Elon Musk says he will rehire a DOGE staffer who resigned following the exposure of his posts advocating for racism and eugenics, after Trump endorsed the idea
“Just for the record, I was racist before it was cool.” — “You could not pay me to marry outside of my ethnicity.” — “Normalize Indian hate.” — www.wsj.com/tech/doge-st... [embedded post] Ryan ...
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...
Rep. Ken Buck says the GOP does not seem to plan tougher antitrust rules on Google, Amazon, and Apple in 2023; Jim Jordan does not want to give Biden more power
- The new Republican leadership in the U.S. House doesn't appear to have the appetite to impose tougher antitrust rules on the tech giants. Tweets: @caro , @robbysoave , @carlszabo , @pathedger18 , @s...
Donald Trump and Facebook have both decayed since his ban, and despite his unpredictability and tech's recent wild swings, his reinstatement may not matter much
Trump is key to social media company's success Travis Gettys / Raw Story : Trump official: Former president would look ‘pathetic’ if he returns to Facebook — and destroy his ‘useless’ Truth Social pla...
Facebook and Donald Trump have experienced a mutual decay since his ban, both losing their shine, meaning his reinstatement may not be as impactful as feared
stale, even—about the news.” Smart and clarifying, by @cwarzel: https://www.theatlantic.com/ ... Cheri Jacobus / @cherijacobus : “internet-addled aging rageposters” is the name of my new garage band. ...
Facebook Oversight Board upholds Trump's suspension, but asks Facebook to review the decision within six months to determine a penalty consistent with its rules
For Now Kari Paul / The Guardian : Facebook ruling on Trump renews criticism of oversight board Donald J. Trump : Donald Trump calls the actions of “corrupt social media companies” like Facebook, Twit...
Recording of Senate Commerce Committee hearing on Section 230 where Jack Dorsey, Mark Zuckerberg, and Sundar Pichai testified
bringing in Zuckerberg, Pichai, & Dorsey to defend their content moderation under threat of gutting Section 230, days before the election—feels like a last-ditch effort to spook them out of enforcing ...
Q&A with Mark Zuckerberg about Russia, fake news, InfoWars, Myanmar, and why he thinks Facebook shouldn't take down posts that deny the Holocaust
Kara Swisher got … Sarah Frier / Bloomberg : Zuckerberg Walks Back Defense of Holocaust Deniers on Facebook Rhett Jones / Gizmodo : Mark Zuckerberg Has a Great Idea for How to Fix Facebook Max Read / ...