A new German law introducing state censorship on social media platforms came into effect on October 1, 2017. The new law requires social media platforms, such as Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube, to censor their users on behalf of the German state. Social media companies are obliged to delete or block any online “criminal offenses” such […]
8 Crazy Ways Social Media Could Be Raising Your Insurance Rates…
We all love social media. The constant “Which F.R.I.E.N.D.S Character Are You Quizzes?”. The spirited debates about whether quinoa is actually worth eating. The quotes by Mother Theresa that are actually by Britney Spears. The videos of elderly people wiping out while riding scooters. It’s all good fun ….until it causes your insurance rates to […]
Warner Blasts Twitter’s Russia Presentation…
Twitter’s presentation Thursday to Senate staffers about possible Russian election interference brought a caustic reaction from top Intelligence Committee Democrat Mark Warner, who called it “deeply disappointing” and “inadequate on every level.” The Virginia senator said he was especially disappointed that much of Twitter’s findings were based on user accounts that Facebook had already flagged […]
Trump Violated Twitter Users’ First Amendment Rights by Blocking Them…
A legal group wants US President Donald Trump to unblock users from his Twitter account, arguing that his account constitutes a “designated public forum.” Blocking individuals is, therefore, a violation of constitutional rights, the lawyers claim. On Tuesday, lawyers from the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University sent a letter to Trump, asking him […]
Even the Conservative WSJ Editorial Board Thinks Trump’s Tweets Are a Huge Problem…
Say what you will about his policy achievements, President Donald Trump is far more efficient than his predecessors in at least one area: alienating others and undermining himself on Twitter. And The Wall Street Journal’s editorial board is sick of it. The paper’s generally conservative board laid into Trump on Tuesday, making a strong case […]
If You Care About Privacy, You Should Change Your Twitter Settings Right Now…
Since Wednesday, Twitter has been sending out emails and notifications to its over 300 million monthly users to inform them of changes to their privacy policy. The new policy, which goes into effect on June 18, includes changes to data collection, data sharing, and digital advertising. The policy is being run on an ‘opt-out’ basis, […]
The New Free Speech Coalition Threatens the Tech-Left’s Net Neutrality with a REAL Free and Open Internet…
The tech-left’s creative use of online movement building, coalition organizing, and millions in liberal foundation and Silicon Valley financing largely dominated the online political dialogue during the Obama years. But while radical netroots progressives have long paid lip service to an “open Internet” as an essential tool to ensure a free press and political transparency, […]
Meet Babel Street, the Powerful Social Media Surveillance Used by Police, Secret Service, and Sports Stadiums…
Newly released records from the Seattle Police Dept. illustrate the formidable capabilities of Babel Street’s software and offers a look into who is using it. After Geofeedia’s highly publicized PR disaster, in which Chicago Police were found to have used the social media surveillance platform to track racial justice protests and gatherings, the social media […]
STUDY: Just 2 Hours of Social Media Doubles Risk of Social Isolation…
Young adults who use social media for at least two hours a day double their risk of feeling socially isolated, a new study finds. The findings led lead author Brian A. Primack, M.D., Ph.D., director of Pitt’s Center for Research on Media, Technology and Health, to sound the alarm on the effect of too much […]
FBI’s Russian-Influence Probe Includes a Look at Breitbart, InfoWars News Sites…
Federal investigators are examining whether far-right news sites played any role last year in a Russian cyber operation that dramatically widened the reach of news stories — some fictional — that favored Donald Trump’s presidential bid, two people familiar with the inquiry say. Operatives for Russia appear to have strategically timed the computer commands, known […]
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