Pittsburgh’s mayor acquired a social media monitoring tool to handle COVID—he used it for pet projects instead
Was Pittsburgh’s mayor monitoring your tweets under dubious pretenses?
On Oct 19, 2021 by Brian Conway
Controversial Texas social media law already hit with lawsuit
A legal challenge to the controversial law was expected.
On Sep 23, 2021 by Andrew Wyrich
14 charged in ride-hailing, delivery app identify theft scheme
They allegedly used people’s information to create fake driver accounts.
On Sep 20, 2021 by Andrew Wyrich
‘Unconstitutional and dangerous’: New Texas social media law immediately criticized
The law is already being called ‘unconstitutional and dangerous.’
On Sep 10, 2021 by Andrew Wyrich
LAPD has been collecting social media data on anyone it interviews—even if they aren’t suspects
Documents reveal the scope of the surveillance.
On Sep 9, 2021 by Andrew Wyrich
Congress demands data from right-wing sites like Gab, Parler for Capitol riot investigation
The committee is seeking information from 15 different companies.
On Aug 27, 2021 by Andrew Wyrich
Trump’s false election fraud tweets spread even more with Twitter’s warning label, study finds
Twitter routinely put fact-checking labels on Trump’s tweets that contained election misinformation.
On Aug 24, 2021 by Andrew Wyrich
New MAGA social network already flooded with pro-ISIS propaganda
It’s the latest in a number of issues that have cropped up for GETTR.
On Aug 2, 2021 by Andrew Wyrich
Big tech really doesn’t want Lina Khan doing her job at the FTC
Facebook is following Amazon in pushing for Khan’s recusal.
On Jul 14, 2021 by Andrew Wyrich
Tech newsletter: Biden must fill the FCC before restoring net neutrality
Here is a look at tech and politics news from the last week.
On Jul 13, 2021 by Andrew Wyrich
‘It’s a fundraising grift’: Trump’s social media lawsuit roasted by legal experts
‘Trump’s suit is DOA.’
On Jul 8, 2021 by Andrew Wyrich
Hours after hockey player dies in fireworks accident, team profile still has cannon blastcover photo
‘Please shut up at this time.’
On Jul 5, 2021 by Phil West
‘You know you’re shaking things up when they come after you’: Hacker takes over top accounts on new pro-Trump app GETTR
The hacker says more vulnerabilities remain.
On Jul 5, 2021 by Mikael Thalen
Majority of Americans don’t think you should be able to sue social media companies for what users post, report finds
The question is at the heart of the Section 230 discussion.
On Jul 2, 2021 by Mikael Thalen
Former Trump aide launches ‘GETTR,’ the latest attempt at MAGA social media
Donald Trump has yet to join ‘GETTR.’
On Jul 1, 2021 by Mikael Thalen
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