Gan Jing World, a new social media platform, has launched a Mother’s Day short video contest with up to $1,000 in prizes. The event marks the technology company’s first contest and latest campaign to forge a social community of kindness. Gan Jing means “clean.” Its official website says that the name reflects Gan Jing’s mission…
Elon Musk Says Censorship Enthusiasts Are ‘Less Than Thrilled’ With Twitter’s User-Sourced Fact-Checks
Twitter CEO Elon Musk has praised the platform’s Community Notes feature for “ending censorship in guise of virtue” and handing control of the “narrative” back to ordinary people. Musk made the comments in a tweet responding to Babylon Bee CEO Seth Dillon, who wrote on the platform that Twitter was previously “a place where false narratives were…
Attorney General Alerts Online Companies to BC’s New Image-Sharing Law
British Columbia’s attorney general has sent a letter to technology companies warning they could face orders to stop the distribution of intimate images of B.C. residents that have been shared without their consent. Niki Sharma says the Intimate Images Protection Act will come into force in the coming months and create new legal mechanisms to…
Twitter Excludes Government and Public Services Agencies From API Charges
Government organizations and publicly owned services will not be required to make payments to access Twitter’s Application Programming Interface (API), the social media network said in a recent announcement. Twitter’s API access will allow public service firms to send automated alerts. “One of the most important use cases for the Twitter API has always been…
A Regime ‘Fit for Communist China’: Lawsuit Filed Against US Social Media Censorship Collusion
May 3, 2023
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A lawsuit by America First Legal (AFL) alleges that certain entities colluded with the American government to enforce censorship of issues like the 2020 election and COVID-19 on social media platforms. According to a May 2 press release, the federal class action lawsuit was filed against individuals and entities identified as having “conspired with the government…
IN-DEPTH: Open Source Systems Are the Future of Social Media: Minds CEO
It is inevitable that an open source system will take over social media, said Bill Ottman, co-founder and CEO of the Minds social media network. Minds is a free, open source, crowdfunded, and encrypted social networking platform. Contrary to popular belief, open source media apps can be secured by licenses: they are resilient and censorship-resistant,…
Third-Party Report on TikTok Security Omits Key Details: Cyber Expert
May 1, 2023
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A report commissioned by Chinese social media giant TikTok supposed to dampen its security issues has been criticised by cybersecurity firm Internet 2.0. Robert Potter, head of the firm, said the third-party report, compiled by Prof. Nigel Phair missed vital details. “Certain data access points, such as clipboard access, advertisement ID, and biometric data, have been…
Influencer Posts Found to Be 81 Percent Misleading, Australian Regulator Says
A new report by the competition regulator reveals that many Australian social media influencers’ posts have been found to be potentially misleading. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) noted in its March 2023 Digital Platforms Services Inquiry report (pdf), released on April 28, that a range of potentially harmful practices occurred to consumers and…
Jack Dorsey Responds Elon Musk’s Twitter Leadership
Twitter’s former CEO, Jack Dorsey, criticized Elon Musk’s leadership and taking over of Twitter of the company in a series of social media posts last week. Users of the social media platform Bluesky asked Dorsey a question about whether Musk was the right owner. His response was, “No.” “No. Nor do I think he acted…
Jack Dorsey Responds to Elon Musk’s Twitter Leadership
Twitter’s former CEO, Jack Dorsey, criticized Elon Musk’s leadership and taking over of Twitter of the company in a series of social media posts last week. Users of the social media platform Bluesky asked Dorsey a question about whether Musk was the right owner. His response was, “No.” “No. Nor do I think he acted…
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