House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) has not yet committed to bringing a Senate-passed bill to the House which seeks to prohibit Chinese-owned video app TikTok on government devices. “We’re checking with the administration—just in terms of language—not in terms of being opposed to the idea,” Pelosi told reporters on Thursday, according to Reuters. “I don’t…
Speaker Pelosi Undecided on Whether the House Will Ban TikTok on Government Devices
December 16, 2022
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Celebrate Elon Musk, but Don’t Lose Sight of Big Tech’s Structural Problems
December 16, 2022
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Commentary The story of Elon Musk’s acquisition, transformation, and public rehabilitation of Twitter is nothing short of remarkable. Here is that rarest of confluences: A right-leaning (or at least right-sympathetic) mega-billionaire privately acquires a disproportionately influential public company out of genuine public-spiritedness, perhaps even a hint of noblesse oblige, and an earnest commitment to preserving…
EU Issues Threat to Elon Musk After Twitter Suspends Mainstream Journalists
The European Union on Friday warned Twitter owner CEO Elon Musk after the platform suspended several journalists for violating his new policy around doxxing. Vera Jourova, a European Commission vice president, wrote on Twitter that the alleged “arbitrary suspension of journalists on Twitter is worrying,” adding that an EU regulatory act “requires respect of media freedom…
Elon Musk Polls Twitter Users on Restoring Accounts of Journalists Banned for Doxxing Policy Violations
December 16, 2022
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Elon Musk has clarified Twitter’s recently revised doxxing policy after running a poll that asked users to weigh in on when to reinstate the suspended accounts of journalists who allegedly violated the policy by sharing Musk’s real-time location and “endangering” his family. Twitter on Thursday announced changes to its Private Information policy—commonly referred to as its…
Twitter Suspends Accounts of Journalists From CNN, New York Times Under New Doxxing Policy
Elon Musk’s Twitter suspended the accounts of multiple journalists, including ones from The New York Times, The Washington Post, and CNN, on Thursday after they allegedly violated the platform’s terms of service. The accounts that were suspended belonged to CNN’s politics and tech correspondent Donie O’Sullivan, The New York Times’ technology reporter Ryan Mac, The…
Twitter Censorship Contributed to Destructive Pandemic Policies and Is Criminal, Says Former White House COVID Adviser
December 15, 2022
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The recently revealed censorship that has plagued Twitter in recent years is “criminal,” according to former White House COVID adviser Dr. Scott Atlas, as it allowed “lies to be imposed on the public” during a pandemic that wrought untold damage worldwide. “When correct science policy is blocked, people die, and people died from the censorship,”…
Trump Vows to Ban Feds From Targeting ‘Misinformation’ If Elected
December 15, 2022
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Former President Donald Trump announced Thursday that he will bar the federal government from using terms such as “misinformation” and “disinformation” to describe domestic speech if he’s reelected. In a video released by the New York Post, Trump said that if he’s named the winner in 2024, one of his first executive acts will target federal…
TikTok ‘Poisoning’ Vulnerable Young Minds by Promoting Eating Disorders, Self-Harm, and Suicide: Report
December 15, 2022
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A new report by the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) reveals that Chinese social media platform TikTok is pushing harmful content involving self-harm and eating disorders into children’s feeds. In their study, the CCDH established accounts posing as 13-year-old teenagers in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia. One account in each nation…
Experts Warn UK Not to Trust TikTok’s Pledge to Keep User Data From CCP
December 15, 2022
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A TikTok executive recently told the UK Parliament that while users’ personal data collected by the app can be remotely accessed in China, the company would never provide the data to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). However, it appears the reassurance has done little to ease the concerns around the social media giant and its…
Twitter Suspends Accounts Tracking Private Jets, Changes Doxxing Policy Over ‘Risk of Physical Harm’
December 15, 2022
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Twitter has suspended multiple accounts that tracked the movements of private planes—including those belonging to Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos—and announced changes to its doxxing policy, prohibiting sharing of real-time location information or linking to external sources that share such data, citing a “risk of physical harm.” Twitter Safety said in a series of posts on…
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