The Chinese Communist Party has for years been bent on cementing its influence over the developing world. One U.S. senator is hoping to counter this through an awareness-raising initiative. In a Twitter campaign dubbed “#ExposingTheCCP,” Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) plans to spotlight the regime’s “sinister relationships” with countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, Africa,…
EXCLUSIVE: Senator Seeks to Expose CCP’s Authoritarian Ambitions
August 11, 2022
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Elon Musk Posts X.com on Twitter, Hinting at Potential Social Media Site of His Own
Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk on Aug. 10 referred to his own website as a potential rival to Twitter if his $44 billion deal to purchase the social media platform ultimately doesn’t go through. The reference came in response to a question from one of his followers. “Have you thought about creating your own social platform?…
Courts Must Decide Whether Government Pressured Twitter to Ban Donald Trump: Attorney
August 11, 2022
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Former President Donald Trump is appealing the dismissal of his lawsuit against Twitter for violating his First Amendment rights by banning him from the platform, and one of his attorneys said the key issue is whether Twitter was acting at the behest of government officials to censor him. Alex Kozinski, who is representing the former…
House Administrators Warn Lawmakers to Not Use TikTok
August 11, 2022
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The House Chief Administration Officer has warned lawmakers against using TikTok, a popular video-sharing application owned by Chinese parent company ByteDance, citing security and privacy concerns. The warning came as growing numbers of congressmen are using the app to reach out to the younger constituents that are its frequent users. The cyber advisory issued on…
Do These 4 Things to Help Secure Your Online Life
As people continue to move large portions of their lives online, cyber criminals find more ways to exploit them. The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center logged 847,376 complaints in 2021, with potential losses exceeding $6.9 billion. But often internet users make it too easy for bad actors. The five most commonly-used passwords around the world…
United Airlines Puts Down $10 Million Deposit for 100 Electric Air Taxis
United Airlines Inc. is looking to the future with a major investment in electric air taxis to transport consumers to and from the airport. The company paid a $10 million deposit to Archer Aviation Inc. for an order of 100 electric vertical takeoff and landing air taxis, known as eVTOLs, the company announced on Aug. 10. “The…
Former Twitter Worker Found Guilty of Spying For Saudi Arabia
August 11, 2022
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A federal jury has convicted a former employee at Twitter for transmitting user information on behalf of Saudi Arabia and its royal family. Ahmad Abouammo, 44, worked for Twitter as a Media Partnerships Manager for the Middle East/North Africa (MENA) region between November 2013 and May 2015. The evidence submitted during his trial showed that…
Snap Launches Tools for Parents to Monitor Teens’ Contacts
Snap Inc., owner of the popular messaging app Snapchat, rolled out its first parental control tools on Tuesday, which will allow parents to see who their teens are talking to, but not the substance of their conversations. The new feature called Family Center is launching at a time when social media companies have been criticized…
Twilio Falls Prey to Hackers: Report
Digital authentication solutions provider Twilio Inc. said a scheme by which outsiders duped employees into handing over their passwords hacked some of its employees’ and customers’ accounts. Twilio became aware of the incident on Aug. 4. “This broad-based attack against our employee base succeeded in fooling some employees into providing their credentials,” Twilio said. “The attackers then used the…
Twitter Says Loading Issues Fixed After User Complaints
Twitter Inc. said on Tuesday it had fixed issues after thousands of users reported that they were having trouble accessing the micro-blogging platform. More than 27,000 users had reported outage of the service, according to Downdetector.com, a website which tracks outages by collating status reports from a number of sources including user-submitted errors on its…
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