In a letter to Rep. Jim Jordan, YouTube says it will reinstate creators it banned for COVID and election misinfo, and blames Biden officials for the bans
This. Big Tech had the legal power to stop censorship and make good law, and didn't use it. Hopefully they'll have more courage in future. Elon Musk / @elonmusk : Well done! Julia Alexander / @loudmou...
Leaked letter: Ed Martin, the interim US Attorney for DC, accused Wikipedia of allowing foreign manipulation and propaganda, threatening its tax-exempt status
Wikipedia Bluesky: Senator Sheldon Whitehouse / @whitehouse.senate.gov : Where is the referral from IRS? I've been told for years that DOJ does not investigate IRS matters without a referral. More w...
The GOP's Jim Jordan subpoenas Apple, Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, Nvidia, OpenAI, and 10 others over alleged Biden pressure to use AI to “censor lawful speech”
Because the bullshit machine needs “woKe AI” and “TeCH cENsoRShIP” fantasies to keep the base distracted while they dismantle services and take away benefits. Renee DiResta / @noupside : Two years ago...
At an Acquired podcast event, Mark Zuckerberg said his biggest career mistake was taking too much ownership for issues out of Meta's control
RE: https://www.threads.net/... Parker Thompson / @parkert : Not understanding that they were the refs getting worked by bad-faith actors has definitely always been a massive problem for Meta and othe...
Mark Zuckerberg's letter to Jim Jordan gave Republicans just enough to claim a political win, without getting Meta in more trouble amid its FTC antitrust suit
Mark Zuckerberg's letter to Chairman Jim Jordan and the House … Nick Heer / Pixel Envy : Mark Zuckerberg Ingratiates Himself With U.S. Republican Politicians Casey Newton / Platformer : Zuckerberg dra...
In a letter to Rep. Jim Jordan, Mark Zuckerberg says he regrets Meta wasn't more outspoken about Biden administration pressure to restrict some COVID-19 content
Meta CEO also says he won't repeat 2020 efforts to fund local elections, which Republicans criticized as ‘Zuckerbucks’
Email: the World Federation of Advertisers discontinues activities of its nonprofit, GARM, following X's antitrust lawsuit, but intends to contest X's claims
what's next for advertisers looking for controls Vish Gain / Silicon Republic : Not-for-profit ad group GARM shuts down after X lawsuit Seb Joseph / Digiday : Elon Musk's lawsuit shatters GARM, reveal...
Stanford Internet Observatory's former research director details the online rumor mill that led to SIO ending its rapid-response election observation work
This by the former research director of the #Stanford Internet Observatory. It was one of the leading #US institutions studying #online disinformation, but it's been shut down recently due to lawsuit...
In the years since Facebook and Twitter banned Donald Trump after the January 6 attacks, he and his allies have beaten down efforts to filter election lies
A government shutdown is looming — again Frank Ricci / The Daily Caller : Biden Admin's ‘Misinformation’ Crackdown Faces Day Of Reckoning At SCOTUS Ryan King / New York Post : Pence has ‘forgiven’ Tru...
Academics and US agencies are overhauling or ending online misinformation research due to Representative Jim Jordan and other Republicans' escalating campaign
An escalating campaign, led by Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) and other Republicans, has cast a pall over programs that study political disinformation … Mastodon: @PaulaChertok@mas.to , @dangillmor@mastodon...