Microsoft says it will no longer use China-based engineers to provide technical support to the US military, after a ProPublica report raised security concerns
Microsoft (MSFT.O) on Friday said it will stop using China-based engineers to provide technical assistance to the U.S. military …
How the US conducted a monthslong campaign to push The Gambia and at least four other developing nations to license Starlink; diplomats call the events alarming
The State Department has intervened on behalf of Musk's satellite internet company in five developing nations. Bluesky: @karlbode.com , @emptywheel , @rimaanabtawi , and @malwarejake . Mastodon: @Suff...
How neo-Nazi influencers on Telegram formed the Terrorgram Collective and a network of chats and channels, targeted a teen in Slovakia, and groomed him to kill
www.propublica.org/article/tele... Mastodon: @vruz@mstdn.social : If ProPublica were able to investigate this, what are the chances that the CIA and the FBI couldn't investigate it themselves before t...
Brad Smith tells a US House committee that Microsoft “accepts responsibility” for the issues the CSRB found, its business in China serves US interests, and more
if they haven't shown good cybersecurity performance Jessica Lyons / The Register : Microsoft answered Congress' questions on security. Now the White House needs to act Sean Lyngaas / CNN : Microsoft ...
Interviews with 40 current and ex-content moderators across Match Group, Grindr, and Bumble describe their mental health issues that they link with their jobs
Niamh McIntyre / The Bureau of Investigative Journalism : Bluesky: @cachiporra.bsky.social . X: @cocobyname , @jaspjackson , @alphabetworkers , @jaspjackson , @niamh_mcintyre , @edwardsiddons , @niam...
Politwoops, a ProPublica project that tracked and archived politicians' deleted tweets since 2012, is shutting down as the required Twitter tools no longer work
Whether officials were deleting an embarrassing post or just correcting a typo, Politwoops tracked them all.
Google's Display Network, which places ads on 2M+ websites, lets site owners stay anonymous while putting ads beside pirated content, porn, and disinformation
In late 2021, the right-wing site Conservative Beaver published a story falsely claiming the FBI had arrested Pfizer's CEO for fraud. Tweets: @craigsilverman , @craigsilverman , @thezedwards , @schwan...
ProPublica plans to return the $1.6M the outlet received from SBF's family foundation, setting aside the money until authorities decide where it should be sent
ProPublica plans to return $1.6M received from SBF's family foundation, setting aside the money until legal authorities decide where it should be sent
potentially even more so. Speaking as someone with huge respect for @propublica. A disclosure requirement to list all funders, investors and owners of news entities would increase trust. https://twitt...
Analysis reveals how Google's ad business funnels revenue to prolific purveyors of health, election, and climate disinfo in Europe, Latin America, and Africa
Google is funneling revenue to some of the web's most prolific purveyors of false information in Europe, Latin America and Africa, a ProPublica investigation has found.