#Parler scraps Amazon antitrust lawsuit after relaunching

#Parler scraps Amazon antitrust lawsuit after relaunching

“#Parler scraps Amazon antitrust lawsuit after relaunching” Parler has dropped the antitrust lawsuit it brought against Amazon after the tech titan booted the right-wing social network from its servers. In a three-page court filing, Parler said it was voluntarily dismissing its scathing January complaint accusing Amazon’s cloud computing unit of forcing its website offline out…

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# Dan Larimer’s newest project is another attempt at decentralized social media

# Dan Larimer’s newest project is another attempt at decentralized social media

“# Dan Larimer’s newest project is another attempt at decentralized social media ” Daniel Larimer, former chief technology officer of Block.one and a co-founder of Block.one and Steemit, has revealed his next project, called Clarion. The project is meant to become a mobile-first decentralized social media platform, supporting all types of social features like personal…

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#Judge approves 0M Facebook privacy lawsuit settlement

#Judge approves $650M Facebook privacy lawsuit settlement

“#Judge approves $650M Facebook privacy lawsuit settlement” SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge on Friday approved a $650 million settlement of a privacy lawsuit against Facebook for allegedly using photo face-tagging and other biometric data without the permission of its users. U.S. District Judge James Donato approved the deal in a class-action lawsuit that was…

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#Bots hyped GameStop on major social media platforms: analysis

#Bots hyped GameStop on major social media platforms: analysis

“#Bots hyped GameStop on major social media platforms: analysis” Bots on major social media platforms have been hyping up GameStop and other “meme” stocks, according to an analysis by Massachusetts-based cybersecurity company PiiQ Media, suggesting organized economic or foreign actors may have played a role in the Reddit-driven trading frenzy. Shares in GameStop soared last…

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#Twitter to let users charge followers to see premium posts

#Twitter to let users charge followers to see premium posts

“#Twitter to let users charge followers to see premium posts” Twitter is branching out from advertising to find more ways to make money — both for itself and for its most prolific users, whether those are businesses, celebrities or regular people. In an investor presentation Thursday, the social media company announced a new feature called…

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