The principal of a Tennessee high school has been placed on paid administrative leave after he made comments about free speech to students during a virtual announcement. Barton Thorne, who is in his fourth year leading Cordova High School in Shelby County, reportedly said during a nine-minute morning announcement that free speech is being threatened…
Tennessee Principal Placed On Leave After Criticizing Big Tech Censorship
Group Sues Apple for Not Removing Telegram From App Store
A Washington group is suing Apple for not taking action to remove the messaging app Telegram, alleging that the platform is allowing violent and radical discussions related to the Jan. 6 storming of the U.S Capitol. In its suit, the Coalition for a Safer Web alleges negligent infliction of emotional distress and violation of the California…
WhatsApp’s Controversial Change in Privacy Policy Delayed After User Aversion
WhatsApp is delaying a controversial change to its privacy policy which requires the app to share user data with Instagram and Facebook. The move by the Facebook-owned messaging app concerned many of its users because they didn’t know that WhatsApp is owned by Facebook and feel uneasy with their data being shared with the social…
Parler’s Website Back Online With a Message From Its CEO
Parler’s website suddenly appeared online Sunday with a message from its CEO, John Matze, who said, “Hello world, is this thing on?” The message suggests Parler was able to find another hosting service, coming about a week after Amazon Web Services booted the social media website from its services, taking the site down. It came as…
Parler CEO Posts Message on Its Website
Parler’s website suddenly appeared online on Jan. 17 with a message from its CEO, John Matze, who said, “Hello world, is this thing on?” The website only included the message. The message suggests Parler was able to find another hosting service, coming about a week after Amazon Web Services booted the social media website from its…
Facebook Temporarily Bans Ads for Weapons Accessories Ahead of Inauguration Day
Facebook announced it will temporarily ban advertisements for weapons accessories and protective gear following the Jan. 6 violence at the U.S. Capitol building and just days before Inauguration Day. In a blog post, the Menlo Park, California-based firm said the ban will be in effect until at least Jan. 22. “We already prohibit ads for…
Parler CEO: ‘No Indication’ Big Tech’s Warnings Were ‘Deadly Serious’ Until Last Minute
Parler CEO John Matze, whose social media company is still reeling after Amazon Web Services (AWS) suspended the company’s account, said there was no indication from Amazon, Apple, or Google before they pulled their services. After the violence at the Capitol on Jan. 6, Apple and Google removed the Parler app from their respective Google…
Signal Back U Signal said on Saturday it had restored its services a day after the application faced technical difficulties as it dealt with a flood of new users after rival messaging app WhatsApp announced a controversial change in privacy terms. Signal has seen a rise in downloads following a change in WhatsApp’s privacy terms, which required WhatsApp users to share their data with both Facebook Inc and Instagram. Signal users might see errors in some chats as a side effect to the outage, but will be resolved in the next update of the app, the company said https://bit.ly/3im0aQ1 in a tweet. The error does not affect the security of the chat, the company added. The non-profit Signal Foundation based in Silicon Valley, which currently oversees the app, was launched in February 2018 with Brian Acton, who co-founded WhatsApp before selling it to Facebook, providing initial funding of $50 million. p After Outage
Signal said on Saturday it had restored its services a day after the application faced technical difficulties as it dealt with a flood of new users after rival messaging app WhatsApp announced a controversial change in privacy terms. Signal has seen a rise in downloads following a change in WhatsApp’s privacy terms, which required WhatsApp…
Signal Back Up After Outage
Signal said on Saturday it had restored its services a day after the application faced technical difficulties as it dealt with a flood of new users after rival messaging app WhatsApp announced a controversial change in privacy terms. Signal has seen a rise in downloads following a change in WhatsApp’s privacy terms, which required WhatsApp…
Facebook Temporarily Bans Ads for Weapon Accessories, Protective Equipment Ahead of Inauguration
Facebook said on Saturday that it is temporarily banning ads that promote weapon accessories and protective equipment in the United States. In an update, the platform’s policy makers said the move, which will last through Jan. 22, was made “out of an abundance of caution.” The company did not immediately respond to The Epoch Times for…
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