WhatsApp Delays Privacy Changes Amid User Backlash
New York Times
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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TikTok Is Poised to Outlast Trump, and to Test Biden
TikTok is about to outlast President Trump. Now, the company could become an early test of President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr[1].’s stance toward Chinese tech companies. Mr. Trump demanded last…
A guide to being an ethical online investigator
MIT Technology
But this activity raises some complex ethical and practical issues. How can you, an average person, be an ethical digital activist? What counts as going too far? How can you…
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…
The Alternate Reality of Fringe Apps
This article is part of the On Tech newsletter. You can sign up here to receive it weekdays.[1] After last week’s mob at the Capitol, Facebook, Twitter and Reddit shut…
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…
YouTube Suspends Trump’s Channel for at Least Seven Days
OAKLAND, Calif. — YouTube said on Tuesday that it had suspended President Trump’s channel over concern about “ongoing potential for violence,” the latest move by one of the large technology…
Donald Trump's Twitter: What Happened?
The labels did, however, provide insights into how those who run the platforms were thinking at the time. Sunlight is the best disinfectant, the platforms seemed to say, but the…
Twitter Removes Over 70,000 QAnon Accounts
SAN FRANCISCO — Twitter on Monday said that it had removed more than 70,000 accounts that promoted the QAnon conspiracy theory in recent days, as the company widened its crackdown…
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…
