Multiple federal departments and agencies have interacted with social media companies to request online content be taken down, often times to have impersonating accounts removed but also to purge posts they deemed offensive. The Canadian government provided the information on March 27 in an Inquiry of Ministry following an order paper submitted by Conservative MP…
Federal Government Requested Removal of Online Content, Document Shows
IRS Warns of Scams Spreading on Social Media That Could Get ‘Well-Meaning Taxpayers in Trouble’
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued a warning that inaccurate or misleading tax information is circulating on social media that lures otherwise honest taxpayers into “compromising tax situations” which can lead to legal problems. As part of its “Dirty Dozen” series of warnings for taxpayers during tax-filing season, the IRS stated in a press release…
Arkansas Sues Meta, TikTok for Designing ‘Addictive’ Platforms, Exposing Personal Data
March 29, 2023
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Social media giants Meta and TikTok are being sued by the state of Arkansas for allegedly intentionally designing their platforms to be manipulative and addictive to children, Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders and Attorney General Tim Griffin announced on March 28. Griffin has filed three separate lawsuits against the social media companies in state court: one against Meta,…
Social Media Prank at Tustin Target Leads to Hospitalization of New Mother
March 28, 2023
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A recent mother of twins was shopping for baby supplies at a Target in Tustin March 26 when she became the victim of a social media prank that led to her hospitalization. “I was looking at soap and I leaned down. The next thing I know my vision was obstructed like I had something over…
TikTok Harvests Your Location, Contacts, Passwords, Cybersecurity Firm Reveals
March 28, 2023
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Chinese-backed social media giant TikTok has been accused of “excessive data harvesting” by cybersecurity firm Internet 2.0. In a new report, the Australian-based firm found the popular music video app tracked the location of users every hour, accessed calendars and contacts, and also conducted “device mapping”—tracking what other apps were installed on a person’s phone….
TikTok Harvests Your Location, Contacts, Passwords: Cyber Firm Reveals
March 28, 2023
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Chinese-backed social media giant TikTok has been accused of “excessive data harvesting” by cybersecurity firm Internet 2.0. In a new report, the Australian-based firm found the popular music video app tracked the location of users every hour, accessed calendars and contacts, and also conducted “device mapping”—tracking what other apps were installed on a person’s phone….
Musk Announces Shakeup for Twitter Verified Users
March 28, 2023
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Elon Musk has touted Twitter’s paid Blue subscription plan as providing users with additional benefits while helping to prevent AI bots from taking over the platform. In a March 27 Twitter post, Musk said users will now need a “verified account” if they want to be eligible to vote in polls or be recommended on the platform’s…
Data Gathered Through Tiktok Might Enable CCP to Undermine US Economy: Former Diplomat Official
March 27, 2023
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Information collected through ubiquitous video app Tiktok might enable the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to undermine the U.S. economy, warns David Stilwell, former assistant Secretary of State for East Asia and the Pacific. He said that if Americans’ purchasing preferences or information is revealed to Tiktok, which would mean that it can be accessed by…
Twitter Source Code Leaked Online, Prompting Lawsuit to Identify Leaker
March 27, 2023
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Parts of Twitter’s source code have been leaked and the social media platform owned by billionaire Elon Musk is seeking information on the person responsible, according to legal filings. The March 24 document filed with the U.S. District Court of the Northern District of California, indicates that “various excerpts” of Twitter’s source code, which is…
Twitter’s Source Code Leaked Online, Prompting Lawsuit to Identify Leaker
March 27, 2023
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Parts of Twitter’s source code have been leaked, and the social media platform owned by billionaire Elon Musk is seeking information on the person responsible, according to legal filings. The March 24 document filed with the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, indicates that “various excerpts” of Twitter’s source code, which is…
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