#Venmo finally ditches controversial feature over privacy concerns

#Venmo finally ditches controversial feature over privacy concerns

“#Venmo finally ditches controversial feature over privacy concerns” Venmo is finally ditching a notoriously controversial and unsettling feature — the ability to see strangers’ transactions. The PayPal-owned app — which rocketed to success by combining easy mobile payments with elements of social media — revealed Tuesday that it’s axing its “global feed” that had allowed…

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#Amy Klobuchar slams social media over COVID misinformation

#Amy Klobuchar slams social media over COVID misinformation

“#Amy Klobuchar slams social media over COVID misinformation” Sen. Amy Klobuchar attacked social media platforms over allowing “misinformation” on COVID-19 vaccines to spread at a time when the pandemic is ravaging the unvaccinated. “There is absolutely no reason they shouldn’t be able to monitor this better and take this crap off their platform,” she told…

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#Why cops are quitting in droves and other commentary

#Why cops are quitting in droves and other commentary

“#Why cops are quitting in droves and other commentary” Urban beat: Behind the Cop Shortage “In the past year, city police departments across the country have reported a dramatic drop in manpower, as cops retire, resign or leave for the suburbs,” reports Charles Fain Lehman at City Journal. Why? “Since last year’s explosive protests, they…

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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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#Meet the top TikTok singers on the rise

#Meet the top TikTok singers on the rise

“#Meet the top TikTok singers on the rise” These TikTok-ers are rising to musical fame — one viral video at a time. The savviest users know how to spin social media soundbites into real careers. Take Tai Verdes, a former Verizon store worker who just sold out his first tour. For a few lucky musicians,…

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