Parler shuts down as new owner says conservative platform needs big revamp

Parler shuts down as new owner says conservative platform needs big revamp

Starboard also claims that artificial intelligence technology can help boost Parler’s reach. “Advancements in AI technology, along with the existing code base and other new features, provide an opportunity for Starboard to begin servicing unsupported online communities—building a home for them away from the ad-hoc regulatory hand of platforms that hate them,” the company said.

Politicians and commentators are blocked online in Brazil after censorship order targets Bolsonaro support

The censorship power lies with a single judge, Alexandre de Moraes.

Politicians and commentators are blocked online in Brazil after censorship order targets Bolsonaro support

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Tech companies under fire after Brazilian riots repeat Jan. 6 pattern

[SumOfUs] Researchers analyzed five livestream broadcasts from far-right YouTubers taking part in the riots and mapped how the content was posted across other platforms, mainly Facebook.

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Trump’s TRUTH Social Turns Users’ Info Over to Police – Just Like Facebook and Twitter

TRUTH Social, the platform launched by former President Donald Trump earlier this year, complies with law enforcement requests in the same manner as more established companies.

While that information in and of itself is not particularly surprising, it does show TRUTH is more or less everything it purported not to be when Trump unveiled it to “stand up to the tyranny of big tech.”

Trump’s TRUTH Social Turns Users’ Info Over to Police – Just Like Facebook and Twitter