WhatsApp Delays Privacy Changes Amid User Backlash
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SAN FRANCISCO — WhatsApp said on Friday that it would delay a planned privacy update, as the Facebook-owned messaging service tries to stem a backlash by users worried about the…
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Twitter and Facebook Barred Trump. China Is on His Side.
After Twitter and Facebook kicked President Trump off their platforms, and his supporters began comparing his social media muzzling to Chinese censorship, the president won support from an unexpected source:…
San Francisco's Tech Workers Are Leaving the Bay Area
SAN FRANCISCO — The Bay Area struck a hard bargain with its tech workers. Rent was astronomical. Taxes were high. Your neighbors didn’t like you. If you lived in San…
Facebook and Twitter Face International Scrutiny After Trump Ban
LONDON — In Sri Lanka[1] and Myanmar[2], Facebook kept up posts that it had been warned contributed to violence. In India[3], activists have urged the company to combat posts by…
Millions Flock to Telegram and Signal as Fears Grow Over Big Tech
Neeraj Agrawal, a spokesman for a cryptocurrency think tank, has typically used the encrypted messaging app Signal[1] to chat with privacy-minded colleagues and peers. So he was surprised on Monday…
The Truth About Your WhatsApp Data
This article is part of the On Tech newsletter. You can sign up here to receive it weekdays.[1] There was a backlash to WhatsApp in recent days after it posted…
Fringe Groups Splinter Online After Facebook and Twitter Bans
Just hours after rioters were cleared from the Capitol on Wednesday, there was already discussion about what would happen next on Parler and Gab, another social-media platform that has become…
Who Should Make the Online Rules?
This article is part of the On Tech newsletter. You can sign up here to receive it weekdays.[1] The tech companies had the right to block President Trump from their…
How Parler, a Chosen App of Trump Fans, Became a Test of Free Speech
Parler grew slowly until early 2020, when Twitter began labeling Mr. Trump’s tweets[1] as inaccurate and some of his supporters joined Parler in protest. After November’s election, Parler grew even…
He Created the Web. Now He’s Out to Remake the Digital World.
Inrupt is betting that trusted organizations will initially be the sponsors of pods. The pods are free for users. If the concept takes off, low-cost or free personal data services…
