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Tech News
Twitter May Start Labeling Your Tweets Based on How Wrong You Are
Twitter is one of many social media companies that’s struggled to keep misinformation from running rampant on its platform over the years. Its latest attempt to move the needle looks to be a tiered warning label system that changes based on how wrong you are, according to app researcher Jane Manchun Wong. So far, there … Continued
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Tech NewsPrivacy & Security
Leaked Police Docs Show a Lot of Disturbing but Mostly Dumb Plans Made by the Boogaloo Bois
A recent leak from the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington D.C. reveals ongoing surveillance of right-wing activists in the wake of the deadly Jan. 6th Capitol riot and the lead-up to President Joe Biden’s inauguration. The documents in question were stolen several weeks ago by the ransomware gang Babuk. According to leaked chats between police … Continued
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ScienceHealth
Big Tech CEOs Waffle on Banning the 12 Major Anti-Vaxxers at Congressional Hearing
After a report from the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) and Anti-Vax Watch found that a huge percentage of misinformation and conspiracy theories about vaccines can be traced back to just a dozen people, the CEOs of Facebook, Google, and Twitter told Congress they weren’t sure they would ban them. The CCDH/Anti-Vax Watch report … Continued
By Tom McKay