Google plans to begin verifying the identities of developers who distribute Android apps, even outside the Play Store, rolling out in phases from September 2026
Stop this shit Google. If I want to sideload an app, I should be able to sideload an app. — www.androidauthority.com/android- deve... @natanael : This is what Apple got sued for and lost over in EU...
Twitter restores a feature that promotes suicide prevention hotlines and other safety resources, after removing it reportedly following Elon Musk's order
[UPDATED: it's back, with Musk claiming 'fake news'] Reuters : Exclusive: Elon Musk orders removal of Twitter suicide prevention feature, sources say Mastodon: Dan Gillmor / @dangillmor@mastodon.socia...
Security researchers say Apple and EU plans to monitor phones for illicit material are ineffective and could embolden government surveillance
In August, Apple announced a system to check all our iPhones for illegal images … Jordan Robertson / Bloomberg : Apple's Child-Porn Tracking System Is Flawed, Report Says arXiv.org : Bugs in our Pocke...
WhatsApp to delay new privacy policy by three months following widespread confusion over whether the policy would mandate data sharing with Facebook
but what's the point? Yash Wate / TechPP : WhatsApp delays new privacy policy update after user backlash Tweets: @whatsapp : Thank you to everyone who's reached out. We're still working to counter any...
Twitter and Facebook's ban on Trump is not censorship, and demanding clear rules for social media moderation is “stupid” because the context is always changing
every case is different. https://www.techdirt.com/... And inciting an attack on your own government that leaves five people dead is a far graver assault on free speech than anything you're complaining...
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is tying the fate of $2,000 stimulus checks to the repeal of Section 230
in a Bill That Would Also Eliminate Section 230 Dell Cameron / Gizmodo : McConnell Doesn't Care About Section 230 or the Election—Just Keeping Your Relief Check Small Tweets: Donald J. Trump / @realdo...
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is tying the fate of $2,000 stimulus checks to the repeal of Section 230
in a Bill That Would Also Eliminate Section 230 Dell Cameron / Gizmodo : McConnell Doesn't Care About Section 230 or the Election—Just Keeping Your Relief Check Small Ted Johnson / Deadline : Mitch Mc...
The FCC will take public comment for 45 days on the Trump administration's petition for new transparency rules on how social media companies moderate content
David Shepardson / Reuters : Tweets: @dangillmor , @blakereid , and @frankpallone Tweets: Dan Gillmor / @dangillmor : Instead of tossing Trump's blatantly unconstitutional media censorship plan into ...
After Twitter adds a label to his misleading tweets, Trump says Republicans will “strongly regulate” social media platforms or “close them down”
in Kim Jong-Un style—could possibly be within a country mile of legal https://twitter.com/... Kara Swisher / @karaswisher : Dear @HawleyMO you are far too smart to say this is pretty simple. This is p...
According to notes from an Amazon webinar, Ring has partnered with 200+ local police departments in US, which can directly ask Ring owners for camera footage
they show Ring told police that it's partnered with 200 law enforcement agencies around the country. https://www.vice.com/... Emanuel Eggberg / @emanuelmaiberg : More amazing reporting from @carolineh...