‘They’re spending a lot of money on this software’: TikToker blasts AI social media background checks that flag your posts during job screenings
‘This is dystopian.’
On Apr 6, 2022 by Jacob Seitz
TikToker gets in trouble on a flight for going live on social media and gets flamed in the comments
‘We announce it during the safety demo…’
On Apr 3, 2022 by Cecilia Lenzen
‘That is not an official CIA account’: Trump’s social media platform is filled with fake government profiles
Trump’s platform is littered with fake government accounts.
On Apr 1, 2022 by Claire Goforth
Gettr’s new big plan to ‘escape’ big tech? Be more integrated with Twitter
It basically wants to snatch Twitter’s web traffic.
On Mar 15, 2022 by Claire Goforth
Ukrainian president’s net worth becomes latest battleground in online information war
Claims about Zelenskyy’s ‘fortune’ may be intended to undermine him.
On Mar 2, 2022 by Claire Goforth
A far-right figure is already accusing Trump’s Truth Social of censoring him
A user who called for the execution of government officials is mad his post contains a disclaimer.
On Feb 22, 2022 by Mikael Thalen
Truth Social employees praise murderous dictator in beta testing for Trump’s new app
An internal beta version of Truth Social used by developers was left publicly accessible online.
On Feb 20, 2022 by Mikael Thalen
False claims Trump will charge $4.99 per week for Truth Social fly around the internet
Twitter users are confusing Truth Social with an entirely different app.
On Feb 17, 2022 by Mikael Thalen
FTC warns of ‘huge surge’ in social media scams
Bogus crypto investments, romance ruses lead the pack.
On Jan 31, 2022 by Andrew Wyrich
Ransomware group exploits Parler’s hands-off approach to shake down victims
The ransomware gang previously ran accounts on Twitter and Tumblr.
On Jan 20, 2022 by Mikael Thalen
Democrats propose bill to ban surveillance advertising
Legislators say surveillance advertising is a ‘toxic business model.’
On Jan 18, 2022 by Mikael Thalen
Jan. 6 committee subpoenas social media companies after getting ‘inadequate responses’
Twitter, Reddit, Facebook, and Google were issued subpoenas.
On Jan 14, 2022 by Andrew Wyrich
Biden urges social media companies to ‘stop’ COVID misinformation
This isn’t the first time Biden has called out social media for COVID misinformation.
On Jan 13, 2022 by Andrew Wyrich
Voters want Congress to act on data privacy, poll finds
Last week, 24,000 petitions supporting a data privacy law were delivered to Congress.
On Jan 12, 2022 by Andrew Wyrich
Gettr, a so-called alternative to big tech, uses Google and Facebook trackers and has serious security flaws, investigation finds
The researchers say Gettr’s claims about privacy and security are ‘disingenuous.’
On Jan 11, 2022 by Claire Goforth
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