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Miami Herald Columnist Ostracized Over Tweet Calling Protesting Football Players “America-Bashers”
The Herald did not support its columnist.
Bridgefy Is Considered to Be a Private App for Protesters but Is a Privacy Nightmare
The app has been leaking identities.
Researchers Notice TikTok Removed Code Linking the App to Servers in China
Some security analysts raised suspicions.
Oracle Supports Groups Pushing Against Social Media Censorship. What Would an Oracle-Owned TikTok Look Like?
Would Oracle change its tune if it owned its own social media platform?
Report: Facebook to Allow Posts That Encourage People to Send in Multiple Copies of Their Mail-In Ballots
The New York Times reports that this will be exempt from Facebook’s election integrity rules.
Airbnb Is About to Opt Users Into a System That Scrutinizes Their Data for Racial Bias
The program starts on August 31 and users will be opted in automatically.
Google Play Removes Thousands of Apps Under Its Election “Misinformation” Rules
Google claims the apps were “deceptive,” “generating manipulated content” without “transparency,” and promoting “misleading claims.”
MembersHow Big Tech Uses Its Stranglehold to Stamp Out Alt-Tech Competitors
? Apple, Google, and Facebook’s control over mobile app distribution, search, and social is being used to restrict alt-tech solutions in multiple ways.
YouTube Joins Twitter in Banning Content Around “Hacked” Material in the Run Up to the Election
In 2016, hacked materials played a big part in the US presidential election. In 2020, users may not be allowed to talk about any on mainstream platforms.
President Trump Considers Pardoning Edward Snowden
Trump says he’s looking into pardoning the NSA whistleblower.
New Jersey Supreme Court Rules Police Can Compel Suspects to Give Up Phone Passcodes
The ruling contradicts rulings from other courts.
Facebook Blocks Links to Kamala Harris Parody Website
The website joins a Joe Biden parody website on the blacklist.