Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) is taking heat for asking whether federal regulators had a way to work with social media companies to clamp down on disinformation that could fuel a bank run like the one that some say may have contributed to the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) last week. The exchange occurred during …
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Why a bombshell report on Meta censoring posts isn’t what it appears
Meta is denying claims from an independent media organization in India that accused the tech giant of giving a local politician the ability to take down posts on Instagram. The sensational story, published by The Wire this week, asserted that as many as seven Instagram posts from a satirical account were removed purely for political …
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FCC commissioner calls out Apple for censoring Voice of America app in China
FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr is calling out Apple over the company’s censorship in China, according to a letter he posted to Twitter. Carr—in a letter addressed to Apple CEO Tim Cook—is specifically upset over Apple blocking the Voice of America app in China on the Apple App Store, calling the censoring “deeply troubling.” Carr, in …
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