invasive search tool, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has claimed that he wants to turn Facebook into a privacy-focused platform.
Apple has just registered the PrivacyIsImportant.com domain name
The domain is not yet in use but reflects Apple’s wider efforts to position itself as a privacy-conscious tech company.
Twitter’s plan to let users hide their tweet replies will help spread disinformation
Twitter is building this feature to protect conversations and ensure a healthy environment on the platform. However, many are seeing it as yet another form of censorship and suppressing discussion.