As Twitter Suspends Alex Jones, Should We Worry About Silicon Valley Regulating Speech?
Sam Biddle, Glenn Greenwald, and Briahna Joy debate how the left should consider free speech issues in the context of powerful online platforms.
Technology
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Google Censorship Plan Is “Not Right” and “Stupid,” Says Former Google Head of Free Expression
Lokman Tsui said a planned censored search engine will put Google in a weak position and alienate employees.
Google Dragonfly
Inside Google’s Effort to Develop a Censored Search Engine in China
The company sampled searches from a Beijing-based website to hone its blacklists.
Google Dragonfly
Lawmakers Pressure Google Over “Deeply Troubling” China Censorship Project
A bipartisan group of six U.S. senators is demanding information from Google CEO Sundar Pichai about the company's leaked China censorship plans.
Google Dragonfly
Google Struggles to Contain Employee Uproar Over China Censorship Plans
After The Intercept revealed Google's censored search engine for China, employees are “upset and scared” as executives restrict information, sources said.
Google Dragonfly
Google Plans to Launch Censored Search Engine in China, Leaked Documents Reveal
Search app that will "blacklist sensitive queries" could be launched in six to nine months, according to documents and people familiar with the plans.
Amazon Promises “Unwavering” Commitment to Police, Military Clients Using AI Technology
As employees protest the use of Amazon artificial intelligence by U.S. enforcement agencies, executive Teresa Carlson affirms commitment to the government.
A New Broadband Network Is Pitching Surveillance Enhancements to Cops Across the Country
FirstNet is a public-private partnership that creates a “private tunnel” for law enforcement and public safety agencies within AT&T’s network.
Former Obama Officials Help Silicon Valley Pitch the Pentagon for Lucrative Defense Contracts
Google canceled a Pentagon contract for AI in drone targeting. But there's no shortage of national security work for Silicon Valley.
Election Insecurity
What Mueller’s Latest Indictment Reveals About Russian and U.S. Spycraft
The indictment has a surprising amount of technical information and presents the most detailed and plausible picture of the Russian cyberattacks so far.