Memo: the TikTok US deal is set to close on Jan. 22; terms include retraining the recommendation algorithm on US user data and Oracle overseeing data protection
Revamped ‘TikTok USA’ Expected Next Month Wesley Hilliard / AppleInsider : US investors to close deal on 50% ownership of TikTok January 22 Sports Business Journal : TikTok sale becomes official, with...
Some users are circumventing UK's age checks by using VPNs, providing fake AI-generated photo IDs, or using images of high-fidelity video game characters
It's a privacy nightmare and is the slipperest of slopes. @kaidzsu.com : my headcanon is twitter rolled out the UK age verification nightmare for the entirety of Europe because the one remaining devel...
Marco Rubio says the US will impose visa bans on foreign nationals “who censor Americans” and calls arrest warrants for social media posts “unacceptable”
But this part reads 100% Brazil. — www.state.gov/announcement... X: Secretary Marco Rubio / @secrubio : Foreigners who work to undermine the rights of Americans should not enjoy the privilege of tra...
Microsoft says it is reducing “politically focused emails” internally and externally; workers cannot send emails mentioning “Palestine”, “Gaza”, or “genocide”
Employees discovered that emails with a variety of terms related to Gaza and Palestine have been blocked internally.
The White House says TikTok's threat to shut down is a “stunt” as there is “no reason for TikTok or other companies to take actions” before Trump takes office
Here's The Only Workaround For 170 Million American Users Fatimah Quadri / The ICIR : TikTok halts US operations amid Trump's reinstatement push Niamh Shackleton / UNILAD : TikTok hints that US ban is...
Israeli officials detail an expansive and experimental facial recognition program in Gaza to catalog Palestinians without their knowledge, starting in 2023
The experimental effort, which has not been disclosed, is being used to conduct mass surveillance of Palestinians in Gaza, according to military officials and others.
Some Democrats warn that a ban of TikTok, used by nearly two-thirds of Americans under 30, could imperil Biden's reelection by depressing young voter turnout
but their treatment of him is vastly different Nate Cohn / New York Times : Share of Democratic Registrations Is Declining, but What Does It Mean? Kathleen Parker / Washington Post : For the country's...
Gaza's internet and telecoms have been fully shut down for seven straight days, the longest time since October 2023; 12 of its ISPs are down since October 2023
For seven consecutive days, internet and telecommunications services have been fully shut down in the Gaza Strip.
Facebook docs detail issues with moderating non-English speech, leading to inflammatory language in Afghanistan, bans on common words in Palestine, and more
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — As the Gaza war raged and tensions surged across the Middle East last May …