I’ve talked before about the utter stupidity (and danger) of trying to turn the internet into Disneyland: a safe space for little kids, where they’ll never encounter any content that makes them upset, but plenty of states (and many people in Congress) are trying to do it anyway.
Wisconsin Pushing Bill That Requires Websites To Treat All Users As If They’re Children
Tag: private messages
Instagram Connects Vast Pedophile Network
The Meta unit’s systems for fostering communities have guided users to child-sex content; company says it is improving internal controls
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Among other platforms popular with young people, Snapchat is used mainly for its direct messaging, so it doesn’t help create networks. And TikTok’s platform is one where “this type of content does not appear to proliferate,” the Stanford report said.
Instagram Connects Vast Pedophile Network
Ideological opponents of the Ukrainian government are waiting for prison or death
This article was submitted to the WSWS by Maxim Goldarb, the head of the Union of Left Forces (For a New Socialism) party, which has been banned by the Zelensky government. The World Socialist Web Site unequivocally opposes and denounces the persecution of left-wing and oppositional tendencies in Ukraine by the NATO-backed Zelensky regime. We call on our readers to distribute the information about the state-backed repression of anti-war opposition in Ukraine as widely as possible.
Ideological opponents of the Ukrainian government are waiting for prison or death
H/T: Stimmen aus der Ukraine: Linken Oppositionellen drohen Gefängnis oder Tod
Twitter “no longer exists” as a company, merges into Musk’s X Corp
Company name change may be Musk’s next step to launch X, the “everything app.”
Twitter “no longer exists” as a company, merges into Musk’s X Corp
Elon Musk Throws Matt Taibbi Under The Bus, Backs Up, and Runs Over Him Again
Matt Taibbi, the former Rolling Stone journalist who was given access to the Twitter Files by Elon Musk, reportedly had his official Twitter account “shadow banned” by the mogul after he refused to permanently decamp from his lucrative Substack subscription newsletter site.
Twitter Files journalist Matt Taibbi ‘shadow banned’ by Elon Musk in Substack feud
Related:
Elon Musk tweets then deletes DMs from Matt Taibbi over his Substack snit
Elon Musk apparently on the outs with Matt Taibbi over Twitter-Substack feud
Meanwhile, Matt’s supposedly on vacation.
FTC Twitter Investigation Sought Elon Musk’s Internal Communications, Journalist Names
Documents obtained by a House panel shed light on the probe into Twitter’s compliance with settlement
FTC Twitter Investigation Sought Elon Musk’s Internal Communications, Journalist Names
Related:
Twitter Comes Under Washington Spotlight With Whistleblower Complaint
Facebook reported ‘anti-authority’ users to FBI
Samizdat – September 16, 2022
Expressing ‘anti-authority’ beliefs in messages on Facebook can trigger an FBI investigation, DOJ sources told the New York Post
Facebook reported ‘anti-authority’ users to FBI
Nebraska Mother, Daughter Face Abortion Charges After Facebook Shares Chats With Police
Digital rights advocates on Tuesday said an abortion case in Nebraska illustrates how powerful tech companies like Facebook could play a major role in prosecutions of people who self-manage abortions as more states ban the procedure, and called on the social media platform to reform its privacy policies to protect users.
Nebraska Mother, Daughter Face Abortion Charges After Facebook Shares Chats With Police