Tag: Terms of Service

Elon’s Promise Not To Ban Account Tracking His Jet Didn’t Last Very Long At All; Also Bans Guy’s Personal Account

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

Earlier this week, we wrote about how Elon Musk had secretly applied the strongest visibility filter (what some people insist on calling “shadowbanning”) to the ElonJet account on Twitter (which automatically noted where Elon’s private plane was flying), which he had promised not to ban due to his apparent “commitment to free speech.”

Elon’s Promise Not To Ban Account Tracking His Jet Didn’t Last Very Long At All; Also Bans Guy’s Personal Account

Related:

Information and Links on Elon Musk’s/SpaceX’s jets registered under the name “Falcon Landing LLC”

Gavin Newsom Signs Hugely Problematic ‘Transparency’ Bill Into Law

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

from the but-why-gavin? dept

Wed, Sep 14th 2022 03:48pm – Mike Masnick

We’re still waiting to see if California Governor Gavin Newsom will sign the California Age Appropriate Design Code (AB 2273) into law, though all indications are that he will. However, he has now signed a different bad bill into law. He has happily signed what he calls the “nation-leading social media transparency measure” AB 587 into law. The bill is a disaster whether or not you support the goal of “transparency” for social media companies. Actually, the bill is a disaster especially if you support more transparency from social media companies.

Gavin Newsom Signs Hugely Problematic ‘Transparency’ Bill Into Law

A Face Search Engine Anyone Can Use Is Alarmingly Accurate

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

PimEyes is a paid service that finds photos of a person from across the internet, including some the person may not want exposed. “We’re just a tool provider,” its owner said.

A Face Search Engine Anyone Can Use Is Alarmingly Accurate

Related:

A Polish company is abolishing our anonymity:

An investigation by netzpolitik.org shows the potential for abuse of PimEyes, a free search engine for 900 million faces. Whoever’s photos have been published on the Internet could already be part of their database.

Peter Thiel to Exit Meta’s Board to Support Trump-Aligned Candidates

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

Peter Thiel to Exit Meta’s Board to Support Trump-Aligned Candidates

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Competition Is for Losers

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