Mark Zuckerberg says Facebook won't remove Trump's post on Minnesota protests to “enable as much expression as possible”, says it doesn't violate its policies
“We should enable as much discussion as possible,” Zuckerberg says in a post — Facebook will not remove …
Trump signs an EO designed to limit Section 230 protections by directing the Commerce Department to press the FCC to roll back portions of Section 230
For a Price Andrew Wyrich / The Daily Dot : Trump-Twitter drama causes Cameron Winklevoss to get relentlessly owned Facebook: John McCarthy : President Donald J. Trump is ramping up his attacks agains...
Sony says it is on track to launch PlayStation 5 this year and has begun manufacturing the console, announces a games-focused event on June 4
Latest PlayStation console expected to launch globally in the final quarter of 2020 — Sony's PlayStation 5 is “on track” …
Leaked posts show Facebook's decision not to remove Trump's threat of violence is roiling employees, some of whom are calling on execs to reconsider the stance
“If we fail the test case here, history will not judge us kindly” — Facebook's decision not to take action against recent posts …
Google says it is delaying the Android 11 beta release and virtual launch event that was scheduled for June 3, but the final release is still on track for Q3
Google this evening announced that it's delaying next week's Android 11: The Beta Launch Show. The company on Twitter says …
Twitter determines two tweets about protesters from Trump and White House violate its rules on glorifying violence; users must click to see the labeled tweets
Twitter said Friday morning that a tweet from President Trump in which he threatened shooting in response to civil unrest in Minneapolis violated the company's rules.
Trump EO misreads Section 230 by conflating two independent subsections and asking the FCC to link the two provisions together, despite previous rulings
I talk about @Twitter and Big Tech censorship with @LouDobbs: https://www.youtube.com/... https://twitter.com/... Antone Johnson / @antonejohnson : And while some might argue that would be a good dete...
Sen. Ted Cruz calls for criminal investigation of Twitter, alleging it is violating US sanctions against Iran by letting Iranian leaders maintain accounts
which implies that the company also did not rule out taking action on them. Will Oremus / @willoremus : Anyone tempted to take Pai's “what about Khamenei” critique seriously should probably acknowledg...
As Twitter adds a warning to Trump's tweet advocating violence against Minneapolis protesters, so far Facebook and Instagram have left similar posts unchanged
and survival T.C. Sottek / The Verge : Twitter isn't a government, but it's the best one we've got Tweets: Daniel Kreiss / @kreissdaniel : Don't let Zuckerberg peddle a ‘free speech’ line unchallenged...
Executives at big tech companies have publicly stayed silent on Trump's social media executive order, with many executives thinking it's really aimed at Twitter
Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office before signing an executive order that's supposed to regulate social media, on May 28.
Trump's war on social media is today's version of the fights between internet message board moderators and aggrieved trolls in the early 2000s
until the board is theirs to run... https://twitter.com/... @chillmage : 2020 is a wild one. I praised @jack https://www.theverge.com/... Nilay Patel / @reckless : As ever, @chillmage is able to cle...
Apple announces Powerbeats Pro in four new colors: Spring Yellow, Cloud Pink, Lava Red, and Glacier Blue, available June 9 for $249
Zac Hall / 9to5Mac :
Third-party Amazon sellers are marking products as “collectible” to get around price gouging rules; sellers say the loophole was rarely used before the pandemic
For sale on Amazon: thousand-dollar ‘collectible’ dumbbells and hot tubs — Amazon has suspended thousands …
Biden campaign says he still wants to repeal Section 230, but emphasizes key differences from Trump's EO, like policies for more moderation, rather than less
Makena Kelly / The Verge : Tweets: @mmasnick and @skupor Tweets: Mike Masnick / @mmasnick : Here we have a great opportunity for @JoeBiden to take a stand for the 1st Amendment and an open and free i...
Sources: Tencent is in talks to buy a $200M stake in Warner Music Group in advance of Warner's IPO; the offering is expected to value WMG around $11.7B- $13.3B
Wall Street Journal :
A look at the small and independent web, why it's different from the sites that dominate web traffic today, and why it's worth exploring
Most websites today are built like commercial products by professionals and marketers, optimised to draw the largest audience, generate engagement and ‘convert’.
Stack Overflow's annual survey, taken by 65K+ developers: Rust remains most loved language at 86.1%, followed by TypeScript at 67.1%, Python dropped to third
Brandon Vigliarolo / TechRepublic :
Facebook's NPE launches Venue, a “second screen” app where selected well-known personalities will provide commentary and engage with fans during live events
starting with NASCAR Benjamin Godfrey / coinspeaker.com : FB Stock Down 0.4% as Facebook Looks to Test New Live Commentary App Venue Stephanie Sengwe / The Streamable : How to Watch NASCAR's Supermark...
Uber announces an hourly booking feature that lets people book trips for up to seven hours at a time, for $50 an hour
for an hour PYMNTS.com : Uber Debuts $50 Hourly Ride Option In Select US Cities Brittany A. Roston / SlashGear : Uber rolls out new Hourly ride order feature in some US cities Maria Deutscher / Silico...
A behind-the-scenes account of how Kickstarter workers came together to become the first white-collar technology workforce to unionize in US history
The point wasn't so much about pay issues, but to give workers more say over what they produce—reflecting a trend of internal protest across the tech industry.
Amazon confirms Echo Look devices will stop working from July after pulling the Alexa-powered camera in Dec. 2019, offers discounts on Echo Show for Look users
Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat :
Waymo to return its fleet to service in Bay Area starting June 8th delivering packages for two non-profits, thus sidestepping “shelter-in-place” regulations
The AV company is the latest to discover that doing deliveries can help sidestep restrictions on nonessential travel
A look at the rise of React, an open-source JavaScript library for building user interfaces, which is led by a small team of full-time developers at Facebook
On the social, cultural, and technological impacts of the increasingly ubiquitous frontend framework.
Analysis of Layoffs.fyi data: tech companies have cut over 40,000 jobs during the pandemic, led by the travel and transportation sector with 14,250 layoffs
Layoffs have slammed tech companies both large and small since the start of the coronavirus pandemic in mid-March. Tweets: @ustechworkers Tweets: @ustechworkers : “The contracting labor practice allow...
Mutual aid groups across the US are organizing online via productivity tools like Airtable and Slack to exchange info, coordinate grocery distribution, and more
software designed to make money for companies—to give things away and donate time, @kait_tiffany reports: https://on.theatln.tc/7RFnfuA
Zynn, a TikTok clone from ByteDance Chinese rival Kuaishou, pays users to watch videos and has now hit the top of the US iOS App Store following its May debut
Andrew Hutchinson / Social Media Today :
Facebook says it banned anti-vaccination news site Natural News for using content farms from Macedonia and the Philippines, not for the content it posted
NBC News : Tweets: @fadiquran , @dave_schilling , @astoraaron , @goldengateblond , @noupside , @arawnsley , @edbott , and @oneunderscore__ . Thanks: @thekenyeung Tweets: Fadi Quran / @fadiquran : Ava...
More questions loom for self-driving cars as the pandemic raises concerns over consumer hygiene tolerance in shared vehicles
Jim Motavalli / New York Times :
Interview with Kickstarter CEO Aziz Hasan on the future of crowdfunding and how the pandemic has impacted the number and types of projects on the site
Ashley Carman / The Verge : Tweets: @ashleyrcarman Tweets: Ashley Carman / @ashleyrcarman : kickstarter laid off 40 percent of its workforce earlier this month, and then this week it hit a huge miles...
Shopify's new AI commerce stack
Their VP of Product digs into just-launched products to help entrepreneurs and developers build with the latest AI and tech.
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Picture this: It's Monday morning. You walk into the office feeling energized and ready to take on the week.
Protecting your Cloud Applications Data
Backing up Office 365, Google Workspace, Dropbox & Box data is critical to preventing data loss or corruption, complying with laws and avoiding critical downtime in case of a disaster.