Former President Donald Trump announced Wednesday he is filing lawsuits against Twitter, Facebook, and Google after the firms suspended his social media accounts six months ago over his comments after the Jan. 6 Capitol incident. Speaking from his property in Bedminster, New Jersey, Trump and his team said the lawsuits are about protecting the First…
Trump Announces ‘Major’ Class-Action Lawsuits Against Twitter, Facebook, and Google
July 7, 2021
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Over 70 Percent of YouTube Videos Viewers Deemed Objectionable Were Recommended by YouTube’s Own Algorithm: Study
A new study by software nonprofit Mozilla Foundation found that 71 percent of videos study participants deemed objectionable were suggested to them by YouTube’s own recommendation algorithm. “Research volunteers encountered a range of regrettable videos, reporting everything from COVID fear-mongering to political misinformation to wildly inappropriate “children’s” cartoons,” Mozilla Foundation wrote in a post. The…
France: 11 Convicted of Cyberbullying Teen Who Slammed Islam
PARIS—A French court on Wednesday convicted 11 of 13 people charged with harassing and threatening a teenager who harshly criticized Islam in online posts and ended up changing schools and receiving police protection to preserve her safety. The verdict came in a trial in Paris that was the first of its kind since France created…
The Silicon Valley Dream and What Went Wrong
July 6, 2021
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Commentary Silicon Valley, in my opinion, has lost its moral compass, or its soul. These companies are monetizing people’s weaknesses. They know us better than we know ourselves. They use artificial intelligence to predict and test whatever they want to test on us and learn how we react to those tests. That’s how they make…
NZ Academic’s Twitter Account Restricted After Posts Criticised Beijing
July 6, 2021
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New Zealand-based China expert Anne-Marie Brady’s claims her Twitter account was temporarily restricted on July 4, after she posted a link to an op-ed criticising the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)’s 100th-anniversary celebrations. The professor wrote on Twitter that after initially posting her op-ed, she was notified by the social media giant that her post was…
Social Media App GETTR Briefly Hacked on Launch Day: Former Trump Aide
GETTR, the social media platform launched by an aide to former President Donald Trump, was briefly hacked on Sunday hours after it was officially launched, according to the firm’s chief executive. Jason Miller, the company’s chief executive, told Reuters that GETTR was briefly hacked on Sunday and added that more than 500,000 people have signed…
Facebook Says Services Restored After Outage
Facebook said it has resolved a technical issue that caused some users trouble accessing Facebook, Messenger, Workplace and Instagram on Saturday. “We resolved the issue as quickly as possible for everyone who was impacted, and we apologize for any inconvenience,” a spokesperson told Reuters. Facebook, Instagram and Messenger were down for thousands of users on…
Facebook Launches Bulletin, a Platform for Freelance Writers to Get Paid
By Entrepreneur Staff Facebook introduced a new platform called Bulletin, which seeks to boost the work of freelance writers so that they have a monetary reward in case their audience subscribes to their content. According to Xataka, this tool will allow you to publish paid or free newsletters that will be managed through Facebook Pay. The creators of audio and text…
Former Trump Adviser Launches New Social Media Platform Gettr
A social media website created by former Trump adviser Jason Miller is slated to be launched soon. The platform, Gettr, appeared in app stores in June and will be formally launched on July 4, Miller told the Wall Street Journal. Miller left former President Donald Trump’s team in recent days and is now the chief executive…
‘Pretty Weird’: Facebook Now Sending Warnings to Users About Potentially ‘Extremist’ Friends
Facebook users have recently reported being sent warning messages from the social media giant relating to “extremists” or “extremist content” in recent days. “Are you concerned that someone you know is becoming an extremist?” one of the purported messages read. “We care about preventing extremism on Facebook. Others in your situation have received confidential support,”…
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