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Companies using AI to detect “misinformation” are getting big investments
Many want to capitalize on the recent trend to determine and remove fake news.
Lincoln Project editor let go after old tweets resurface
People are still losing their jobs over old tweets.
Bari Weiss leaves the New York Times, says “Twitter has become its ultimate editor”
Weiss has summed up today’s mainstream media landscape.
Google says it’s not a monopoly
Document shows Google would argue that the existence of Amazon and Facebook show that it’s not a monopoly power.
Facebook and Twitter alternatives that are more free speech friendly
These alternatives have many of the features of Facebook and Twitter but don’t silence their users under broad, far-reaching rules.
Princeton students speak up for free speech, get shamed as “racist”, with at least one losing an internship
The students had their signatures leaked to a mailing list and were accused of supporting “racist propaganda.”
“Mute white people” Instagram sticker raises accusations of moderation double standard
Users are saying the rules aren’t being applied fairly.
Big Tech and mainstream media team up to tackle election “misinformation”
Partners will tip each other off when they find what they think is fake news.
TikTok hires Republican and Democrat lobbyists as pressures mount
TikTok is fighting for survival in the West.
Coinbase CEO defends selling analytics software to Secret Service
Coinbase says it’s only providing publicly-available information.
Hong Kong citizens are being arrested for saying nothing
The blank piece of paper has become a symbol of pushback against authoritarian China.
Amazon bans bestselling book “China Virus”
Amazon says it only supports information from “official sources.”