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Hundreds of Former Federal Employees Work in Big Tech

The information from LinkedIn connects social media to the national security state.

Transgender Influencer Dylan Mulvaney Announces Paid Partnership with Nike to Promote Women’s Clothing

"Home for a moment and leaning into cozy workout wear life with @nikewomen's newest Zenvy leggings and Alate bra!," Mulvaney writes in an Instagram post.

Australia Bans TikTok on Gov’t Devices

The Australian government has banned TikTok on all government-issued devices, following concerns over the app's security risks and its Chinese parent company's alleged ties to the Chinese Communist Party.

Bud Light Makes Trans Activist Dylan Mulvaney Its Latest Spokesperson

The campaign honors Mulvaney's first full year of openly being a transgender woman.

Lawsuit Alleges Meta Intentionally Created Social Media to Be Addictive—Youth Now Facing ‘Most Serious Mental Health Crisis’

"Powerful corporations who wield unmatched, highly concentrated technology in pursuit of profit are knowingly creating this unprecedented mental health crisis," the lawsuit asserts.

Pharmaceutical Companies Pay TikTok Influencers to Market Prescription Drugs to Young People: Journal of Medical Internet Research

Pharmaceutical companies are paying TikTok influencers to market prescription drugs to young people, according to a recent study by researchers from the University of Colorado and the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, which calls for increased transparency and regulation in the use of patient influencers for pharmaceutical marketing, particularly when it comes to targeting young people.

TikTok CEO Refuses to Say Whether Officials at Chinese Parent Company Helped Him Prepare for Hearing

TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew neglected to provide a clear answer on whether individuals associated with ByteDance, the social media platform’s Chinese parent company, helped him prepare for a Thursday morning hearing before the House Energy and Commerce Committee.

TikTok CEO Testifies Company Still Storing Some U.S. User Data Overseas, Raising Security Fears

TikTok is still storing Americans’ data on overseas servers, potentially placing it at risk of being accessed and exploited by China’s communist regime.

Former Meta Employee Says Company Over-Hired Employees to Do ‘Fake Work’

Former Meta employee Madelyn Machado claimed on TikTok that the company over-hired employees to keep them from working for competitor organizations, resulting in employees doing "fake work."

TikTok’s Algorithm Exposes Young Users to Suicide-Related Content

“Ten minutes and a few clicks on TikTok is all that is needed to fall into the rabbit hole of some of the darkest and most harmful content online," says corporate accountability group.

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