Elon Musk says Twitter handles “engaging in impersonation without clearly specifying ‘parody’ will be permanently suspended” and there will be no more warnings
let's break down what our policies are, and some of the big questions we still need to answer... Elon Musk / @elonmusk : My commitment to free speech extends even to not banning the account following ...
Y Combinator names Garry Tan as its next president, replacing Geoff Ralston in January 2023; Tan will step away from his role at his firm Initialized Capital
YC gave me my start, and I'm deeply grateful to the community. https://www.forbes.com/... @initialized : News alert: Congratulations to @jenhwolf & @brettdg, our new managing partners. Jen & Brett joi...
Twitch confirms the Buffalo gunman livestreamed Saturday's attack on its platform, saying it took his channel down within two minutes of the violence starting
and they're not removing it because it 'doesn't violate their terms of service.' https://twitter.com/... Drew Harwell / @drewharwell : The Buffalo shooting video is circulating online. One copy has mo...
An anti-fascist researcher says Twitter suspended her account after someone reported a 2019 tweet of hers following Twitter's updated Private Information Policy
to curb the misuse of media to harass or intimidate private individuals,” @Twitter told @b_fung https://www.cnn.com/... If it's being used to harm, revert. https://twitter.com/... Erica Joy / @ericajo...
ACLU sues ICE for its algorithm used to recommend if people arrested for immigration violations should be let go, argues it's rigged to detain nearly everyone
In 2013, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement quietly began using a software tool to recommend whether people arrested … Tweets: @chadloder , @theintercept , @jvagle , and @theintercept Tweets: Ch...
Twitter says a “conversation participants” compose screen tool is coming in 2020, letting users limit who can reply, and conversation threading will improve
although, isn't that the point of private accounts? For political/public figure persons, entities, networks, or corporations it's certainly the wrong way forward. https://twitter.com/... @chelseacirru...
Simply carrying a smartphone to a political rally could tie its owner to the event in commercial datasets, thanks to the realtime tracking tech in mundane apps
New York Times : Tweets: @carnage4life , @suchitrav , @snowden , @paulkidd , @campuscodi , @nytopinion , @dirktherabbit , @michellerobbins , @cwarzel , @cwarzel , @chadloder , @bora_dimpy , and @mand...
Simply carrying a smartphone to a political rally could tie its owner to the event in commercial datasets, thanks to the realtime tracking tech in mundane apps
New York Times : Tweets: @carnage4life , @snowden , @suchitrav , @paulkidd , @campuscodi , @nytopinion , @dirktherabbit , @michellerobbins , @cwarzel , @cwarzel , @chadloder , @bora_dimpy , and @mand...
Inside the seven-year-long fight by a number of non-profits that took down three websites hosting child exploitation images
Several websites popular with sexual predators were thwarted last month after a determined campaign by groups dedicated to eliminating the content. It was a rare victory in an unending war. Tweets: @...