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Here is a look at tech and politics news from the last week.
On May 25, 2021 by Andrew Wyrich
Man who occupied Palestinian woman’s home said he wanted to ‘nuke’ Gaza on Facebook
‘From his public posts, I found a party animal, Kahanist, Trump-supporter, and COVID-truther.’
On May 25, 2021 by Mikael Thalen
Florida to fine social media sites that ban candidates under new law
Legal experts argue that the new law will almost certainly be challenged in court.
On May 24, 2021 by Mikael Thalen
Man targeted by D.C. police for sharing hacked data speaks out
He says he was targeted because of how widespread his posts were shared.
On May 18, 2021 by Mikael Thalen
Twitter may soon let you pay to delete tweets, which you can already do for free
Plans for paid subscription service apparently do not include the one thing everyone wants: an edit button.
On May 17, 2021 by Claire Goforth
Biden revokes Trump’s controversial social media executive order
Trump’s social media executive order faced a lawsuit calling it unconstitutional.
On May 14, 2021 by Andrew Wyrich
Far-right grows restless as Parler keeps missing deadlines to return
Parler has missed three self-imposed deadlines.
On May 7, 2021 by Claire Goforth
Twitter says ‘error’ to blame for suspension of Republican comms director
Elise Stefanik’s staffer was temporarily suspended.
On May 6, 2021 by Andrew Wyrich
Trump launches new website where only he can tweet
It’s basically a blog.
On May 4, 2021 by Andrew Wyrich
This tool can make your pics undetectable to facial recognition without ruining them
‘We are in an AI arms race between good and evil.’
On Apr 26, 2021 by Mikael Thalen
Post Office busted for snooping on Americans’ social media posts
Document reveals the USPS is surveilling posts related to protests.
On Apr 21, 2021 by Mikael Thalen
My Pillow guy launches new ‘free speech’ social media site—but no one can log in yet
Frank Speech plagued by delays and claims of an attack.
On Apr 19, 2021 by Claire Goforth
‘Corporate piece of sh*t’: Periscope musician films tirade on app’s last day
‘The whole f*cking internet is a godd*amn popularity contest.’
On Apr 1, 2021 by Michelle Brandabur
How Gab’s early design made it a ‘circlejerk’ to the lowest depths of the internet
Gab was destined to be horrible.
On Mar 23, 2021 by Jordan Wildon
Trump is apparently looking to launch his own social media platform
This always felt like the likely endgame.
On Mar 22, 2021 by Andrew Wyrich
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