Where power, privacy, and platform politics collide on a global digital stage.
Whatever happened to the TikTok ban?
A lot has happened, here’s what you need to know.
On Jun 1, 2021 by Libby Cohen
Man targeted by D.C. police for sharing hacked data speaks out
He says he was targeted because of how widespread his posts were shared.
On May 18, 2021 by Mikael Thalen
Case against ‘deepfake mom’ falls apart after prosecutors backtrack on manipulated video claims
‘They clearly did not understand what a deepfake was, but used it as a sensationalized weapon…’
On May 17, 2021 by Mikael Thalen
Inside TikTokers’ quest to make the platform more transparent
TikTok’s black-box content moderation sparks creator activism.
On May 13, 2021 by Viola Stefanello
Twitter says ‘error’ to blame for suspension of Republican comms director
Elise Stefanik’s staffer was temporarily suspended.
On May 6, 2021 by Andrew Wyrich
Twitter keeps suspending accounts that are posting Trump’s new ‘tweets’
Several accounts have been taken down recently.
Signal tried an ad campaign that revealed the targeting data behind it—Facebook rejected it
Signal tried to run ads that showed data Facebook collects. The ads were rejected.
On May 4, 2021 by Andrew Wyrich
How YouTube left short-form creators high-and-dry on 2 weeks of revenue
YouTube says the issue has been resolved. But the money is still gone.
On Apr 29, 2021 by Colleen Hagerty
Why did #AbolishThePolice disappear from TikTok?
The hashtag wasn’t searchable or linkable in captions of TikTok videos for at least several days.
On Apr 20, 2021 by Libby Cohen
The media and big tech used to love each other—here’s how it all soured
What was once a symbiotic relationship has soured.
On Apr 8, 2021 by Jules Schulman
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