Category: Tech
“Mark Changed The Rules”: How Facebook Went Easy On Alex Jones And Other Right-Wing Figures
In April 2019, Facebook was preparing to ban one of the internet’s most notorious spreaders of misinformation and hate, Infowars founder Alex Jones. Then CEO Mark Zuckerberg personally intervened. Jones had gained infamy for claiming that the 2012 Sandy Hook elementary school massacre was a “giant hoax,” and that the…
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Parler, A Social Media Platform That Stands For Free Speech, Temporarily Blocked Its Founder
Parler, the social media site popular among conservatives, appeared to have banned its cofounder and former CEO on Friday before restoring his access later in the day. John Matze, whom Parler’s management fired earlier this month, told BuzzFeed News that he believed he had been banned after making several posts…
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Ex-General Catalyst and General Atlantic VC announces $68M debut fund
As of 2019, the majority of venture firms — 65% — still did not have a single female partner or GP at their firm, according to All Raise. So naturally, anytime we hear of a new female-led fund, our ears perk up. Today, New York-based Avid Ventures announced the launch…
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This Company Says Its Facial Recognition Could Be Used For Dating
Clearview AI, the facial recognition company that claims it’s scraped 3 billion images from the internet to power its face-matching system, has proposed applying its technology to everything from policing to retail to dating, according to a 2020 patent application that became public on Thursday. The patent filing was made…
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Twitter Says It Won’t Block Journalists, Activists, And Politicians In India To Protect Free Speech
Twitter has told India’s government that it won’t restrict accounts belonging to journalists, activists, and politicians in India, despite receiving an order from the country’s federal government. It is, however, blocking an unspecified number of accounts that don’t fall into these categories from being able to be viewed internally in…
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Searches For “Dog” On Instagram Returned Emojis For Chinese Takeout Boxes
Sopa Images / SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Searches for the word “dog” on Instagram’s stories feature are showing an emoji for a takeout box associated with Chinese American food, angering people who are concerned the app is reinforcing racist stereotypes. An Instagram employee noticed the issue over the weekend, according…
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