The Verge

JUNE 17, 2020

Lawmakers in New York proposed a new law that would prohibit police from using geofence warrants as protests continue to grow. The 2020 election can be saved, if we prepare for it like a natural disaster, this piece argues. Today in news that could affect public perception of the big tech platforms. Charlie Warzel and Stuart A.

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The Verge

JULY 7, 2020

The pandemic has made clear that many of our most essential workers are also among the lowest paid — and even for the most comfortable, it’s clear that during a time of crisis neither their company nor the US government will fully protect them from disaster. Coming Tuesday : The Verge brings you further inside Clubhouse. Joseph Cox / Vice ).

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

The story, by Maxwell Tani and Spencer Ackerman, recounts a controversy that broke out inside the company when one of its 50,000 employees posted a short essay to its internal Workplace forum titled “In Support of Law Enforcement and Black Lives.” Between March 1 and Aug. My heart goes out to the Blake family,” the staffer wrote on Friday. “It

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The Verge

JUNE 23, 2020

It was, unfortunately, a disaster. The move comes as the company faces scrutiny over its role as a platform for racial profiling and its increasingly cozy partnerships with law enforcement. Anyway, then Friday was Juneteenth, and as it often does, the company released a special augmented-reality filter to commemorate the occasion.

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The Verge

JUNE 9, 2020

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. Here’s Timothy B.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

And Trump’s flouting of the rule of law , however often we have seen it in these past four years, suggests even darker developments to come. The new laws would prevent phone manufacturers from limiting access to near-field communication technology embedded in smartphones and smartwatches. Trending up : Facebook says it’s helped 2.5

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The Verge

JUNE 1, 2020

Authorities and law enforcement officials are helping to push a narrative that outside groups were responsible for inciting violent confrontations at the protests over the weekend. State-based contact tracing apps could be a disaster. Walkout organizers are developing a list of demands for the company. Andy Greenberg / Wired ).

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