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Social platforms banning political ads could hurt candidates that don’t have large corporatist donors
Former Obama media director reveals the details.
Hillary Clinton likens herself to a “hit-and-run victim”, says Mark Zuckerberg should “pay a price”
Last month she said the dark web caused her election loss. This month she’s blaming Mark Zuckerberg.
8kun comes online, announces plans to prevent deplatforming and attacks
8kun is slow and expecting media and cyber attacks, but it’s up and running.
Twitter mob successfully pressures new Deadspin writer to quit on his first day
The writer quit less than an hour after his first Deadspin post was published and even thanked the Twitter mob for pointing him in the “right direction.”
Google is worried an antitrust probe will reveal its secrets
Google may not be known for respecting the privacy of others, but it doesn’t want anyone knowing its own secrets.
Google finally removes app that revealed the personal details of Palestinians
It took media attention for Google to remove the app.
Blizzard slammed for “empty” China-Hong Kong controversy apology at Blizzcon 2019
Gamers and digital rights groups are criticizing Blizzard for failing to change its action and describing it as a non-apology.
Google smart city project moves forward and could get formal approval by March 2020
Civil liberty groups have raised concerns over the privacy threats raised by the project and sued the Canadian government in an attempt to stop the project.
Aaron Sorkin’s letter asking Mark Zuckerberg to correct fake news was full of fake news
It seems neither Sorkin or the NY Times bothered to fact-check.
TikTok is facing a national security investigation and review after privacy and censorship concerns
Congress has been increasingly skeptical about the app and its Chinese ownership.
Netflix and Amazon team up to stop users sharing streaming login passwords
The industry wants to crack down.
Some Blizzard staff can’t wait for BlizzCon to be over
Like many big names in the gaming industry, Blizzard has not had a great relationship with gamers in the past. In 2010, the company tried to introduce Real ID, requiring forum users to use their real names, but had to back down after a strongly negative reaction and fears of privacy abuses. Thi