Microsoft will make Recall an opt-in feature, encrypt its search index database, and require Windows Hello authentication and proof of presence to view timeline
enhancing Recall's security and making it an opt-in decision Jacob Siegal / BGR : Microsoft's changes AI Recall feature after intense criticism C. Scott Brown / Android Authority : Microsoft finally r...
Twitter no longer lets users browse tweets, user profiles, and comment threads on the web without logging in, redirecting Twitter URLs to the sign in page
https://www.theverge.com/... @ahimsa_pdx@disabled.social : You can no longer view tweets if you're not logged in to twitter. — You can't even view someone's twitter profile, not even if it's public....
On December 16, Twitter reinstated at least 12 far-right accounts including election misinformation celeb Mike Lindell and QAnon supporters like Patrick Byrne
at the Behest of the Far Right Jared Gans / The Hill : MyPillow CEO returns to Twitter: ‘Melt down the electronic voting machines and turn them into prison bars’ Juliana Kim / NPR : Elon Musk reinstat...
In response to Meta's rebuttal of its XCheck report, The Wire shares a video of a source using a subdomain, DKIM signatures, and more, but experts are skeptical
& many mainstream foreign journalists also questioned The Wire's work. Now, @thewire_in says it's verified the email via- its DKIM signature. https://thewire.in/... Matthew Green / @matthew_d_green : ...
As Meta funnels billions into VR, some developers worry about strict app store rules, acquisitions that dominate the market and throttle competition, and more
Virtual reality creators say Meta now has the power to determine which apps will be successful and which will be left in obscurity Tweets: @naominixwrites , @naominixwrites , @iansherr , @mattnavarra ...
Replying to tweets from right-wing users, Elon Musk boosts criticism of Twitter executives Vijaya Gadde and Jim Baker, leading to more users joining the attacks
Yesterday, with as little fanfare as possible, I downloaded my archive and deactivated my Twitter account. Dirt : White hot — Dirt is a daily email about entertainment. … not.not.reading Karissa Bel...
Investigation shows how Facebook and Google fund misinformation globally by paying millions of dollars in ad revenue to the operators of clickbait pages
some that you can trace to a body count. Great, if enraging, follow-the-money reporting here. https://twitter.com/... Ian Sherr / @iansherr : Still happening how many years after ad-pocalypse? https:/...
Facebook's research on teens and mental health is not as conclusive as it appears, relying on teens' self-reported views and a small sample size
With each Facebook crisis, we become savvier … Jean Twenge / The Conversation : Facebook's own internal documents offer a blueprint for making social media safer for teens Maxwell Strachan / VICE : Fa...
Facebook says WSJ's series contained deliberate mischaracterizations and conferred egregiously false motives to Facebook's leadership and employees
and burying the findings Charlie Osborne / ZDNet : Facebook rebukes WSJ over investigation on the platform's ability to harm, ‘toxic’ impact Parmy Olson / Bloomberg : Facebook's Beloved Growth Team Ha...
Facebook releases a previously shelved Q1 content transparency report, acknowledging the widespread reach of content casting doubt on COVID vaccines
and making note of some of the components of the story. Benedict Evans / @benedictevans : NY Times: FB shelved Q1 ‘most viewed’ report because of things like this. Six inches further down the page, it...