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US government refuses to let Twitter tell people how much FISA warrant spying it’s doing on the platform
Twitter wants to be able to tell users how many times they’ve had to hand over user data.
IRS accused of buying smartphone data from unsuspecting surveillance targets
Data was collected without the targets’ knowledge.
Election Year Knockout game unable to advertise due to Big Tech’s “political” ads block
The game’s promotion has stalled at a crucial time.
Facebook is now monitoring spikes in “hate speech” in near-real time
Once a spike is detected, it can also be reviewed and censored almost instantly.
Twitter’s proposal for community policing of conversations could end up being weaponized
“Birdwatch” is coming.
Reddit blasted as the late Aaron Swartz is omitted from the founders page
Swartz was a big supporter of free speech.
Cyclist Quinn Simmons suspended by US team for pro-Trump tweet
“Quinn Simmons made statements we feel are divisive, incendiary, and detrimental to the team…”
New bill aims to spend public funds on investigating social media coronavirus “misinformation”
Apparently, there’s too much information online that contradicts the CDC and WHO.
Biden’s letter to Facebook calls for more censorship of Trump
Posts about mail-in voting are particularly what Biden wants deleted.
Facebook purges pro-Trump groups
Trump Train 2020, Red Wave; Candace Owens; and Ivanka Trump (Official) were all purged this month.