Tag: Tech

New Set of Twitter Files Detail Events Surrounding Trump’s Permanent Ban From Platform

Independent author Michael Shellenberger published Part 4 of the “Twitter Files” on Saturday night, following a week of significant revelations about the political activities that transpired under the former leadership of the influential social media company. Shellenberger, an ecomodernist who publishes his writings on Substack, outlined in Part 4 of the Twitter files how company…


Californians Protest Against Apple for Alleged Collusion With Chinese Regime

To show support for the workers of Foxconn and the #A4 revolution in China, some Californians will rally in Cupertino at 11:00 a.m. PT to protest against Apple’s alleged collusion with the Chinese communist regime in its effort to oppress Chinese people. The Epoch Times will livestream the event. * Click the “Save” button below…


Florida AG Issues Consumer Alert Warning About Google Voice Scams

Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody issued a consumer alert warning on Tuesday about a Google Voice identity theft scam that appears to be on the rise. “Scammers are preying on users who post in online marketplaces – posing as buyers in an effort to access a victim’s authentication code,” Moody said. “If the scammer accesses…


EU Court Rejects WhatsApp Challenge Against EU Data Protection Board

PARIS—The Court of Justice of the European Union has dismissed as inadmissible an action brought by WhatsApp against a decision of the European Data Protection Board, it said in a statement on Wednesday. Following complaints about Whatsapp’s use of personal data in Ireland and a European Data Protection Board (EDPB) ruling on the issue, the…


Twitter Part of Efforts to Interfere With US Elections: Gingrich

The revelations coming from Twitter’s new owner Elon Musk about the platform’s behind-scenes operation to suppress certain viewpoints has been “pretty horrifying,” and shows that the platform was part of the efforts to interfere with the 2020 presidential elections, according to former House Speaker Newt Gingrich. In the span of a week, Musk has released…


Members of Twitter’s Trust and Safety Council Resign, Claim Hate Speech on the Rise Under Musk’s Leadership

Three members of Twitter’s Trust and Safety Council resigned this week, citing concerns that “the safety and wellbeing of Twitter’s users are on the decline.” Eirliani Abdul Rahman, Anne Collier, and Lesley Podesta all left the council on Thursday.  Rahman served on the council’s Child Sexual Exploitation Prevention advisory group and Collier had been serving…


FTX Employees Paint Complex Picture of Bankman-Fried

As with many notorious villains, Sam Bankman-Fried is a complex and contradictory character. In the public eye, he has gone from quirky financial genius and selfless philanthropist to liar, con artist, and thief. But his former employees describe a more nuanced person that is neither angel nor villain. “Of all the things I’ve heard and…


Australia’s Lawsuit Against Google Over Personal Data Use Dismissed

The Australian Federal Court on Friday dismissed a lawsuit filed by Australia’s competition regulator against Google LLC for allegedly misleading users about the use of their personal data. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) filed a lawsuit in July 2020 against Google for allegedly misleading users to obtain their consent to expand personal data…


Twitter Software Update Will Let Users See ‘True Account Status,’ Appeal Shadowbans: Musk

Elon Musk announced more changes to Twitter on Thursday after releasing the second volume of the “Twitter files” revealing the social media platform’s “secret blacklists.” The billionaire businessman, who finalized his purchase of Twitter in October for $44 billion, said the company will now start telling users if their content is being made undiscoverable. Twitter will also…


TikTok, the Clock Is Ticking

TikTok, the Chinese short-form viral video app, has over 200 million downloads in the United States and poses a severe national security threat as data is stored in China. Reports have revealed the way the Chinese Communist Party has used it for manipulative subversion—yet no one in Washington seems to want to do anything about…