BRUSSELS—Alphabet unit Google, Meta, and other large online platforms will have to do more to tackle illegal content or risk hefty fines under new internet rules agreed between European Union countries and EU lawmakers on Saturday. The agreement came after more than 16 hours of negotiations. The Digital Services Act (DSA) is the second prong…
Big Tech Money is Made From Reinforcing User’s Behaviors: Author Jane Hoffman
April 24, 2022
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Jane Hoffman, author of the book “Your Data; Their Billions,” explores Big Tech’s murky practice of profiting by selling users’ personal data. Hoffman said besides cashing in on a person’s online activity, companies like Google and Facebook reinforce political behaviors that deepen divisions in society. “You only see things that reinforce your current behavior. And politically, we…
FCC Commissioner Criticizes Apple CEO Tim Cook Over App Store Censorship in China
April 24, 2022
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A Federal Communications Commission (FCC) commissioner has called out Apple CEO Tim Cook for hypocrisy, arguing that his company’s dealings with the Chinese communist regime contradicts his own words about commitment to human rights in a speech in Washington. “I am concerned that your words in Washington founder upon the harsh reality of your actions…
HBO Grows to Almost 77 Million Subscribers
HBO and HBO Max reported nearly 77 million total subscribers at the end of the first quarter of 2022, showing consistent and significant growth for the platforms at a time when their largest competitor, Netflix, has struggled to maintain growth. According to the release by former HBO parent company AT&T, HBO has grown to 76.8…
Twitter Bans Ads That ‘Contradict the Scientific Consensus on Climate Change’
Twitter is prohibiting advertisers from running ads that “contradict the scientific consensus on climate change,” the company announced on April 22. The clampdown on such ads aligns with the company’s policy on inappropriate content, which bans ads using misleading content, two Twitter officials said in a blog post. “We believe that climate denialism shouldn’t be…
Elon Musk Rebuffs Bill Gates’s Climate ‘Philanthropy’ Request in Scathing Text
Elon Musk has said he confronted fellow billionaire Bill Gates over the Microsoft founder’s supposed holding of roughly $500 million in Tesla shorts in a series of testy text messages in which Musk rebuffed Gates’s request to discuss climate change philanthropy. In an April 22 Twitter post, Musk confirmed the veracity of a text message…
Elon Musk Rebuffs Bill Gates’ Climate ‘Philanthropy’ Request in Scathing Text
Elon Musk said he had confronted fellow billionaire Bill Gates over the Microsoft founder’s supposed holding of some $500 million in Tesla shorts in a series of testy text messages in which Musk rebuffed Gates’ request to discuss climate change philanthropy. In an April 22 tweet, Musk confirmed the veracity of a text message exchange…
Disney Has Lost $34 Billion in Value Since Embarking on Culture War With Florida
April 23, 2022
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Disney’s market cap has shrunk by nearly $34 billion since the company expressed its full-throated opposition to a Florida law banning instruction of gender identity and sexual orientation in public schools for kindergarten through third grade. Florida lawmakers in March passed HB 1557, dubbed by opponents as the “Don’t Say Gay” bill, which was signed…
Analysis: Musk Tears Up Buyout Playbook With $46.5 Billion Twitter Financing
It is the biggest acquisition financing ever put forward for one person. Elon Musk is doing it his way. More than two-thirds of the $46.5 billion financing package that Musk unveiled on Thursday in support of his bid for Twitter Inc. would come from his assets, with the remainder coming from bank loans secured against…
Truth Social Migrates to Rumble Cloud, Trump Platform Preparing to Onboard Millions
April 23, 2022
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Former U.S. President Donald Trump’s social media platform—Truth Social—migrated to Rumble Cloud on April 22 as it attempts to onboard millions of internet users on the network. Truth Social, created by Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG), “successfully” migrated its website and mobile applications to Rumble’s cloud infrastructure, according to an April 22 news release….
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