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.’
The Humanities Degree Is Dying, And That’s A Good Thing
As artificial intelligence advances and the humanities decline, we need to consider how to create meaningful connection in a digital world.
‘The Creepy Line’ Takes On Google And Facebook’s Power To Manipulate Elections
Where is the line between tech companies legitimately attempting to monetize their services through targeted advertising and outright predatory invasions of personal privacy?
Social Media Is Turning Into Just Another Boring Television Channel
Even very smart critics can reflexively talk as if social media is the ultimate in digital living. Yet today, news keeps rolling in that would make calmer people draw a much different conclusion.
Google Turns Evil In Willingness To Collude With China’s Repression
The Silicon Valley behemoth’s cooperation with China paints a picture less of an ethical business giant, and more of an adversary blatantly subverting American interests and basic human rights.
New Evidence Debunks Big Myth That Repealing Internet Rules Caused Throttling
Claims that removing the ‘protections’ of net neutrality would transform the internet into a tiered fiefdom have turned up flat.
If Government Grabbed Big Tech Algorithms, It’d Be A Huge Property Rights Violation
Critics are calling for Congress to force the popular platforms to open their codebooks. This would be bad for those companies and for consumers.
In Twitter, Jack Dorsey Created A Monster He Can’t Control
In a bruising hearing before a House committee, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey had far more apologies than answers.
Twitter, Facebook Admit Mistakes In Congressional Hearing
Chief executives from Twitter and Facebook testified their companies have made mistakes regarding malicious foreign actors, and promised improvement.
Why You Should Stop Engaging With Anonymous Twitter Accounts
The right to anonymous speech is God-given and inalienable. The right to a response is not. Engaging anonymous Twitter users is far more dangerous than useful.
Why Government Regulation Will Only Make Google And Facebook’s Bias Worse
The president is clearly on to something about Google rigging their searches against conservatives. But his solution will only make the problem worse.
Despite Twitter’s Protests, The Stifling of Conservative Speech On The Platform Is Real
Americans from across the political spectrum are beginning to realize that unaccountable tech oligarchs are no better enforcers of political morality than a government censor.
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