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Sen. Durbin just sent a letter to Mark Zuckerberg demanding Meta stop running ads for sexual deepfake apps.
"I am gravely concerned with Meta’s failure to prevent this perverse abuse of its platforms and I refuse to accept Meta’s facilitation of these crimes."
ICYMI: Google, Amazon, and Microsoft allowed their ad networks to place advertisements on a shady image-sharing website that hosted child sexual abuse material. Ad safety experts say the website's mechanics should have raised big red flags.
The Trump Administration has developed a playbook for destroying federal agencies––and they're testing it out on USAID. Read more from @annabarryjester and @BrettMmurphy, who spoke with the legal experts and agency employees watching this power grab play out:
Trump and Elon Musk all but dismantled USAID. It took them less than a month.
It's an unprecedented test of the checks and balances at the heart of the American system of government.
The must-read inside story, from @annabarryjester and @BrettMmurphy https://www.propublica.org/article/usaid-trump-musk-destruction-may-have-broken-law
A few days ago, Palantir CEO Alex Karp said DOGE would be "very good" for his company. Now we might now why––and TTP's latest report provides critical context.
NEW: Peter Thiel’s data-mining juggernaut, Palantir, is building an influence machine that could easily outlast the Trump Administration.
Now, TTP has published a report that tracks the company’s ambitious lobbying expansion.
Apple is facing down a 10% tariff on Chinese imports, and it's unclear if CEO Tim Cook's carefully-constructed relationship with President Trump will be enough to spare the company.
It wouldn't be the first time that Cook has stepped into the role of Apple's chief lobbyist...
Meta appears to be discussing more content policy changes in private meetings with Trump’s associates. This time, a hunting lifestyle brand owned by Donald Trump Jr. claims to have had “promising” conversations regarding Meta’s firearm policies.
In a recent press release, @USAttyHamdani notes that social media platforms (particularly Facebook) have become "invaluable tools" for criminal organizations like the Mexico-based Cartel del Noreste.
https://www.dhs.gov/hsi/news/2024/11/04/cartel-del-noreste-members-sent-prison-roles-cartel-linked-human-smuggling-scheme
Thousands of human-smuggling accounts have been removed from Meta platforms, X, & TikTok, @EmmaWoollacott reports.
More than anything, the crackdown underscores the role social media companies play in facilitating crime and endangering migrants. 1/
