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Members of Twitter’s Trust and Safety Council Not Sure Elon Musk Knows They Exist
As hate speech surges and the future of the platform seems to be in the balance, the people who helped advise Twitter on user safety say they don’t know what lies ahead.
Airbnb Banned, Then Reinstated, A Councilperson for a Nine-Year-Old Misdemeanor
A "criminal records match" turned into a ban on booking and hosting for Allegheny County, Pennsylvania councilperson Bethany Hallam.
Judge Rules Visa Can Be Sued for Monetizing Child Sexual Abuse Material on Pornhub
The court could infer that “Visa intended to help MindGeek monetize child porn," the decision states.
Wikipedia and Google Identified Wrong Man as a Serial Killer for Years
After a Discovery show displayed his booking photo in an episode about a serial killer, Nathaniel White's image spread across the internet.
The GOP Response to A Suite of Major Antitrust Bills Is Unhinged
Rep. Jim Jordan pointed to the "radical left" and "Soros-backed individuals," while one proposed amendment targeted Critical Race Theory.
'Technology' Can't Explain Trump Supporters Storming the Capitol
Blaming technology for Wednesday’s Capitol riot will prevent us from ever actually understanding what happened and how.
Public Outrage Is the Best Regulation of Big Tech We’re Going to Get
Youtube banning certain kinds of QAnon content is in a line of arbitrary bans that are probably better than the alternatives.
Senate Will Hold Hearing With Tech CEOs Before the Election
The Commerce committee voted unanimously to subpoena Jack Dorsey, Mark Zuckerberg, and Sundar Pichai.
Slack Removed a Blog Post Showing How Police Use its Tech
Slack declined to say whether it is still working with the police department.
'Amazon Empire' Documentary Shows How Jeff Bezos Took Over Everything
Is it too late to stop Jeff Bezos' plan to have an empire that underwrites every part of our lives?
We Tried to Make Our Office Dog Insta-Famous
How big of an Instagram following can you build if you use every dirty trick in the book?
We Really Don’t Need Uber
The company is unsafe and unprofitable. It’s past time to start considering alternatives.