Jacob Seitz
Jacob Seitz is a freelance journalist originally from Columbus, Ohio, interested in the intersection of culture and politics.
Mark Zuckerberg says laying off 10,000 people will make working at Meta more ‘fun’
Zuckerberg said the layoffs would also mean more people want to work at Meta.
On Mar 14, 2023 by Jacob Seitz
The RESTRICT Act isn’t about banning TikTok—it’s designed to force a sale
The U.S. doesn’t want to ban TikTok, it wants to own it.
On Mar 10, 2023 by Jacob Seitz
‘Blind eye to horrific harm’: Sen. Blumenthal comes down hard on tech companies’ use of Section 230
‘Section 230 actually was designed to promote a safer internet. Plainly it’s doing the opposite right now.’
On Mar 8, 2023 by Jacob Seitz
Biden calls on Congress to pass bipartisan bill that could ban TikTok
The RESTRICT Act was introduced Tuesday and would give the U.S. government the authority to ban TikTok.
On Mar 7, 2023 by Jacob Seitz
Gigi Sohn withdraws FCC nomination, calls attacks ‘absurd caricature of blatant lies’
The longtime broadband advocate said she faced ‘unrelenting, dishonest, and cruel attacks’ during her nomination process.
Marriott under fire for allowing Nick Fuentes to host antisemitic, off-brand CPAC conference
The ‘Groyper’ leader said he loved Hitler and advocated for the eradication of Judaism.
On Mar 6, 2023 by Jacob Seitz
German officials highlight major concerns with EU plan to scan phones for child sexual abuse material
The German Parliament held a hearing on Wednesday to discuss the EU’s proposed plan to combat child sexual abuse material.
On Mar 2, 2023 by Jacob Seitz
GOP’s new TikTok bill faces strong resistance from leading tech advocacy groups
Tech advocacy groups staunchly opposed a bill that passed out of the House Foreign Affairs Committee yesterday.
GOP senator’s sh*tposting alt temporarily suspended for being too ‘based’
Elon Musk said it was too ‘based.’
On Mar 1, 2023 by Jacob Seitz
Pro-Russia right-winger’s relationship with Miss Russia exposed
Jackson Hinkle’s supposed relationship with Russian model Anna Linnikova has been revealed.
On Feb 28, 2023 by Jacob Seitz
FTC says AI companies need proof before they can claim their products work better than humans
‘You don’t need a machine to predict what the FTC might do when those claims are unsupported.’
On Feb 27, 2023 by Jacob Seitz
European Commission bans TikTok from staff devices over data privacy concerns
The move comes after Congress banned the app on U.S. federal devices last year.
On Feb 23, 2023 by Jacob Seitz
No, Trump did not bring expired water to residents of East Palestine
Trump Water is (probably) different from Trump Ice.
Supreme Court leans toward Twitter’s argument it did not knowingly aid ISIS terrorists
The Justices pondered the legality of everything from loaning a friend a gun to giving Osama Bin Laden money.
On Feb 22, 2023 by Jacob Seitz
Claims of acid rain from toxic train derailment are going viral—but there’s reason to be skeptical
‘It smelled TERRIBLE outside last night & I have never seen any sort of orange/white powders on my car after a storm.’
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