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December 20, 2019
The photo sharing platform Instagram has launched the rise of many influencers ranging from aspiring models to artists, but now it is restricting what products these influencers can be paid to promote.
“Across the Facebook company, we are…
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December 30, 2019
Hate crimes are tragic. Now they are typically followed by calls for government crackdowns on speech.
In the wake of the attack on a Hanukkah celebration at a Rabbi’s home in Monsey, New York, weekday morning CNN Newsroom co-host Jim Sciutto…
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December 30, 2019
One of the top YouTube creators, PewDiePie, warned that the site is under threat — from the very people who run it.
PewDiePie addressed questions from his fans in a December 28 video and questioned the future of the entire platform and its…
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January 2, 2020
Big Tech censorship has reared its head online and in media, and if reports are to be believed, tech companies may also be targeting their own employees to silence dissenting opinions in the workplace too.
An employee alleged, according to The…
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January 3, 2020
In a stunning list reviewing the most dangerous internet denizens of the past decade, Wired listed President Trump first among oppressive foreign leaders, terrorists and others.
Wired painted a foreboding cyberpunk future of the new decade -- a…
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January 6, 2020
Britain is racing to become perhaps the most politically correct dystopia as it announces new threats to punish Big Tech companies for “harmful content” produced by users on their platforms.
“Britain is set to hold social media…
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January 7, 2020
As deceptively edited videos and memes go viral, the Internet's leading social network has had to make a tough call as the 2020 election approaches.
Facebook’s Vice President of Global Policy Management Monika Bickert wrote a company…
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January 8, 2020
At least one person on the conservative side appears to understand the importance of free speech on social media. President Donald Trump touted the critical importance of social media in the face of a biased liberal media.
Trump praised nationally…
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January 10, 2020
Want to be a successful YouTuber? Better bow down to diversity and inclusion demands and stop with your “unconscious bias.”
YouTube released a video blog “Create Inclusive Videos to Reach More Viewers” via its YouTube…
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January 14, 2020
One of the internet’s foremost tech journalists blasted the owner of Fox News and The Wall Street Journal as the “largest menace to the modern world.”
Recode co-founder and New York Times contributor Kara Swisher wrote in a tweet…