Bari Weiss, founder and editor of The Free Press, has released the second volume of the so-called “Twitter files” on Thursday, revealing the social media platform’s “secret blacklists.” Weiss has been working with Twitter’s new owner Elon Musk and independent journalist Matt Taibbi to disclose internal Twitter information regarding censorship. THREAD: THE TWITTER FILES PART TWO….
Elon Musk Releases Twitter Files II Exposing Secret Blacklists
Elon Musk Releases Twitter Files Exposing Secret Blacklists
Bari Weiss, founder and editor of The Free Press, has released the second volume of the so-called “Twitter files” on Thursday, revealing the social media platform’s “secret blacklists.” Weiss has been working with Twitter’s new owner Elon Musk and independent journalist Matt Taibbi to disclose internal Twitter information regarding censorship. THREAD: THE TWITTER FILES PART TWO….
Cybersecurity, Foreign Interference Among Biggest Issues Australia Is Facing
Australia is facing “the most dangerous set of strategic circumstances” since the Second World War, according to the Home Affairs Minister. Speaking at the National Press Club on Thursday, Clare O’Neil addressed issues she says Australia is facing, namely cybersecurity, foreign interference, immigration and climate change. She said “new tools of statecraft” are bringing “what…
FTC Sues to Block $68 Billion Microsoft-Activision Merger, Alleges Anti-Competitive Actions
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has filed a lawsuit against the planned merger of tech giant Microsoft and Activision Blizzard, one of the largest videogaming corporations. The federal agency argued the acquisition should be stopped because Microsoft has a record of anti-competitive behavior in the gaming industry, withholding games from other platforms to the benefit…
Biden Administration Tells US Supreme Court That Law Protecting Social Media Companies Has Limits
The Biden administration argued in the U.S. Supreme Court against online media platform, saying that, in some instances, tech giants like Google should assume responsibility for the content they share—a stance that could undermine existing protections for tech companies and upend the internet content culture. In a Supreme Court filing on Wednesday, the lawyers for…
Google Must Delete Search Result Data at Users’ Request If ‘Manifestly Inaccurate’: EU Court
Privacy advocates have scored a win against Big Tech in a “right to be forgotten” case as the European Union’s top court has ruled that Google must honor requests to delete search result data at the request of people in Europe—as long as they can prove the information is “manifestly inaccurate.” The Court of Justice…
FBI ‘Deeply Concerned’ After Apple Says Nearly All iCloud Data Now Has End-to-End Encryption
Apple on Dec. 7 announced a string of new security features, including full end-to-end encryption for nearly all the data its users store in its global iCloud storage system, prompting concern from the FBI. In an overview of the new feature posted to the Apple website, the California-headquartered tech giant said its “Advanced Data Protection” optional setting will provide…
Musk Says Key Bits of ‘Twitter Files’ Were Compromised as He Fires Ex-FBI Twitter Lawyer Involved in ‘Vetting’ the Data
Twitter boss Elon Musk has revealed that the “most important data” from the social media platform’s internal communications on free speech suppression, known as the “Twitter Files,” was hidden and some may even have been deleted. Musk made the remark in a Dec. 7 tweet, in response to former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey’s question as…
Cyberattack on Top Indian Hospital Highlights Security Risk
NEW DELHI—The leading hospital in India’s capital limped back to normalcy on Wednesday after a cyberattack crippled its operations for nearly two weeks. Online registration of patients resumed Tuesday after the hospital was able to access its server and recover lost data. The hospital worked with federal authorities to restore the system and strengthen its…
European Tech Industry Loses $400 Billion Market Value, Report Says
LONDON/STOCKHOLM—The European tech industry saw $400 billion in value wiped out this year and an 18 percent decline in venture capital funding, according to a report from venture capital firm Atomico. The combined value of public and private tech firms in Europe fell to $2.7 trillion, down from $3.1 trillion in late 2021. High interest…
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