#EU to crack down on Big Tech with new antitrust regulations

#EU to crack down on Big Tech with new antitrust regulations

“EU to crack down on Big Tech with new antitrust regulations” European Union officials have agreed on the language of new legislation aimed at reining in powerful American tech giants like Meta-owned Facebook and Alphabet Inc.’s Google. Approval is pending for the EU’s Digital Markets Act, which is designed to prevent tech firms from gaining…

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#Joe Rogan slams woke Big Tech employees as ‘mentally ill’

#Joe Rogan slams woke Big Tech employees as ‘mentally ill’

“Joe Rogan slams woke Big Tech employees as ‘mentally ill’” Joe Rogan took aim at woke “activist” employees of large Silicon Valley tech firms, calling them “mentally ill” and “lunatics who are running the asylum to a certain extent.” Rogan made the comments on his Spotify podcast during an interview Wednesday with Antonio García Martínez,…

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#Facebook fails to detect hate against Rohingya

#Facebook fails to detect hate against Rohingya

“Facebook fails to detect hate against Rohingya” JAKARTA, Indonesia — A new report has found that Facebook failed to detect blatant hate speech and calls to violence against Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslim minority years after such behavior was found to have played a determining role in the genocide against them. The report shared exclusively with The…

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#BuzzFeed’s Mark Schoofs reportedly quits as losses force cuts

#BuzzFeed’s Mark Schoofs reportedly quits as losses force cuts

“BuzzFeed’s Mark Schoofs reportedly quits as losses force cuts” Investors at BuzzFeed are reportedly pressuring CEO Jonah Peretti to close down its entire money-losing news operation as senior journalists announced their resignations on Tuesday. Mark Schoffs, the editor in chief of BuzzFeed News, and two of his top deputies quit in the latest sign of turmoil at…

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#Facebook users banned ‘indefinitely’ for ignoring messages

#Facebook users banned ‘indefinitely’ for ignoring messages

“Facebook users banned ‘indefinitely’ for ignoring messages” Facebook users are being locked out of their accounts for failing to respond to a message some mistook for spam. People who realized the warning is actually real have since tried to follow the social network’s instructions – but an issue is apparently preventing them from regaining access….

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