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.
Facebook Accused of Researching Ways to to Use “Encrypted” WhatsApp Messages for Advertising Purposes
The report says Facebook is wanting to take advantage of more data. WhatsApp has partially disputed the claims.
Trust in US Mainstream Media Hits Rock Bottom
Trust of the media in the US is amongst the lowest in the world.
Twitter and India Go to War
Each accuses the other of violating free speech.
WhatsApp Hands Out Cash to Oppose Vaccine Skepticism
Reuters received the biggest grant.
UK Lawmakers Consider Banning End-To-End Encryption but Use It Themselves to Avoid Transparency
Privacy for me but not for thee.
