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Credit to Author: Justin Ling| Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2023 14:26:10 +0000

Documents obtained by WIRED confirm that Good Smile, which licenses toy production for Disney, was an investor in the controversial image board.

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The TikTok Hearing Revealed That Congress Is the Problem

March 24, 2023 0 Comments business / national affairs, business / social media, Security, Security / National Security, Security / Privacy

Credit to Author: Dell Cameron| Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2023 00:42:06 +0000

The interrogation of CEO Shou Zi Chew highlighted US lawmakers’ own failure to pass privacy legislation.

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TikTok Paid for Influencers to Attend the Pro-TikTok Rally in DC

March 24, 2023 0 Comments business / national affairs, business / social media, Security, Security / National Security

Credit to Author: Matt Laslo| Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2023 21:50:56 +0000

The embattled social media company brought out the checkbook to ensure at least 30 of its biggest assets—creators—were in DC to help fend off critics.

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The TikTok CEO’s Face-Off With Congress Is Doomed

March 22, 2023 0 Comments business / national affairs, business / social media, Security, Security / National Security

Credit to Author: Matt Laslo| Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2023 11:00:00 +0000

On Thursday, Shou Zi Chew will meet a rare united front in the US Congress against the Chinese-owned social media app that has lawmakers in a tizzy.

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Senator Warner on the Restrict Act and a US TikTok Ban

March 17, 2023 0 Comments business / social media, Security, Security / National Security

Credit to Author: Dell Cameron| Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2023 16:59:24 +0000

WIRED spoke with the coauthor of the Restrict Act, a bipartisan bill to crack down on tech from six “hostile” countries.

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The Push to Ban TikTok in the US Isn’t About Privacy

February 23, 2023 0 Comments business / national affairs, business / social media, Security, Security / National Security

Credit to Author: Matt Laslo| Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2023 12:00:00 +0000

Lawmakers are increasingly hellbent on punishing the popular social network while efforts to pass a broader privacy law have dwindled.

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Why the US Congress Wants to Ban TikTok

February 23, 2023 0 Comments business / national affairs, business / social media, Security, Security / National Security

Credit to Author: Matt Laslo| Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2023 12:00:00 +0000

Lawmakers are increasingly hellbent on punishing the popular social network while efforts to pass a broader privacy law have dwindled.

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A New Lawsuit Accuses Meta of Inflaming Civil War in Ethiopia

December 14, 2022 0 Comments Business, business / social media, Security / National Security

Credit to Author: Vittoria Elliott, Dell Cameron| Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2022 00:27:21 +0000

The suit claims the company lacks adequate moderation to prevent widespread hate speech that has led to violence and death.

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Here’s How Bad a Twitter Mega-Breach Would Be

November 18, 2022 0 Comments business / social media, Security, Security / Cyberattacks and Hacks

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2022 01:41:44 +0000

Elon Musk laid off half the staff, and mass resignations seem likely. If nobody’s there to protect the fort, what’s the worst that could happen?

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Twitter’s SMS Two-Factor Authentication Is Melting Down

November 15, 2022 0 Comments business / social media, Security, Security / Cyberattacks and Hacks, Security / Security News

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2022 01:08:07 +0000

Problems with the important security feature may be some of the first signs that Elon Musk’s social network is fraying at the edges.