Dell Cameron
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'Gap' in App Store Rules Endanger Reproductive Data, Top Law Enforcement Chiefs Say
Nine attorneys general citing Roe's demise are urging Apple to up its privacy game. → Read More
Civil Rights Groups Renew Calls for Advertisers to Drop Twitter After Elon Reinstates Trump
The calls for boycotts come in the wake of the resurrection of Donald Trump's account and massive spikes in hate speech targeting LGBTQ users. → Read More
Mastodon Has Officially Retired the 'Toot,' Its Version of the Tweet
Not everyone is pleased with the decision to change "toot" to "publish," but many third-party apps are continuing to use the original term for posts anyway. → Read More
Elon Is Re-Verifying Neo-Nazis and Selling Blue Checks to Transphobes and QAnoners
Richard Spencer, Jason Kessler, Libs of TikTok all had faced some disciplinary action from Twitter in the past, and all sported blue checks on Friday. → Read More
Twitter Could Go Bankrupt, Musk Says
What's the fastest way to burn $44 billion? We may be about to find out. → Read More
New to Mastodon? Here's How to DM Like a Pro
Direct messages work a little different on the alternative to Elon Musk's Twitter. A short guide on sending them properly. → Read More
Homeland Security Admits It Tried to Manufacture Fake Terrorists for Trump
A new Homeland Security report details orders to connect protesters arrested in Portland to one another in service of the Trump's imaginary antifa plot. → Read More
How to Join Mastodon, the Ad-Free Social Network Billionaires Can't Buy
A short primer how to join the great #TwitterMigration and what to expect from the servers you join. → Read More
Facebook Received Whistleblower Report Alleging Bribery Six Months Ahead of OnlyFans Suit
A confidential report obtained exclusively by Gizmodo accuses Meta executives of shielding OnlyFans content from moderation in exchange for cash. → Read More
How Can Virtual Reality Evolve Beyond Escapism?
A future dominated by virtual/augmented realities seems an inevitability. CEO Herman Nerula speaks to Gizmodo about a future when the “metaverse” serves all. → Read More
We're Publishing the Facebook Papers. Here's How Meta Became the Internet's Biggest Hub of Covid-19 Misinformation.
Meta had every opportunity to boost the fight against vaccine hesitancy. The Facebook Papers show how the social media company squandered each one. → Read More
Nick Clegg, Other Meta Executives 'Inadvertently' Identified in OnlyFans Bribery Suit
A lawyer for OnlyFans said the names of Meta executives were meant to be redacted. → Read More
Biden Labor Department Poised to Help Gig Workers Attain 'Employee' Status
Some workers could gain a plethora of workplace rights, from paid sick time and overtime to unemployment insurance. → Read More
License Plates: The Next Privacy Nightmare in Post-Roe America
Privacy advocates are raising alarms over another rapidly propagating police surveillance tool. → Read More
Adult Performers File Allegedly Leaked Offshore Bank Records in OnlyFans-Meta Bribery Suit
OnlyFans bribed Meta executives to blacklist rivals in the online porn industry, according to adult performers who say they were leaked bank records. → Read More
Rights Groups Say Pentagon Buys Way Around Fourth Amendment
Two dozen groups urge Congress to pass transparency rules around DOD purchases of private data. → Read More
Meta’s Toxic Algorithm 'Substantially Contributed' to Ethnic Cleansing in Myanmar: Amnesty International
A 74-page report describes Meta's inciting role in the deaths of over 25,000 Rohingya. → Read More
Fast Company Says Its Apple News Account Was Hacked by Some Racist
Users shared screenshots of Apple News alerts containing the N-word and other obscenities. → Read More
New Hearing Set in Facebook Whistleblower Case Over Kenyan Moderator 'Exploitation'
Meta and its subcontractor Sama are accused of traumatizing overseas moderators. The next hearing in the case is set for Oct. 25 → Read More
Whistleblower: Pentagon Purchased Mass Surveillance Tool Collecting Americans' Web Browsing Data
Sen. Ron Wyden urged inspectors general at three departments to investigate the military's purchases of large swaths of data. → Read More