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Facebook Under Fire From White House, Critics Over Lack Of Transparency
Facebook is facing backlash over several decisions in August that critics say indicate a lack of transparency, particularly regarding the…
Read More »Twitter Enlists Users To Flag ‘Misleading’ Tweets As Part Of Misinformation Crackdown
Twitter announced Tuesday it will test a feature allowing users to report tweets they believe are misleading, as the company…
Read More »Bezos Wants A Moon Landing Contract So Badly He’s Suing NASA To Get One
Jeff Bezos’ space company Blue Origin sued NASA on Monday after it awarded a lunar landing contract to Elon Musk’s…
Read More »Researchers Claim Facebook Threatened To Sue Them Unless They Shut Down Project
Researchers studying Instagram’s algorithm said they were forced to shut down their project after Facebook threatened to sue them. AlgorithmWatch,…
Read More »Obama Administration Scientist: UN Climate Report Jumps To Destructive Conclusions
A former scientist for the Obama administration criticized the conclusions of a new U.N. climate report in an interview with…
Read More »Facebook Could Be Forced To Undo Potentially Illegal $400 Million Deal
Facebook may have to sell off its newly-acquired GIF platform, undoing a deal worth $400 million, U.K. regulators said Thursday.…
Read More »Marjorie Taylor Greene Suspended From Twitter Over Vaccine Claims
Twitter suspended Georgia Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene on Tuesday for violating its COVID-19 misinformation policy. Greene’s account was limited…
Read More »Big Tech Censorship: Unintended Consequence of Forgetting Who they Were
Yes, Big Tech squelches ideas and information it doesn’t like. I know, not news. But, their failings may just be…
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Amazon Music Died Sunday … kinda
Some devices worked, most didn’t but it’s hard to ignore the fact that Amazon dealt with some sort of failure…
Read More » President Of Gaming Giant Blizzard Steps Down After Harassment Allegations
Blizzard Entertainment President J. Allen Brack is stepping down from his position following accusations he enabled sexual misconduct in the…
Read More »Zoom To Pay Out $85 Million In Settlement Over Privacy Violations
Video conferencing software company Zoom settled a class-action lawsuit for $85 million Saturday over claims it violated user privacy and…
Read More »Majority Of Americans Support Regulating, Breaking Up Big Tech
A majority of Americans believe major tech companies are too powerful and support the government regulating and breaking them up,…
Read More »United Launch Alliance Set to Launch the CST-100 Starliner Spacecraft on the second Orbital Flight Test
A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket is in final preparations to launch Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft on the…
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