Democratic Senators call on messaging apps WhatsApp, Telegram, and Signal to address “misinformation”
Particularly in Hispanic communities.
Members
Rights groups push back against UK’s encryption ban proposal
A massive threat to privacy.
Members
Signal increases video call participants to 40
A major upgrade.
Members
Muslim women in China were jailed under “pre-crime” law for accessing Gmail and WhatsApp
A new book, “In The Camps: China’s High-Tech Penal Colony,” tells a tale of China’s oppressive internet security rules, and describes incidents of detention and “reeducation.” Google and Facebook are banned in the mainland, so using their services like Gmail and WhatsApp is only possible via VP
London Met police chief invokes 9/11 to call for ban on private messaging
Wants police backdoors to people’s conversations.
FTC issues revised complaint against Facebook
The new complaint is much more extensive.
Washington Post faces criticism for praising Taliban’s “sophisticated” social media use, saying that’s why they’re not banned like Trump
“Trump’s posts for years challenged platform rules against hate speech and inciting violence. Today’s Taliban, by and large, does not.”
Taliban criticizes Facebook for not supporting free speech, as Facebook confirms ban
The terrorist organization says Facebook doesn’t allow “the publication of all information.”
Social media apps were blocked on Zambia’s Election Day
Multiple internet service providers were down.
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