Bobby Allyn

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How Will Tech Policy Change In The Biden White House? Here's What You Need To Know

Monday, November 09, 2020

One thing Joe Biden and Donald Trump share: They have no love for Silicon Valley. The Biden administration is expected to be tougher on the tech industry than President Barack Obama was.

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Unverified Election Claims Are Running Wild On Social Media

Friday, November 06, 2020

With election ballots still being counted in many states, misinformation about the tally is percolating on social media. Tech companies are working furiously to stop it.

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Trump's Ban On TikTok Suffers Another Legal Setback

Friday, October 30, 2020

A federal judge put the brakes on yet another aspect of President Trump's push to ban TikTok, but uncertainty still clouds the future of the viral video app in the U.S.

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Facebook, Twitter, Google CEOs Testify To Senate: What To Watch For

Wednesday, October 28, 2020

Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg, Twitter's Jack Dorsey and Google's Sundar Pichai go before the Senate Commerce Committee to defend Section 230, a law that protects them from lawsuits over users' posts.

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Tech CEOs To Testify Before Senate Panel On Platforms' Legal Shield

Wednesday, October 28, 2020

The CEOs of Twitter, Facebook and Google are set to appear before the Senate Commerce Committee Wednesday. Lawmakers are revisiting the legal shield that has long protected the tech industry.

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Uber Fires Drivers Based On 'Racially Biased' Star Rating System, Lawsuit Claims

Monday, October 26, 2020

The suit alleges Uber's rating system, which is based on passenger reviews, discriminates against drivers who are not white or who have accents. Uber says the allegation is untrue.

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Google Paid Apple Billions To Dominate Search On iPhones, Justice Department Says

Thursday, October 22, 2020

An agreement worth up to $12 billion made Google the de facto choice for online search on millions of iPhones. Justice officials say the deal may be anticompetitive under U.S. law.

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Google Abuses Its Monopoly Power Over Search, Justice Department Says In Lawsuit

Tuesday, October 20, 2020

The antitrust lawsuit against Google is the most significant action the federal government has taken against a technology company in two decades. Google calls the lawsuit "deeply flawed."

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TikTok Tightens Crackdown On QAnon, Will Ban Accounts That Promote Disinformation

Sunday, October 18, 2020

The action hardens the video-sharing app's previous enforcement against QAnon that targeted specific hashtags on the app but let the videos remain.

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Apple Unveils iPhone 12 With 5G, But Most Won't Feel Faster Speeds Anytime Soon

Tuesday, October 13, 2020

Eventually, smartphones with 5G capabilities could be up to 20 times faster than the current 4G standard, but most places in the U.S. still don't have the infrastructure to support 5G.

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TikTok Sensation: Meet The Idaho Potato Worker Who Sent Fleetwood Mac Sales Soaring

Sunday, October 11, 2020

Nathan Apodaca, 37, of Idaho Falls, recorded a laid-back video while riding a skateboard downhill and drinking Cran-Raspberry juice. The Internet went wild and streamed Fleetwood Mac.

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Judge Orders Twitter To Unmask FBI Impersonator Who Set Off Seth Rich Conspiracy

Wednesday, October 07, 2020

A federal judge has ordered Twitter to reveal the identity of an anonymous user who allegedly forged an FBI document to spread a conspiracy theory about the killing of DNC staffer Seth Rich in 2016.

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How Are Apple, Amazon, Facebook, Google Monopolies? House Report Counts The Ways

Tuesday, October 06, 2020

House Democrats recommend Congress look at ways to force the companies to split off some of their businesses, saying the tech giants have exploited their power to benefit themselves and hurt rivals.

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Social Media Platforms Say Wishing Death To Others Violates Policies

Monday, October 05, 2020

Social media companies say users wishing President Trump would die from the coronavirus violates policies against wishing harm on another person. But many, especially women, ask, "Since when?"

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Facebook Keeps Data Secret, Letting Conservative Bias Claims Persist

Monday, October 05, 2020

Conservatives accuse Facebook of being biased against right-wing views, but engagement data tells a different story. The most popular content on Facebook, though, remains a secret.

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Facebook, Twitter And TikTok Say Wishing Trump's Death From COVID-19 Is Not Allowed

Friday, October 02, 2020

All three tech companies confirmed that posts expressing the hope that the president does not recover from COVID-19 will be removed for violating each platform's content policies.

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U.S. Judge Halts Trump's TikTok Ban, Hours Before It Was Set To Start

Sunday, September 27, 2020

The decision grants TikTok a short-term reprieve, but the wildly popular app's fate still faces an extraordinary amount of uncertainty.

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New DOJ Filing: TikTok's Owner Is 'A Mouthpiece' Of Chinese Communist Party

Saturday, September 26, 2020

In a new court filing, the Trump administration offers its most thorough explanation to date of why it considers the hit video-sharing app a national security threat.

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TikTok: Even A Temporary Ban Could Make 90% Of Users Quit The App

Wednesday, September 23, 2020

Lawyers for popular video app TikTok are asking a federal judge to block President Trump's order banning the app from taking effect on Sunday.

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Trump's TikTok Deal: What Just Happened And Why Does It Matter?

Monday, September 21, 2020

President Trump is claiming victory after blessing a deal in which Oracle and Walmart will own a stake of TikTok, but experts wonder whether the terms of the agreement will really change anything.

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