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Meta blocks links to ICE List across Facebook, Instagram, and Threads
Skinner said volunteers he works with across the US first reported problems with posting links on Meta’s platforms on Monday […]
TikTok users “absolutely justified” for fearing MAGA makeover, experts say
Spectacular coincidence or obvious censorship? TikTok’s tech issues abound as censorship fears drive users to delete app. Credit: Aurich Lawson […]
Supreme Court to decide how 1988 videotape privacy law applies to online video
Salazar v. Paramount hinges on video privacy law’s definition of “consumer.” Credit: Getty Images | Ernesto Ageitos The Supreme Court […]
“IG is a drug”: Internal messages may doom Meta at social media addiction trial
Social media addiction test case A loss could cost social media companies billions and force changes on platforms. Mark Zuckerberg […]
“Wildly irresponsible”: DOT’s use of AI to draft safety rules sparks concerns
At DOT, Trump likely hopes to see many rules quickly updated to modernize airways and roadways. In a report highlighting […]
Data center power outage took out TikTok first weekend under US ownership
As the app comes back online, users have also taken note that TikTok is collecting more of their data under […]
EU launches formal investigation of xAI over Grok’s sexualized deepfakes
The European probe comes after UK media regulator Ofcom opened a formal investigation into Grok, while Malaysia and Indonesia have […]
Poland’s energy grid was targeted by never-before-seen wiper malware
Researchers on Friday said that Poland’s electric grid was targeted by wiper malware, likely unleashed by Russia state hackers, in […]
DHS keeps trying and failing to unmask anonymous ICE critics online
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has backed down from a fight to unmask the owners of Instagram and Facebook […]