Elon Musk Common Cents

Here’s Where Things Are at With Elon Musk’s Twitter Purchase

According to regulatory filing with SEC, Musk’s acquisition of the social media platform has been unanimously approved by the board.

Meta Attorneys: Facebook Fact Check Labels Are Opinion

Labels placed on posts on Facebook accompanying so-called fact-checks are opinion, lawyers for the social media platform’s parent company said in a recent court filing. Television host...

‘Every Parent’s Nightmare’: TikTok Offering Child Predators an Easy Path to Contacting Kids

TikTok major platform for child sexual exploitation in US, according to law enforcement, with predatory adults contacting and manipulating minors through app.
Then-President Donald Trump at the Save America rally in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021.

Internal Files Point to Twitter Meddling in 2020 Elections

Latest “Twitter Files,” reveal soft-on-Biden tough-on-Trump bias raising questions about how heavily Twitter put its finger on the scales in the 2020 election.
Dr. Scott Atlas on Twitter Suppressing Doctors

Twitter’s COVID-19 Censorship Led to Loss of Life, Says Former White House Adviser Dr....

When discussing censorship, there are “vague implications” on effects of restriction. But by censoring medical science and health policy, “you are killing people.
Computing and Data Collection

Big Tech Money is Made From Reinforcing User’s Behaviors: Author Jane Hoffman

Jane Hoffman, author of the book “Your Data; Their Billions,” explores Big Tech’s murky practice of profiting by selling users’ personal data. Hoffman said besides cashing...

Legal Group Launches Effort to Learn About Biden Administration’s Coordination With Big Tech

A legal group is seeking information on the extent of the Biden administration’s coordination with Big Tech after White House officials this week said they were...

Tucker Carlson’s Lawyer Responds, Says Nobody ‘Going to Silence Tucker’

A high-powered attorney who is representing Tucker Carlson said that his client will not be silenced amid speculative, anonymous reports about Carlson’s future.
Elon Musk Common Cents

Elon Musk: Twitter Deal ‘Cannot Move Forward’ Until Bot Data Clarified

Twitter shares tumble again after Musk's $44 billion purchase of platform “cannot move forward” until there's clarity on website’s spam bots.
Artificial Intelligence is Probing the Universe

US Regulators Say They Already Have Power to Crack Down on AI Misuse, Warn...

Number of federal government agencies said that they have power to prevent unlawful “bias in algorithms and technologies” marketed as artificial intelligence.
Supreme Court in Washington

Trump Asks Supreme Court to Take Up Florida Social Media Censorship Case

Trump is urging Supreme Court to hear case from FL asking court if states have power to regulate how social media companies moderate content on their platforms.
‘Dark and Despairing’—How TikTok Exploits the Minds of American Teens

‘Dark and Despairing’—How TikTok Exploits the Minds of American Teens

Harmful content available to 13-year-old American TikTok users isn’t accessible by 13-year-olds who use Douyin, China’s version. They get a warning of instead.