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July 8, 2022
At least one Republican senator and one Democratic senator are calling on the Federal Trade Commission to investigate TikTok. “There is bipartisan consensus on this threat and no excuse for inaction while Americans remain at risk,” Sen. Marco Rubio…
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July 12, 2022
Communist China-tied social media giant TikTok is “pausing” its new privacy policy that was set to roll out in Europe.
TechCrunch reported that the new policy would have discontinued the platform’s request for user consent to receive targeted…
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July 14, 2022
Amazon’s Ring security system is facing criticism after reports surfaced that the system shared user data without consent.
Axios reported that the doorbell system admitted to sharing user information with law enforcement without consent. The…
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July 14, 2022
A federal court judge granted Missouri and Louisiana’s motion for expedited discovery in a blow to the Biden administration.
President Biden and several members of his administration are named as defendants in the lawsuit.
Reclaim The Net reported…
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July 16, 2022
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has a message for the world: Fighting back against misinformation is “a matter of life and death.”
Guterres on July 12 told the UN Security Council that reliable information is a human right.
“Communications…
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July 17, 2022
The Department of Justice is reportedly planning to file an antitrust lawsuit against Google.
Bloomberg News reported that the DOJ is unhappy with concessions the company offered to avoid a fine.
DOJ officials reportedly hold that Google…
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July 17, 2022
MRC Free Speech America board advisor Rachel Bovard says Google is using user data to further its own political agenda.
In an op-ed with the New York Post, Bovard, the senior policy director at the Conservative Partnership Institute, wrote that the…
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July 23, 2022
Tech giant Amazon announced last week that it is suing Facebook group administrators for posting fake reviews for products.
Amazon claims the administrators of more than 10,000 groups offered money or free products in exchange for reviews:
“The…
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July 24, 2022
Woke employees at Activision Blizzard walked out last week in protest of the United States Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.
The Washington Post reported Thursday that the employees believe they are taking a stand for social…
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July 24, 2022
Twitter banned the term “groomer” last week, seemingly believing that the term is an anti-LGBT slur.
Reclaim The Net reported Saturday on the ban:
“Following pressure from journalists, Twitter has followed Reddit and has started censoring…
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