#GOP Sen. Cornyn questions if Biden is ‘really in charge’

#GOP Sen. Cornyn questions if Biden is ‘really in charge’

“#GOP Sen. Cornyn questions if Biden is ‘really in charge’” Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, questioned Monday if President Biden is “really in charge” as the president keeps a much lower profile than his predecessors. The Texas senator questioned the president’s leadership in a Twitter thread aimed at Biden’s sparse media presence where he shared a link to a Politico article on…

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#Muslim civil rights group sues Facebook over hate speech

#Muslim civil rights group sues Facebook over hate speech

“#Muslim civil rights group sues Facebook over hate speech” A civil rights group is suing Facebook and its executives, saying CEO Mark Zuckerberg made “false and deceptive” statements to Congress when he said the giant social network removes hate speech and other material that violates its rules. The lawsuit, filed by Muslim Advocates in Washington,…

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#Massive cache of LinkedIn user data leaked online

#Massive cache of LinkedIn user data leaked online

“#Massive cache of LinkedIn user data leaked online” A hacker appears to be selling a giant stash of LinkedIn user data that was scraped from the networking website and other places, according to the company and a report. The database purportedly containing info from 500 million LinkedIn profiles has been listed for sale on a…

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#Holocaust survivors use social media to fight anti-Semitism

#Holocaust survivors use social media to fight anti-Semitism

“#Holocaust survivors use social media to fight anti-Semitism” BERLIN — Alarmed by a rise in online anti-Semitism during the pandemic, coupled with studies indicating younger generations lack even basic knowledge of the Nazi genocide, Holocaust survivors are taking to social media to share their experiences of how hate speech paved the way for mass murder….

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#Jill Biden’s fishnet stockings spark pantyhose debate

#Jill Biden’s fishnet stockings spark pantyhose debate

“#Jill Biden’s fishnet stockings spark pantyhose debate” It’s a delicate subject for FLOTUS.   Jill Biden, 69, knocked observers’ socks off when she strutted off Executive One at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland last week sporting a pair of black patterned fishnet pantyhose.  While some took to social media to celebrate her stylish stockings,…

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#Russia backs down on threat to block Twitter

#Russia backs down on threat to block Twitter

“#Russia backs down on threat to block Twitter” Russian officials are no longer threatening to cut off the country’s access to Twitter after the social network ramped up its efforts to purge content banned by that nation. Roskomnadzor, Russia’s communications watchdog, backed down on the threat Monday but said it would continue throttling the speed…

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#Why we fall for social-media scams, how to fight back

#Why we fall for social-media scams, how to fight back

“#Why we fall for social-media scams, how to fight back” Few of us will ever forget the failed Fyre Festival, a 2017 disaster helmed by startup bro Billy McFarland. It had all the elements of a perfectly promoted event: Supermodels Kendall Jenner, Bella Hadid and more posed in bikinis for a sexy video promoting the…

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#Mark Zuckerberg’s cellphone number goes online after Facebook hack

#Mark Zuckerberg’s cellphone number goes online after Facebook hack

“#Mark Zuckerberg’s cellphone number goes online after Facebook hack” A massive trove of hacked data from more than 500 million Facebook users was made easily accessible Saturday — including Mark Zuckerberg’s cellphone number, according to one security expert. The information was initially stolen in January, after hackers exploited a vulnerability related to phone numbers associated…

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#Pakistan lifts weeks-long ban on TikTok over racy content

#Pakistan lifts weeks-long ban on TikTok over racy content

“#Pakistan lifts weeks-long ban on TikTok over racy content” PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Pakistan’s media regulatory agency on Thursday reinstated access to the Chinese video service TikTok, after a court banned it weeks ago and urged authorities to ensure that it carried no “vulgar” content. The court in Peshawar had issued the ban on March 11…

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