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Facebook Not Ready for Midterm Elections

May 19, 2022 at 2:48 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Facebook has not yet released a new public policy strategy for the November midterms to refresh and update its rules and tools to protect the elections, something it traditionally touts,” the Washington Post reports.

“And former employees, some of whom spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive matters, said they worry that the social media company is already lagging far behind where it needs to be to prevent the spread of misinformation from hurting voters’ understanding and behavior in the primaries and general election.”

Filed Under: 2022 Campaign, Technology

GOP-Led Legislation Would Breakup of Google Ad Business

May 19, 2022 at 11:54 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“A bipartisan group of senators led by Utah Republican Mike Lee introduced legislation Thursday that would take aim at conflicts of interest in the advertising technology industry and force Google to break up its dominant online-ad business,” the Wall Street Journal reports.

Filed Under: Technology

Quote of the Day

May 18, 2022 at 2:26 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Is Google trying to fuck me?”

— Donald Trump, quoted by Rolling Stone, complaining to friends and advisers that his social network still doesn’t have an Android app.

Filed Under: Technology, Trump Legacy

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Twitter Pledges to ‘Enforce’ Agreement with Elon Musk

May 17, 2022 at 10:27 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Twitter’s board said that it plans to “close the transaction and enforce the merger agreement” between Elon Musk and Twitter, the New York Times reports.

“Mr. Musk’s increasingly skeptical — and erratic — comments about the takeover have kept investors, bankers and Twitter itself guessing about his motives. Some analysts figure that the 50-year-old is trying to drive down the acquisition price or walk away from the deal altogether. Many were unnerved by his methods, with market-moving pronouncements made off the cuff at conferences or in emoji-laden tweets in the middle of the night.”

Filed Under: Technology

Facebook Funded Effort to Fight Antitrust Regulation

May 17, 2022 at 10:00 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Washington Post: “Records show Facebook-funded American Edge backed minority interest groups, conservative think tanks and small business groups to create the appearance of grassroots opposition to antitrust regulation.”

Filed Under: Technology

The Biggest Global Risk of All

May 17, 2022 at 8:06 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Ian Bremmer writes in his new book, The Power of Crisis, that the globe’s three great threats are the next pandemic, the climate emergency and the unexpected impact of disruptive technologies, Axios reports.

Writes Bremmer: “The speed of technological change is the biggest risk of all. Companies are now using artificial intelligence to figure out the most efficient ways to change human behavior in ways that profit them.”

He adds: “New technologies are already changing what it means to be human — and we have no idea where that might lead.”

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Filed Under: Political Books, Technology

Elon Musk Demands Clarity on Fake Twitter Accounts

May 17, 2022 at 5:22 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Elon Musk said his $44 billion bid for Twitter can’t move forward until the company is clearer about how many of its accounts are fake,” the Wall Street Journal reports.

Associated Press: “Musk’s comments are likely to bolster theories from analysts that the billionaire either wants out of the deal or to buy the company at a cheaper price.”

Filed Under: Technology

Quote of the Day

May 16, 2022 at 5:00 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“A number of companies that were associated with President Trump have filed for bankruptcy. There can be no assurances that TMTG will not also become bankrupt.”

— A disclaimer in the SEC filing for taking public Donald Trump’s social media company, the Trump Media & Technology Group.

Filed Under: Technology

Elon Musk Hints at Renegotiating Twitter Deal

May 16, 2022 at 4:40 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Elon Musk stoked speculation that he could seek to renegotiate his takeover of Twitter, saying a viable deal at a lower price wouldn’t be “out of the question,” Bloomberg reports.

Filed Under: Technology

The Trump SPAC Is In Business

May 16, 2022 at 4:00 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Matt Levine: “Donald Trump’s social media company, Trump Media & Technology Group Corp., which runs the ‘Truth Social’ app, plans to go public by merging with a special purpose acquisition company called Digital World Acquisition Corp., raising something like $1.3 billion. Today TMTG and DWAG filed the registration statement for their merger, a key step in actually making it happen.”

“You can read it — here it is — and of course I will discuss it, because it is funny and because that is what I do for a living. But in a sense there is no point in reading it. It will not tell you much about TMTG’s business, because TMTG doesn’t have much of a business.”

Filed Under: Technology

Trump Will Only Partially Restrict Himself from Twitter

May 16, 2022 at 7:50 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“President Trump plans to partially restrict himself from using Twitter, according to a new federal securities filing from the blank check company taking his social network, Truth Social, public,” Axios reports.

From the filing: “President Trump is generally obligated to make any social media post on TruthSocial and may not make the same post on another social media site for 6 hours. Thereafter, he is free to post on any site to which he has access. Thus, TMTG has limited time to benefit from his posts and followers may not find it compelling to use TruthSocial to read his posts that quickly.”

“In addition, he may make a post from a personal account related to political messaging, political fundraising or get-out-the-vote efforts on any social media site at any time.”

Filed Under: Technology

Elon Musk Says Twitter Deal on Hold

May 13, 2022 at 6:26 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Elon Musk tweeted Friday morning that his $44 billion deal to buy Twitter is ‘temporarily on hold’ as he seeks more details on the platform’s new estimate that spam and fake accounts make up less than 5% of users,” Axios reports.

Filed Under: Technology

Bill Would Create New Regulator of Big Tech

May 12, 2022 at 9:00 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Throughout history, Congress has established expert agencies to oversee important parts of the American economy — from agriculture to drugs to railroads. Now amid growing concerns about the power of Silicon Valley, a Democratic senator suggests reforming current institutions isn’t enough: a new federal watchdog is needed to regulate the country’s most influential tech companies,” the Washington Post reports.

“Sen. Michael Bennet (D-CO) today will introduce the Digital Platform Commission Act, a bill to establish a new five-person commission responsible for protecting consumers in the age of Big Tech.”

Filed Under: Senate, Technology

Russian Smart TVs Hacked

May 9, 2022 at 6:27 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Russian television schedules were hacked to display an anti-war message as the country celebrated with a Victory Day parade, the BBC reports.

The name of every programme was changed to: “On your hands is the blood of thousands of Ukrainians and their hundreds of murdered children. TV and the authorities are lying. No to war.”

Filed Under: Foreign Affairs, Technology

Providers Commit to Low-Income Broadband Program

May 9, 2022 at 5:54 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Twenty internet providers, including AT&T Inc., Comcast Corp. and Verizon Communications Inc., have agreed to help offer high-speed internet to millions of unconnected households through the bipartisan infrastructure law,“ the Wall Street Journal reports.

“The program has run up against an early hurdle because the people who need it most are the hardest to reach because they aren’t online.”

Filed Under: Technology

Musk Denies Claim He Was Encouraged by Trump

May 6, 2022 at 5:41 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Elon Musk flatly denied a claim by the head of ex-President Donald Trump’s new social media company that Trump had encouraged Musk’s bid to buy Twitter,” CNBC reports.

Said Musk: “This is false.”

Filed Under: Technology

Trump’s Lawsuit to Lift Twitter Ban Dismissed

May 6, 2022 at 5:39 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

A judge on Friday dismissed a lawsuit by former President Donald Trump seeking to lift his ban from Twitter, CNBC reports.

Filed Under: Technology

Musk’s Twitter Funding Could Draw Scrutiny

May 6, 2022 at 11:09 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Elon Musk’s decision to accept some foreign investors as part of his $44 billion buyout of Twitter runs the risk of inviting the kind of regulatory scrutiny over U.S. national security that social media peer TikTok faced,” Reuters reports.

Filed Under: Technology

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