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Facebook suspends popular meme page for posting a pro-Infowars meme
First they came for Alex Jones. Then they came for the Infowars memes.
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak says “big tech has gotten too powerful a force” and should be broken up
“Competition forces companies to make good products and be the best at it, and not just say; we’ve got you trapped!” Wozniak said.
Boostnote is an easy to use open-source, cross-platform note-taking app in active development
Other features include Markdown auto-formatting and drag-and-drop embedding of images.
EU regulators investigating Google job search tool for possible anti-competitive behavior
Rivals have complained that Google’s placement of job adverts at the top of its search results is a “ploy” to gain market share.
Government of Tonga threatens to block all access to Facebook
The country wants to kill rumors about its monarchy.
CEO Susan Wojcicki says YouTube will continue to push “authoritative voices” and reduce “borderline content”
YouTube’s continued push towards “authoritative voices” has left many independent creators feeling neglected by the site.
YouTube adds video labels for both public or government funded content
Recent Hong Kong events have spurred YouTube to make the changes.
Bernie Sanders outlines plans to tackle Google-Facebook ad duopoly
Sanders says Google and Facebook have harmed media.
US refuses to sign France’s G7 online “hate speech” pledge
US social media companies had already delayed signing the pledge on Friday.
Facebook reportedly developing messaging app Threads that automatically shares real-time location data
The app could potentially allow Facebook to mine even more highly personal data from its users.
YouTube takes down 200-year-old Schubert public domain music piece on false “copyright” grounds
YouTube automatically flagged and demonetized the video saying that it’s a copyright violation – despite it being in the public domain.
Facebook revokes API keys to scheduler marketing partner Social Report
Facebook revoked the keys to Social Report without telling the company why. All of the clients who use the tool saw their posts disappear.