How Identity Politics Plays Right Into The Hands Of Big Business
Advertisers are specifically targeting individuals based on their group identity, and algorithms are driving our choices as much as we’re driving them.
No, TikTok Is Not ‘The Next Vine,’ It’s Something New
If TikTok is the Spark Notes to YouTube, then Vine was the single-quote summary. It is clear we are most thirsty for maximum brevity.
Why The FTC Is Right To Go After Qualcomm For Manipulating Cell Phone Costs
No other technology company in any industry forces its customers both to pay for its product and for a separate license to the patents contained therein.
Even If You Aren’t Jeff Bezos, Don’t Give In To Blackmail
Revenge porn is devastating, but that doesn’t mean you have to capitulate. Make your extortionist pay the price for his evil deeds, just like Jeff Bezos did.
‘Don’t Be Evil’ Axis: Google Blacklisting Conservative Search Results
Google maintains a ‘blacklist’ of politically sensitive search terms, and Google’s overwhelmingly left-wing staff manually manipulates search results.
Terror-Linked Muslim Group Pressures Amazon Into Yanking Products, Facilitating Islamic Practices
Given its extensive history of terrorist support, it might seem odd that many companies and others targeted by the Council on American-Islamic Relations are quick to capitulate to their pressure campaigns.
Congress Should Reconsider Big Tech’s Special Legal Privileges That Foster Censorship
What if Big Tech’s privileged legal position is a shield to permit it to practice censorship against people, organizations, and worldviews that are not favored in Silicon Valley?
Screen Time Is Worse For Kids’ Brains Than We Thought
A study from the National Institutes of Health found that children who consume two hours of media a day have lower thinking and language scores on tests than peers who didn’t.
5 Things Facebook Statuses Can Tell Us About The Pursuit Of Happiness
In case it’s hard for you to start a new year, it might help to see what our language and habits tell us about when we are happy, why we are happy, and even how to get happy.
How Using Blockchain Can Improve Election Integrity
Ballots are too easily misplaced or forgotten, especially ballots sent by mail. There’s a solution that can ensure every vote is counted: blockchain technology.
Women Find Internet Algorithms Completely Insensitive To Their Grief Over Losing A Baby
Algorithms help women celebrate babies on the way, but when that baby is miscarried or stillborn, they seem to magnify the pain.
How The Chinese Government Might Use Cell Phones To Spy On Americans
By building a 5G network backed by Chinese tech, Sprint and T-Mobile could help the Chinese government spy on American communications.
Facebook Toys With New Policies That Crack Down On Sexual Content
From both an individual liberty and profit-generating perspective, Facebook’s recent choice is somewhere between superfluous and puritanical.
The Furor Over Bans And Speech Codes Is Not Just About Twitter
There are legitimate reasons to worry Twitter’s ostensible placation of progressive activists signals the elite class’ mounting interest in pleasing those who wish to narrow acceptable speech.
Twitter’s New Trans Speech Rules Emanate From Religious Extremism
With a recent tweak to their terms of service, Twitter has made it quite clear it’s in the business of exiling anyone who deviates from the new political-religious orthodoxy.
Why We Need Anti-Censorship Legislation For Social Media, Stat
Social media companies got rich with legal protections as platforms, only to turn around and behave like publishers when conservatives started using their publishing services.
How Twitter’s Biased Bans Echo China’s Social Control System
As more and more of the tools we use in daily life—payment processing, social media, or even Uber—move online, the question of what it takes to be banned only becomes more relevant.
Twitter Permanently Bans Feminist For Writing That ‘Men Aren’t Women’
Months after Twitter’s CEO Jack Dorsey said his platform didn’t take sides, his platform is not only taking sides but becoming more progressive and Orwellian than ever.
How Will The Rise Of The Machines Change The Future Of Chess?
The World Chess Championship is currently happening in London. What will the future of this ancient game look like as tech speeds up?
China Is Rolling Out The Most Massive Population Surveillance System In The World
‘People who travel without a ticket, or behave disorderly or smoke in public area will be punished according to regulations.’
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