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

The Verge

Here are Georgia Wells, Shan Li , Liza Lin and Erich Schwartzel: As TikTok has slowly rolled back certain restrictions, former moderators said they have been able to allow some curse words and, depending on the country, shirtless men, tattoos and alcohol. We are certainly looking at it.”. “We Tinder introduced its video call feature today.

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What Congress should ask at Wednesday’s tech antitrust hearing

The Verge

I particularly liked this proposed question, about Amazon: In a five-week period during the pandemic, your firm added the value of the world’s largest firm by revenue — Walmart. Georgia Wells / The Wall Street Journal ). Sharply worded questions about power are no substitute for meaningful regulation, of course. Where I worked for him!

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How a fake “Real Oversight Board” is putting pressure on Facebook

The Verge

Facebook’s proposed solution to this is the Oversight Board , an independent group that will serve as a kind of Supreme Court for content moderation. When every decision on which posts to remove comes down to the judgment of one person, that person will be subject to enormous pressure to take one side or another.

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How the forced sale of TikTok could splinter the internet

The Verge

With Marjorie Taylor Greene’s primary victory in Georgia, QAnon has officially gone mainstream. Google is lobbying Australian consumers against a proposed regulation that would make it pay media outlets for news content. The splinternet is coming for every big tech company, and it’s not clear what will save them.

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Mark Cuban on America’s future

The Verge

You’re proposing, and I’ve heard this from Roger in the past as well, you’re proposing if you amplify it, you make it bigger than it could have been on its own. Because after their medical loss ratios, they’re making 15 percent of a bigger number, which makes them more money. I see what you’re saying.

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