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Tech platforms support New York bill to ban invasive geofence warrants
Data often gets handed over on everyone in an area at a certain time, or everyone who searched for certain keywords.
Federation of State Medical Boards introduces misinformation policy
Doctors could face disciplinary action for going against specific convention.
Associated Press suggests Elon Musk pushing back against critics contradicts his support of free speech
Supporting free speech apparently means accepting media criticism without complaint.
Judge temporarily reinstates Texas anti-censorship bill
At least until the conclusion of the ongoing case.
Google introduces new wallet with support for digital IDs and vaccine cards
Digital ID cards are being normalized by Big Tech.
China censors WHO’s criticism of zero-Covid policy
Hidden from social platforms like Weibo.
Pentagon is told to preserve documents on its NewsGuard “Misinformation Fingerprints” contract
US Cyber Command used NewsGuard to monitor “state-sponsored mis- and disinformation” and identify “sources publishing known false narratives.”
The EU wants to scan all chat messages, using the guise of combating child abuse
Platforms would be forced to scan conversations, even those that are supposed to be end-to-end encrypted.
TikTok censors videos alleging inconsistencies in Amber Heard testimony
After being contacted by a music magazine.