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Facebook's Head of Ad Integrity Leaves Company

Facebook’s chief of advertising integrity Rob Leathern has left the company, he announced in a Twitter thread…

Alyse Stanley

PublishedJanuary 2, 2021

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Inventor Behind the Worst Gadget of All Time Jumps Onto Trump's Sinking Voter Fraud Ship

The inventor behind one of the worst gadgets of all time has joined the motley crew of quasi-experts trying to…

Alyse Stanley

PublishedJanuary 1, 2021

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TechPolitics

Smartmatic Demands Fox News, Newsmax, OAN Retract Pro-Trump Conspiracy Theories or Else

Voting systems manufacturer Smartmatic has sent legal letters to conservative news network Fox News, as well as its…

Tom McKay

PublishedDecember 14, 2020

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TechPolitics

It's Totally Fine to Beg Trump Supporters to Die for Him, Twitter Says

Donald Trump has spent the weeks since his humiliating loss in the Nov. 3 presidential elections to Democrat Joe…

Tom McKay

PublishedDecember 9, 2020

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TechNews

Trump Attorney Calls For Execution of Former DHS Cybersecurity Official

One of President Donald Trump’s remaining election lawyers, Joe diGenova, declared on Monday that former DHS…

Matt Novak

PublishedDecember 1, 2020

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TechFacebook

Facebook Experiments With Being Less Awful, Says Not to Get Used to It or Anything

Has Facebook learned jack shit from the past few nightmare years? Not really, per a report in the New York Times on…

Tom McKay

PublishedNovember 24, 2020

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TechPrivacy and Security

The Trump Admin Is Refusing to Give Full Cybersecurity Support to Biden's Transition Team

President-elect Joe Biden’s transition team is using a “standard, paid Google workspace network” with only limited…

Tom McKay

PublishedNovember 20, 2020

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TechPrivacy and Security

Trump Axes Cyber Chief Who Debunked Claims of Election Fraud

President Trump has fired the nation’s top election security official, Christopher Krebs, head of the Department of…

Dell Cameron

PublishedNovember 17, 2020

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TechFacebook

Facebook Knows That Labeling Trump's Election Lies Hasn't Stopped His Posts From Going Viral

Facebook’s attempt to slow the spread of President Trump’s misinformation and outright lies by affixing warning…

Brianna Provenzano

PublishedNovember 16, 2020

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TechPolitics

Trump: Biden Won But 'I Concede NOTHING!'

President Donald Trump acknowledged for the first time on Sunday that Democratic challenger Joe Biden won the…

Alyse Stanley

PublishedNovember 15, 2020

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Earther

The Past Week Is Boot Camp for the Climate War Ahead

This week has felt like an eon, one that encompassed both dance-in-the-street euphoria and an out-of-control deadly…

Brian Kahn

PublishedNovember 13, 2020

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TechNews

Top DHS Official Expects to Be Fired After Calling Bull on Trump's Voter Fraud Claims

The nation’s top cybersecurity official, Chris Krebs, has led the charge to debunk the flurry of voter fraud…

Alyse Stanley

PublishedNovember 12, 2020

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Earther

How Trump Could Slow Down Biden's Climate Agenda

Noted presidential-election loser Donald Trump is having a hard time coming to grips with reality. After losing…

Brian Kahn

PublishedNovember 12, 2020

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TechFacebook

Facebook Maybe Not Singlehandedly Undermining Democracy With Political Content, Says Facebook

In a dispatch from Facebook’s newsroom released Tuesday night, corporate executives sought to downplay the role…

Brianna Provenzano

PublishedNovember 10, 2020

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TechPolitics

Boris Johnson Left Trump Victory Message in Congratulatory Tweet to Biden

Someone at 10 Downing Street isn’t so great with Photoshop: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson tweeted a congratulatory…

Tom McKay

PublishedNovember 10, 2020

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Earther

The Climate Test That Will Tell the World If Biden Is Serious About Change

President Donald Trump has been a boon to world leaders looking to tout their climate bonafides. A simple “hey, at…

Brian Kahn

PublishedNovember 10, 2020

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TechNews

Tragic: Gun Manufacturers Temporarily Worth Slightly Less Due to Lack of Civil War

The November 2020 elections failed to culminate in the nightmare, worst-case scenario many onlookers feared, which…

Tom McKay

PublishedNovember 9, 2020

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Twitter's 'Misleading Information' Labels May Soon Affect Users' Ability to 'Like' Tweets

After rolling out several new features ahead of the 2020 presidential election designed to make it harder for users…

Brianna Provenzano

PublishedNovember 9, 2020

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