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Slack upgrades its security but still refuses to implement end-to-end encryption
Digital rights groups are pressuring Slack to fix it, but they don’t have it on the road map saying their customers don’t think it’s important.
Democratic Committee exposed private email addresses of 6.2 million Americans
The data was exposed for years.
Telegram has been a valuable tool for Hong Kong protesters standing up to mainland China
Telegram has been particularly important in sharing news, information and organizing without giving away individual identities.
8chan owner Jim Watkins called to testify before congress
This follows multiple media reports alleging that the El Paso shooter posted a manifesto to 8chan.
Soph’s merch store suspended less than a week after she was deplatformed by Patreon and YouTube
Soph is responding by embracing alt-tech such as Gab, BitChute, DLive, and Bitcoin.
New bill set to fine big tech companies up to 30% of their revenue for monopolistic practices
The US Senate seems to have fallen out of love with tech companies.
Luxembourg’s privacy watchdog is quizzing Amazon over storing user recordings
The Commission hasn’t yet made the investigation formal.
President Trump calls Google manipulating political news stories “all very illegal”
Trump made the comments following an Oval Office meeting with Google CEO Sundar Pichai.
Roger Stone appeals judge-ordered social media ban, says it violates his free speech rights
Stone was banned from using Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter last month by US District Court Judge Amy Berman Jackson.
Ninja’s move to Mixer shows people are loyal to creators, not platforms
If creators switched platforms it could put a good dent in current platform monopolies.
Trump speaks on mass shootings, warns of the “perils of the internet”, says social platforms need to do more
President Trump’s statement comes in a speech after the recent shootings at the weekend.
FBI requests use of real time social media monitoring tool to prevent “domestic threats”
The tool will give the agency access to user IDs, location, phone numbers, IP and email addresses, and the entirety of a person-of-interest’s social media history.