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Trump Vows to Ban Feds From Targeting ‘Misinformation’ If Elected

December 15, 2022
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Former President Donald Trump announced Thursday that he will bar the federal government from using terms such as “misinformation” and “disinformation” to describe domestic speech if he’s reelected. In a video released by the New York Post, Trump said that if he’s named the winner in 2024, one of his first executive acts will target federal…

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TikTok ‘Poisoning’ Vulnerable Young Minds by Promoting Eating Disorders, Self-Harm, and Suicide: Report

December 15, 2022
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A new report by the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) reveals that Chinese social media platform TikTok is pushing harmful content involving self-harm and eating disorders into children’s feeds. In their study, the CCDH established accounts posing as 13-year-old teenagers in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia. One account in each nation…

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Experts Warn UK Not to Trust TikTok’s Pledge to Keep User Data From CCP

December 15, 2022
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A TikTok executive recently told the UK Parliament that while users’ personal data collected by the app can be remotely accessed in China, the company would never provide the data to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). However, it appears the reassurance has done little to ease the concerns around the social media giant and its…

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NetChoice Suing California for ‘Subjective’ Online Safety Law for Kids That Violates First and Fourth Amendments

December 15, 2022
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Tech industry group NetChoice has filed a complaint challenging California’s Age Appropriate Design Code Act (AB 2273) law that is aimed at protecting kids from online harm. AB 2273, passed in August and signed into law by state Democrat Gov. Gavin Newsom a month later, requires companies to analyze and address how their products impact…

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Acciona Energía Purchases Largest Battery Energy Storage Project in Texas

December 15, 2022
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Acciona Energía has acquired the largest battery energy storage system (BESS) project in Texas. On Tuesday, the Spain-based renewable energy operator announced its agreement with Qcells USA Corp., a subsidiary of the South Korean industrial group Hanwha Corporation, to purchase the 190-megawatt storage facility project known as Cunningham. “We have been working on battery storage…

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Twitter Suspends Accounts Tracking Private Jets, Changes Doxxing Policy Over ‘Risk of Physical Harm’

December 15, 2022
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Twitter has suspended multiple accounts that tracked the movements of private planes—including those belonging to Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos—and announced changes to its doxxing policy, prohibiting sharing of real-time location information or linking to external sources that share such data, citing a “risk of physical harm.” Twitter Safety said in a series of posts on…

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7 Big Tech Firms Criticised Over Not Doing Enough To Stop Child Exploitation: Australian Regulator

December 15, 2022
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Seven of the world’s largest Big Tech firms have been told to do better in tackling online child sexual exploitation by the Australian government after a report undertaken by the eSafety Commissioner found their response inadequate. Apple, Meta (Facebook and Instagram), Snap, Microsoft, WhatsApp, Skype, and Omegle were reprimanded by eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant, who…

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LIVE NOW: Newsmakers (Dec. 14): What Do the Twitter Files Reveal About Company Actions?

December 14, 2022
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Epoch Times reporter Kevin Stocklin talks to Newsmakers about the arrest of crypto CEO Sam Bankman-Fried. Bankman-Fried was a top Democratic Party donor, and he is now in custody in the Bahamas. Renowned cardiologist Dr. Peter McCullough talks about his Twitter account reinstatement. He was banned by Twitter under the platform’s previous vaccine misinformation policy….

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Newsmakers (Dec. 14): What Do the Twitter Files Reveal About Company Actions?

December 14, 2022
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Epoch Times reporter Kevin Stocklin talks to Newsmakers about the arrest of crypto CEO Sam Bankman-Fried. Bankman-Fried was a top Democratic Party donor, and he is now in custody in the Bahamas. Renowned cardiologist Dr. Peter McCullough talks about his Twitter account reinstatement. He was banned by Twitter under the platform’s previous vaccine misinformation policy….

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Former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey Condemns ‘Government Control’ of Social Media

December 14, 2022
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Former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has addressed the release of the so-called “Twitter files” published via the new owner of the social media platform, Elon Musk, stating that he believes there was “no ill intent or hidden agendas” under his leadership. In a blog post published on Dec. 13 titled “a native internet protocol for social media,”…

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