Brazil's elections chief gets unilateral power to order tech companies to remove posts and videos ahead of the October 30 election, to combat misinformation
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How the peer pressure to be a part of the blue bubble iMessage text groups keeps US teens locked into Apple's ecosystem
Good morning! Have you heard of Mukesh Ambani, the hotelier? Alan Friedman / PhoneArena : Google executive accuses Apple of using peer pressure and bullying to sell iPhones Jeff Butts / HotHardware.c...
Brazil's Senate and Supreme Court nullify rules issued by President Bolsonaro banning social networks from removing content that breaks their policies
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Profile of Doug Guthrie, an advocate for doing business in China who advised Apple from 2014-2019, as he now warns of the risks of China's nationalist turn
Doug Guthrie, once one of America's leading China bulls, rang the alarm on doing business there. He spoke about his time at Apple. Tweets: @jacknicas , @jacknicas , and @nytimes Tweets: Jack Nicas / ...
A look at the frayed relationship between Mark Zuckerberg and Tim Cook as Apple rolls out its new privacy feature for iPhones
Facebook is not happy Emily Birnbaum / Politico : Senate to lift the hood on social media algorithms Ian Sherr / CNET : Apple's M1 chip gives Mac some iPhone shine. Now we find out how much Andy Meek ...
Tile said Apple holds third-party products hostage by restricting their use of Find My; Apple lawyer confirmed Tile can't disclose Find My agreement under NDA
Michael Potuck / 9to5Mac : Tweets: @jacknicas , @kantrowitz , @rachelbovard , @parkerortolani , @jacknicas , @laurengoode , @appfairness , @laurengoode , @brittanyagibson , and @karissabe Tweets: Jac...
During Senate hearing, Spotify and Match said Apple abuses its power over app developers, leveraging its user base; Spotify said the goal is to hurt rivals
Bloomberg : Tweets: @amyklobuchar , @econliberties , @samsabin923 , @alistairmbarr , @sentinelcentral , @annaedge4 , @issielapowsky , @tweabr , @jason_kint , @jason_kint , @pwnallthethings , @pwnallt...
Arizona House passes bill HB2005, which would force Apple and Google to let apps in its app stores use alternative payment methods; bill now heads to AZ Senate
not law yet, but the momentum here is real and growing. https://www.theverge.com/... Jack Nicas / @jacknicas : This matters because it would likely attract companies to Arizona to avoid Apple and Goog...
Following Trump's ban on Facebook and Twitter, alternative social apps and private messengers top the app stores, including Signal, Telegram, MeWe, and CloutHub
A handful of unelected tech executives have tremendous influence on public discourse. Tweets: Evan Greer / @evan_greer : i know no one wants to hear this but it is a short path from Apple, Google, and...
Trump searches for a new social network after his Twitter ban, as a source says the president will spend the final days of his term railing against Big Tech
I heard the news last week that Twitter had permanently banned Trump and thought “oh my.” New York Post : Big Tech's assault on Parler proves it's gone full cartel Tweets: Brian Bergstein / @brianberg...