Leaked: New Amazon Worker Chat App Would Ban Words Like “Union,” “Restrooms,” “Pay Raise,” and “Plantation”
Also: “Grievance,” “slave labor,” “This is dumb,” “living wage,” “diversity,” “vaccine,” and others.
Technology
Google Ordered Russian Translators Not to Call War in Ukraine a War
An internal email shows that despite its anti-war stance, the company bowed to Kremlin decrees.
I Want You Back: Getting My Personal Data From Amazon Was Weeks of Confusion and Tedium
I asked Amazon to provide the data it had collected on me. The process was a labyrinthine endurance test.
Leaked Chats Show Russian Ransomware Gang Discussing Putin’s Invasion of Ukraine
Chat logs reveal that members of the Conti ransomware gang repeated Putin's lies about Ukraine — and bemoaned their inability to buy Apple products.
Voices
Big Tech’s Kafkaesque Approach to Censorship Is Driven by an Abiding Contempt for Its Audience
YouTube knocked a show I co-host, The Hill’s "Rising," off the air.
Facebook Allows Praise of Neo-Nazi Ukrainian Battalion If It Fights Russian Invasion
The reversal raises questions about Facebook's blacklist-based content moderation, which critics say lacks nuance and context.
Kitchen Appliance Maker Wants to Revolutionize Video Surveillance
A platform run by the Bosch-owned startup Azena has the potential to transform the surveillance camera industry. Experts worry it is ripe for abuse.
Use of Controversial Phone-Cracking Tool Is Spreading Across Federal Government
Cellebrite's extensive federal sales come as another Israeli phone-spying firm, NSO Group, falls under federal sanctions.
Major Media Outlets That Use Invasive User Tracking Are Lobbying Against Regulation
The “surveillance advertising” industry makes online news possible.
Facebook's Tamil Censorship Highlights Risks to Everyone
Facebook moderators seem unable to distinguish the Tamil Guardian from the long-defunct Tamil Tigers. Experts say this sort of bumbling threatens press and cultural freedom worldwide.