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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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 ...
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...
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...
Sources: after the election, Zuckerberg agreed to temporarily tweak Facebook's algorithm to make authoritative news like CNN and NYT appear more prominently
Good morning! This Wednesday, markets are booming … Charlesarthur / The Overspill : Start Up No.1437: new Honor phones to struggle for chips, UK government accused of blocking FOI, Covid's smart muta...
Apple removes app from the App Store that tracked Hong Kong police and protests after pressure from China, says it “violates our guidelines and local laws”
A single tweet … Wired : Hong Kong Is the Latest Tripwire for Tech Firms in China Pranav Dixit / BuzzFeed News : Apple Has Removed A Mapping App That Let Protesters In Hong Kong Track Police Aaron Hol...
Chinese state media warns Apple over app that tracks Hong Kong police, says Apple's approval of the app made it an “accomplice” in the protests
and critics say they bent to Beijing Charlotte Henry / The Mac Observer : Apple Backtracks and Removes Hong Kong Protest App Wei Shi / Telecoms.com : Apple U-turns again to pull HK map app under press...
Trump says Apple will not be given tariff waivers or relief for Mac Pro parts made in China, calls on Apple to build products in the US instead
updated Rajesh Pandey / iPhone Hacks : President Trump Tweets that Apple Will Not Get Any Tariff Waiver for 2019 Mac Pro Killian Bell / Cult of Mac : Trump: Apple won't receive special treatment for M...
With Apple making its Sign In with Apple feature mandatory for App Store developers, it starts to feel less like competition and more like brute force
Casey Newton / The Interface : Tweets: @atomkirk and @jacknicas Tweets: Adam Kirk / @atomkirk : Oh man, so many people who have already logged in with google/facebook to an existing app are going to ...
Phil Schiller, in an email to a user, says screen-time apps Apple restricted used MDM feature only intended for enterprises, creating privacy and security risks
a truly complex issue: The facts about parental control apps - Apple Newsroom http://apple.news/... Steven Sinofsky / @stevesi : “The facts about parental control apps” http://www.apple.com/... // MDM...