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Israel’s War on Gaza
Sen. Elizabeth Warren Questions Meta Over Palestinian Censorship
Facebook and Instagram’s wartime content moderation practices have “exacerbated violence and failed to combat hate speech,” the senator says.
Facebook Approved an Israeli Ad Calling for Assassination of Pro-Palestine Activist
After the ad was discovered, digital rights advocates ran an experiment testing the limits of Facebook’s machine-learning moderation.
Online Atrocity Database Exposed Thousands of Vulnerable People in Congo
NYU and Human Rights Watch accidentally doxxed up to 8,000 victims, journalists, and activists due to a basic security error.
LexisNexis Sold Powerful Spy Tools to U.S. Customs and Border Protection
The data brokerage giant sold face recognition, phone tracking, and other surveillance technology to the border guards, say government documents.
Israel’s War on Gaza
Google Activists Circulated Internal Petition on Israel Ties. Only the Muslim Got a Call from HR.
Employees are internally protesting Google’s Project Nimbus, which they fear is being used by Israel to violate Palestinians’ human rights.
Israel’s War on Gaza
Israeli Spyware Firm NSO Demands “Urgent” Meeting With Blinken Amid Gaza War Lobbying Effort
NSO Group has pushed to be taken off a U.S. blacklist since 2021. Now, citing the threat of Hamas, it’s trying to cozy up to the Americans.
Cruise Knew Its Self-Driving Cars Had Problems Recognizing Children — and Kept Them on the Streets
According to internal materials reviewed by The Intercept, Cruise cars were also in danger of driving into holes in the road.
Israel’s War on Gaza
Instagram Hid a Comment. It Was Just Three Palestinian Flag Emojis.
Meta acknowledged that Instagram was burying some flag emoji comments in “offensive” contexts.
Voices
One Year After Elon Musk Bought Twitter, His Hilarious Nightmare Continues
I underestimated Musk’s lust for tormenting himself, and us.