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Twitter to Purge COVID-19 Tweets that May Incite ‘Harmful Activity’
Twitter made a huge update to its COVID-19 guidance to address "Unverified claims that incite people to action,” including those that “could lead to widespread panic, social unrest, or large-scale disorder." Twitter Safety announced the platform’s plans to crack down on “unverified claims that incite people to engage in harmful activity, could lead to the destruction or damage of critical 5G…
Bipartisan Act to Protect Children Pushed, Privacy Advocates Concerned
A bipartisan group of politicians is pushing a bill to prevent “online sexual exploitation of children,” but some civil liberty and tech experts have warned that it could jeopardize American privacy. There is fierce debate over the bill. The EARN IT Act, or “Eliminating Abusive and Rampant Neglect of Interactive Technologies Act of 2020,” was introduced in the Senate on March 05, 2020.
Report: 154 Universities Use Secret Facebook ‘Blacklist’ to Censor
Censorship on college campuses can be problematic, especially if those campuses are public institutions. “Restrictions on speech by public colleges and universities amount to government censorship, in violation of the Constitution,” wrote the American Civil Liberties Union.
Microsoft Partner NewsGuard Slimes Limbaugh’s Facebook Page as ‘False’
COVID-19 is a phenomenon that even the most trusted sources have known almost nothing about since it began to spread in Wuhan, China. Outlets like CNN and organizations like the World Health Organization (WHO) have published material that later turned out to be untrue. Yet somehow, conservative media outlets get called out for “misinformation.”
Pew: 52% in US Won’t Use a Product or Service Over Privacy Concerns
After years of Big Tech scandals, Americans are unsure about giving away their data. “About half (52%) of U.S. adults said they decided recently not to use a product or service because they were worried about how much personal information would be collected about them,” Pew Research Center (Pew) reported in a study published April 14. The Pew study indicated that “Roughly one-in-five Americans (…
Facebook Fights Misinformation by Recommending Hapless WHO
The World Health Organization has been a dangerous source of misinformation in the COVID-19 pandemic, and Facebook is nudging users to read their info. Facebook said it is concerned that COVID-19 is not the only plague sweeping across the globe. There has also been an “infodemic” (a term coined during the SARS outbreak) of fake information about the COVID-19 virus, its cures and its origins.…
NY Times Podcast Implies YouTube, Internet Can Cause Radicalization
Are the liberal media truly concerned about online radicalization, or just salty because conservatives are better at YouTube? New York Times reporter and columnist Kevin Roose has turned his wildly overhyped article “The Making of a YouTube Radical” into a podcast. Roose’s 2019 article featured the misfit 20-something Caleb Cain who allegedly “turned on to far-right conspiracy theories on the…
Google Allegedly Censors Church for Violating Coronavirus Guidelines
An Idaho evangelical church might have had its app pulled from the Google Playstore for having references about the coronavirus within the app. Christ Church, a church in Moscow, Idaho, alleged that its app was suspended on Good Friday, April 10.
Facebook Fact-Checker Allegedly Censors New York Post Op-Ed
Fact-checkers base judgments on posts and news pieces on the information at hand. However, what happens when the information is outdated? Is the fact-check taken back? An op-ed published in the New York Post (NY Post) by Population Research Institute President Steven Mosher in February was fact-checked by Facebook’s fact-checking partner, Science Feedback.
Iran Caught Spreading Disinformation on Social Media Against US
Copying notes from China? The Iranian regime has been waging a massive disinformation war to accuse the United States for the COVID-19 virus. A special report has revealed that Iran has attempted to wage a massive disinformation campaign against the U.S. … but it may want to leave the election meddling to the pros.
All 9 Fact-Checkers Ignore Media’s Promotion of Chinese Propaganda
Facebook fact-checkers are quick to jump on when they claim conservative media gets it wrong. But what happens when CNN and NBC get stories wrong? On April 1, Bloomberg News reported that the U.S. intelligence community believed that China lied about the number of people who died from the coronavirus.
Apple, Google Launch COVID-19 Tracking Tech That’s Voluntary…for Now
Ready for Big Tech companies to review your movements to avoid the COVID-19 pandemic? In mid-May, Apple and Google will roll out an optional app that will notify users when they have entered the presence of a person with the coronavirus. This project was launched with the intention “to protect people and get society back up and running,” according to an April 10 announcement via Apple’s newsroom…
Former Reddit CEO Says, ‘We Can Measure’ Trump’s ‘Failures in Deaths’
Censorious tech activist and former Reddit CEO Ellen K. Pao took a swing at President Donald Trump during a time of crisis. Pao bashed the president in a tweet April 14. Pao included in her tweet an article from The Washington Post headlined “What it really means when Trump calls a story ‘fake news.’” The piece condemned Trump’s handling of the coronavirus and his lack of trust in the media. Pao…
Politico: Biden, Libs Are Losing to Conservatives on YouTube
It apparently took a lockdown for liberals to realize how badly they need to step up their game on YouTube. With much of the country staying at home on their computers, liberals are flailing in their attempts to utilize the internet as effectively as conservatives. “Joe Biden isn’t much of a YouTuber. But his campaign and Democrats are hastily trying to address a longstanding weakness and reach…