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Democrats want a study on the effects SESTA and FOSTA had on sex workers
Lawmakers want to know about any “harmful effects” the acts may have had.
India’s internet shutdowns have reached as far as Delhi as the government tries to crush protests
Thousands of people have been detained.
Instagram’s “fact-checking” program is killing memes
Instagram’s top memes are now being blurred out and hidden behind a “False Information” notice.
Instagram is fact checking and censoring Jeffrey Epstein joke memes
Memes are being censored with a “False Information” tag.
Nigerian law will allow the blocking of Facebook, WhatsApp, and Twitter to curb “fake news”
The law can be used to block regions or individuals from accessing apps.
Facebook breach exposes ID and phone numbers of 267 million people
Facebook is investigating the claims.
Facebook wants its own operating system
Facebook wants to own both the hardware and software for its new projects.
SmugMug CEO calls Flickr “the world’s most-beloved, money-losing business”, calls for support
MacAskill says Flickr will need more paid users to survive.
Judge dismisses Wikimedia case against the NSA
Somehow Wikimedia has to prove that it’s being surveilled, even though that surveillance would be secret.
Instagram changes will wipe out firearms influencers on the platform
The gun influencer industry is highly lucrative with some influencers being compensated with products worth $4,000.
Bernie Sanders has opened his DMs on Twitter and users are having fun with it
Sanders’ campaign says he’s the first 2020 candidate to open DMs but he was beat by Andrew Yang.
Instagram fact checks and censors satirical Greta Thunberg meme
Instagram’s parent company Facebook has previously come under fire for fact checking jokes.