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How Apple is making the antitrust case against it stronger

The Verge

Lawmakers in New York proposed a new law that would prohibit police from using geofence warrants as protests continue to grow. WhatsApp finally launched its payments app, starting in Brazil. Given everything unfolding at the moment in Apple’s domain, then, it is perhaps unsurprising that Tim Cook has been less willing to participate.

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How Twitter is shifting the power balance from companies to their employees

The Verge

Google , Facebook, and Twitter won’t process user data requests from the Hong Kong government amid concerns that a new security law could criminalize protests. It’s unclear what actions will be considered to violate the new law, but police arrested a man last week for brandishing a Hong Kong independence flag. Joseph Cox / Vice ).

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TechCrunch+ roundup: Yahoo leaves China, Nubank IPO, B2C expansion tips

TechCrunch

“With over 40 million users across Brazil, as well as Mexico and Colombia,” the fintech company’s LTV/CAC ratio is central to its success, they found. The move is directly related to the November 1 start date of the Personal Information Protection Law of the People’s Republic of China (PIPL).

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TikTok’s success has made it a big target for regulators

The Verge

Others, such as President Trump’s Muslim ban, took a few tries — but eventually became law. And after Hong Kong passed a new national security law giving vast new surveillance powers to the Chinese Communist Party, TikTok led all social networks in pulling the app from Hong Kong. TikTok is registered in the Cayman Islands, for example.

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The Boogaloo movement has successfully hijacked social networks to spread

The Verge

Riley writes (emphasis hers): Researchers at the global nonprofit group Avaaz found nearly two dozen Facebook pages affiliated with the “boogaloo” movement, a generally anti-government and anti-law enforcement ideology. But they have vastly different reasons for why they think the law must change. percent for YouTube and 76.6

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TikTok is having a monster 2020

The Verge

They’re encouraging people to post disinformation in the groups, find “incriminating” information that they can pass to law enforcement, and find as much personal identifying information as possible. The company says it is still testing the feature, which is also available to users in Brazil and Italy. Ali Breland / Mother Jones ).

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Leaving content moderation to volunteers is empowering racists

The Verge

The Ratio. ?? Vlad Savov and Melissa Cheok report: The @TeamTrump account had tweeted a video collage of images and clips depicting peaceful protests, moments of mourning and law enforcement officers hugging civilians in the wake of the killing of George Floyd, an African-American man, while in police custody.