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TikTok Algorithm Recommends Harmful Content Within Minutes of Joining Platform

A study by the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) suggests TikTok's algorithm recommends content such as self-harm or eating disorders within minutes of creating an account.

Texas Bans China-Linked TikTok for Gov’t-Issued Devices

Texas Governor Gregg Abbott forbids state agencies from using popular social media app linked to Chinese Communist Party.

FBI Director Warns China Could Use TikTok for Influence Operations, Surveillance on Americans

FBI Director Christopher Wray on Friday outlined key threats posed by video sharing app TikTok and said that U.S. officials are still working on how to address the app’s national security concerns.

Elon Musk Just Pulled the Plug on Twitter Censors

New Twitter CEO Elon Musk has made another move to prevent viewpoint discrimination while he sorts out the dumpster fire known as Twitter’s “Trust and Safety” department.

Texas Takes Google to Court for Allegedly Harvesting Biometric Data Without Consent

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, a Republican, filed suit against Google last week for alleged violations of state law against collecting biometric data without informed consent.

Supreme Court to Review Section 230 for Big Tech

The Supreme Court agreed to take up two cases that could potentially challenge antitrust protections for Big Tech companies. The nation's highest court approved on...

FBI Admits It ‘Routinely Notifies’ Social Platforms of Censorship Opportunities

Mark Zuckerberg talked about FBI involvement in Facebook's censorship of content about Hunter Biden last week.

TikTok Is Essentially ‘Digital Crack,’ Wall Street Analysts Warn It Could ‘Ruin’ the Internet

Analysts at Bernstein Research are equating social media video app TikTok with drug addiction, warning about a “digital crack epidemic” as competition heats up in the sector.

Proving Josephus: Research on Roman Ballistics Confirms Second Temple Battle Account

For the first time in the research of ancient Jerusalem, physical evidence uncovered in recent excavations has proven Jewish historian Josephus Flavius’s account of the 70 CE conquest of the holy city.

Republican Attorneys General Warn Google Not to Censor Pro-Life Pregnancy Centers in Search Results

A group of Republican state attorneys general have vowed to take action against Google if it follows through with congressional Democrats' demands to censor search results by preventing women from finding pro-life pregnancy centers when searching for abortion.

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