Tech
Can Dan Bongino Make Rumble The Right's New Platform?
The conservative pundit has found a home at rumble.com, a relatively unknown video hosting site.
Craig Silverman
DHS Authorities Are Buying Moment-By-Moment Geolocation Cellphone Data To Track People
The Department of Homeland Security also argues that using the information is perfectly legal and that the agency does not need a warrant to purchase it, according to a memo obtained exclusively by BuzzFeed News.
Hamed Aleaziz
This Is How Chicago Police Are Getting Ready For Election Night Protests
Newly released documents and videos show the military tactics that could be used.
Caroline Haskins
Facebook Quietly Suspended Political Group Recommendations Ahead Of The US Presidential Election
“This is a measure we put in place in the lead-up to Election Day. We will assess when to lift them afterwards, but they are temporary."
Ryan Mac
These Teachers Are Struggling To Pull Their Students Out Of A QAnon Rabbit Hole
Conspiracy theories and collective delusions are often thought to be the purview of baby boomers on Facebook, but it’s clear that their children are also picking it up — and it’s their teachers who have to deal with it.
Scaachi Koul
US Senators Can't Be Bothered To Pronounce The Google CEO's Last Name Correctly
It's not “pick-eye.”
Pranav Dixit
Spotify Is Defending Alex Jones' Appearance On "The Joe Rogan Experience"
In a leaked email, an executive said, "we are not going to ban specific individuals from being guests on other people’s shows.”
Jane Lytvynenko
Six Republican Secretaries Of State Tried To Stop Facebook’s Effort To Register Millions Of Voters
Despite the request, Facebook said it registered an estimated 4.4 million people to vote in the upcoming presidential election.
Ryan Mac
The iPhone 12 Is A Good Phone. It Would Have Been A Great One Without The Pandemic.
Apple built the iPhone 12 and the iPhone 12 Pro for a year that didn’t happen.
Katie Notopoulos
A Facebook Executive Accused Of Protecting Hate Speech In India Has Left The Company
Earlier this year, Ankhi Das was accused of shielding politicians from India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party from Facebook’s hate speech rules.
Pranav Dixit
The White Extremist Group Patriot Front Is Preparing For A World After Donald Trump
In its secret chat, the group that sprang from Charlottesville is creating a new generation of white supremacists.
Jane Lytvynenko
Zoom Deleted Events Discussing Zoom “Censorship”
The action follows the company canceling an event at San Francisco State University where Leila Khaled was meant to give a talk.
Jane Lytvynenko
This Is How The FBI Says A Network Of "Boogaloo Boys" Sparked Violence And Death
The killing of a federal officer in Oakland, the shooting of a police station in Minneapolis, and a plot to supply Hamas with weapons weren’t isolated cases, according to a federal indictment.
Salvador Hernandez
No, Trump Didn't Say "Good" In Response To A Question About Kids Separated From Their Parents At The Border
A clip from the debate shows that the president said "go ahead" to the moderator.
Jane Lytvynenko
Facebook Promised To Label Political Ads, But Ads For Biden, The Daily Wire, And Interest Groups Are Slipping Through
A failure in Facebook's transparency system means some election ads aren't disclosing who paid for them.
Craig Silverman
Doulas Are Using The Internet To Warn Each Other About People Pretending To Be Pregnant
Birth fetishists are trying to trick doulas into engaging with them — but doulas are fighting back.
Katie Notopoulos
Mark Zuckerberg Said Facebook Will Have Fewer Bans After The Election
In a companywide meeting, Facebook’s CEO said recent content rules banning hate and conspiracy content were implemented because of the US presidential election and that a wide margin of victory for either candidate could prevent violence following the vote.
Ryan Mac
The Feds Are Suing Google, Saying It Has Way Too Much Control Over Internet Searches
"No one can feasibly challenge Google’s dominance in search and search advertising."
Amber Jamieson
Thousands Of Women Have No Idea A Telegram Network Is Sharing Fake Nude Images Of Them
A new AI bot primarily spreading across Russia and Eastern Europe has created fake nude images of more than 680,000 women.
Jane Lytvynenko
Facebook Banned An Alleged Russian Agent Spreading Disinformation About Joe Biden
Rudy Giuliani's pal Andriy Derkach has been kicked off “for violating our policy against the use of our platform by people engaged in election-focused influence operations,” Facebook said.
Christopher Miller
Facebook Continues To Host Militant Groups And Ads Despite A Ban On Right-Wing Extremism
A new report finds “Facebook is routinely behind the curve in cracking down on domestic extremists on its platform.”
Salvador Hernandez
Twitter Just Stopped Blocking The Biden Article It Said It Would Block Yesterday
The company’s back-and-forth on its own policies has created outrage and confusion.
Jane Lytvynenko
Users On A Site For Kinky People Say The Racism Has Become Unsustainable
FetLife, a popular social network for kinky people, has been accused of not doing enough to stop racist hate speech on the platform.
Fancy Feast
Facebook Gave A Platform To The Shady Ukrainians Pushing The New York Post Biden Story
Facebook may have throttled the reach of the New York Post story. But these men are celebrating all the same.
Christopher Miller
YouTube Just Announced A Partial QAnon Ban
The move comes after Facebook and Twitter enacted their own bans against the mass delusion.
Jane Lytvynenko
Facebook Limited The Reach Of An Unconfirmed Story About Joe Biden’s Son Hunter. Twitter Blocked It.
"In many countries, including in the US, if we have signals that a piece of content is false, we temporarily reduce its distribution pending review by a third-party fact-checker."
Scott Lucas
Apple Has Announced Four New iPhone 12s With 5G Speeds
Faster processors, better cameras, more durable front glass, faster chips, and snap-on chargers using magnets are among the new features.
Pranav Dixit
Facebook Is Banning Ads That "Discourage" Vaccines
It follows efforts to limit Holocaust denial, voter intimidation, and the QAnon mass delusion.
Craig Silverman
Facebook Moderators Terrified Of COVID-19 Are Being Forced To Return To The Office Next Week
“How can we possibly be ready to return to the office when this entire process has been so utterly and completely mishandled?”
Ryan Mac
No, The Man Pictured With Charlie Kirk Isn’t A Whitmer Kidnapping Suspect
The photo went viral across social media, but the man in it is not associated with the plot to kidnap the Michigan governor.
Jane Lytvynenko
