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Facebook admits banning over 400,000 WhatsApp accounts during Brazil presidential election
Congressman Eduardo Bolsonaro, son of the President, criticized WhatsApp’s decision.
PewDiePie defends himself from outraged Twitter mob saying he’s transphobic
PewDiePie is no stranger to angry mobs.
Prisoners are being charged up to $25 to read free public domain ebooks
Prisoners are charged by the minute to read a book that would otherwise be free.
Some Chinese Facebook employees aren’t happy about Zuckerberg’s criticism of China
Zuck recently called out Chinese censorship.
Australia’s Attorney-General says Facebook and YouTube should be treated as publishers
The idea is spreading outside of the US.
Federal judge rules FBI can be asked whether it has records of social media surveillance
The FBI will have to go ahead and confirm or deny having records from social media surveillance.
Alleged Saudi Twitter spy pleads not guilty, infiltrated platform to “delete evil” report says
Abouammo is considered a flight risk thanks to his dual Lebanese citizenship.
Iran’s internet shutdown during protests is hiding its death toll, estimated to be over 100
Iran’s suppression of the internet is helping it cover up the goings-on in the country.
David Pakman impeachment hearing YouTube video blocked again after another bogus copyright claim
This is the third time Pakman’s coverage of the impeachment hearings has been hit with a questionable copyright claim.
Twitch streamer PayMoneyWubby was falsely banned and Twitch isn’t listening
Platforms don’t seem to know how to make things right when they get things wrong.
Telegram CEO Pavel Durov: WhatsApp is consistently being used as a Trojan horse to spy on non-WhatsApp content
Durov added: “It’s very unlikely that anyone can accidentally commit major security errors, conveniently suitable for surveillance, on a regular basis.”
Study reveals journalistic morality is at a low point
The news surprises perhaps no one.