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Andrew Yang proposes policy that would classify all digital data as personal property
Yang is proposing digital rights that make us wonder: why they don’t exist already? In this sense, the candidate is proposing things like the right to be informed of the data that is being collected from you, and how it will be put to use.
European Court of Justice rules that pre-checked boxes for cookie consent are illegal
It is also to be noted that the ruling of this case filed by the German consumer group predates the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) of the May 2018.
Spotify to introduce feature that allows users to “report” podcasts
Spotify makes it clear it could hide content that users complain about.
Reddit outlines new vague and ambiguous bullying and harassment guidelines
Reddit’s vague policy update is the latest of many vague policies and guidelines introduced by the tech giants this year.
YouTube reverses at least some of the censorship of Steven Crowder and others
Crowder highlighted how the search results looked before and after his lawyer contacted YouTube about the issue.
Early reports about a US-UK message sharing partnership won’t include encryption “back doors”
Not everyone thinks these reports might be particularly dire when it comes to free speech and online freedoms.
These are the words that get creators demonetized on YouTube
“Brazil”, “Idaho”, “Muslim”, “Jews”, “Racism”, “Palestinian”, “Swastika”, and even the name of the 46th Vice President of the USA, “Dick Cheney”.
Report: Facebook will only pay a quarter of the publishers featured in its coming news section
Facebook is facing growing scrutiny over the way it selectively presents the news to readers.
Facebook bans users linking to The Pirate Bay
During the older ban, Facebook users weren’t allowed to share links to torrent pages only; but now, even the links to the website’s homepage are banned.
Facebook says you can only mention Tommy Robinson if you’re criticizing him or saying “he’s an idiot”
Facebook’s communication head said, “Our rules don’t explicitly forbid talking about Tommy Robinson – you are allowed to write that you don’t like him, or that he’s an idiot.”
Facebook is censoring medical benzodiazepine support groups, leaving patients unable to find help
Users looking to learn more about the prescription drugs unable to get access to the information they need.
LAPD suspends Google ads after Twitter users complained its adverts appeared on Breitbart
A Twitter mob wanted to know why the LAPD was advertising on conservative news website, Breitbart.