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Hate speech watchdog responds to House GOP |
The watchdog group being sued by Elon Musk's social media company sought to "set the record straight." |
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) sent a letter to the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH), the anti-hate speech organization also being sued by X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, earlier this month. Jordan was seeking information as part of his probe into an alleged "censorship regime." "Given the stated purpose of the letter and its requests for documents and information, we fear that the Committee may not have a clear understanding of CCDH's mission or work," a lawyer representing CCDH wrote in a letter Thursday. "Considering the seriousness of this allegation and the underlying concerns regarding online disinformation, we feel compelled to set the record straight," the letter continued. Jordan's letter sought documents and communications between CCDH and the federal government, as well as with social media companies. It also requested a list of funds received by the government. CCDH's response seeks to explain the nature of the organization, including that as a 501(c)(3) charitable entity it "takes seriously its obligations to remain nonpolitical and nonpartisan." Read more in a full report at TheHill.com. |
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The House Judiciary Committee is escalating its probe into Biden administration efforts to address disinformation, issuing subpoenas to Attorney General Merrick Garland and FBI Director Christopher Wray. "To develop effective legislation, such as the possible enactment of new statutory limits on the Executive Branch's ability to work with social media platforms and other companies to restrict the circulation of content and … |
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| A Russian magistrate court on Thursday fined Google 3 million rubles, or about $32,000, after it allegedly failed to delete a video that contained what Russia claimed to be false information related to Russia’s war in Ukraine. Russian state-run news agency TASS reported that in addition to "false information," Google was also found guilty of publishing prohibited information that detailed ways of gaining entry into protected … |
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Sens. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) demanded Thursday that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) investigate social media company YouTube over potential violations of how it is tracking and targeting children on their platforms. YouTube is owned by tech giant Google. "YouTube and Google cannot continue treating young people's data as an unprotected commodity from which to profit with abandon. Not only … |
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New York City is banning TikTok from its employees' devices, joining multiple other U.S. government bodies. A city hall spokesperson confirmed Thursday to The Hill that agencies must remove the video-sharing application from government-owned devices within the next 30 days. The goal is to ensure the protection of data and to prevent any security risks that could be associated with the Chinese-owned TikTok. "While social media … |
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News we've flagged from the intersection of tech and other topics: |
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Two brands suspend ads on X |
At least two brands suspended advertising on Elon Musk's X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, after their ads reportedly appeared on an account celebrating facism, CNN reported. |
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Bing chats may be saved by Microsoft |
Microsoft may be storing chats from users on its search engine Bing based on its updated AI policies in its terms of service, Mashable reported. |
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The company behind a disastrous change to a Kentucky city’s school bus routes that resulted in more than a week of canceled classes had similar problems in two cities in neighboring Ohio last year. Touting its connections to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, … |
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John Dean, the White House counsel to former President Nixon, predicted a grim fate for former New York City mayor and Trump ally Rudy Giuliani, who … Read more |
| Special counsel Jack Smith for the second time raised concerns that former President Trump's co-defendants in the Mar-a-Lago case may not be getting … Read more |
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