#Surgeon general criticizes Big Tech’s COVID misinformation fight

#Surgeon general criticizes Big Tech’s COVID misinformation fight

“#Surgeon general criticizes Big Tech’s COVID misinformation fight” Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy acknowledged that Big Tech has taken some “positive steps” to combat misinformation about coronavirus vaccines but “not enough” – amid President Biden’s accusation that Facebook is “killing people” by failing to rid its platform of inaccurate information.  Murthy was asked on CNN’s…

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#Joe Biden’s troubling TECHnique: Goodwin

#Joe Biden’s troubling TECHnique: Goodwin

“#Joe Biden’s troubling TECHnique: Goodwin” Any assessment of Joe Biden’s performance last week runs into an obstacle. While it was awful from start to finish, the hard part is ­deciding which was the absolute worst moment.  Was it the president’s latest attack on state voting law reforms, which he bizarrely called “the most significant test…

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# Dapp for Diem blockchain partners with Polkadot infrastructure provider

# Dapp for Diem blockchain partners with Polkadot infrastructure provider

“# Dapp for Diem blockchain partners with Polkadot infrastructure provider ” The decentralized application aiming to connect Facebook’s Diem blockchain with public networks is partnering with node infrastructure provider Pinknode. In a Friday announcement, the Pontem Network said it would be working with Pinknode to provide node infrastructure through the Polkadot ecosystem. The network is…

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#Facebook wants FTC Chair to recuse herself from antitrust probe

#Facebook wants FTC Chair to recuse herself from antitrust probe

“#Facebook wants FTC Chair to recuse herself from antitrust probe” Facebook asked the Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday to recuse Chair Lina Khan from any antitrust actions against the company, arguing that her history of criticizing big tech companies means she cannot be impartial.  The company pointed to Khan’s academic writing, in which she said…

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#How Vietnam’s ‘influencer’ army wages information warfare on Facebook

#How Vietnam’s ‘influencer’ army wages information warfare on Facebook

“#How Vietnam’s ‘influencer’ army wages information warfare on Facebook” HANOI, July 9 – In Vietnam, where the state is fighting a fierce online battle against political dissent, social media “influencers” are more likely to be soldiers than celebrities. Force 47, as the Vietnamese army’s online information warfare unit is known, consists of thousands of soldiers who, in addition to…

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