We Don't Need a War on Screen Time
Unwired makes an unconvincing argument for heavy-handed tech regulation.
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Attack of the Twitter Clones
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Montana Sets Itself Up for First Amendment Lawsuits With TikTok Ban
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Congress Asks Is TikTok Really 'An Extension of' the Chinese Communist Party?
TikTok's CEO served as little more than a punching bag for lawmakers with a dizzying array of big tech grievances.
TikTok Is Too Popular To Ban
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Review: Mastodon Decentralizes Social Media
Elon Musk’s shambolic takeover may not have been great for Twitter, but it was fantastic for Mastodon.
Google Says Truth Social Must Clean Up Act Before Gracing Android App Store
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Study: Europe's Aggressive Privacy Regulations Are Killing App Innovation
Consumers lose out when compliance costs prevent services from ever entering the market.
State News Networks Embrace Encryption as Russian Censorship Worsens
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States Investigate TikTok Over Alleged Harms to Kids and Young Adults
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Secret Documents Show Which Message Apps Are the Most FBI-Proof
WhatsApp and iMessage are not as private as you might think.
Court Says Snapchat Can Be Sued for Deaths of Trio Using App During Fatal Crash
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DoorDash Customer Fees Go Up Thanks To Dumb Regulations
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Houston Police Chief Tries To Blame Encryption for Failure To Uncover Far-Right Cops
Meanwhile, he’s still trying to downplay corruption within his own force.
Instacart Fires 10 Workers Who Voted To Unionize and Around 1,990 Others
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TikTok Will Outlast Trump
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Trump May Tank TikTok Deal With Oracle Because Government Doesn't Get a Cut
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Mike Godwin, the Creator of Godwin's Law, Is Suing Trump Over His TikTok Executive Order
"I know what moral panics look like; they look kind of like this."
Anti-Tech Warriors Are Coming for Your Food Delivery Apps
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Not All COVID-19 Tracking Apps Respect Privacy, But Some Pass the Test
New apps can work as surveillance techniques for the government. They can also serve as anonymous health tools for people hoping to return to normal life.
Microsoft May Save TikTok From Trump's Clutches, After President Proposes Ban on Chinese Video App
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