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/
Late last night, it appears President Trump purged 17 inspectors general from major federal agencies, cutting off any possibility of oversight. When one IG pushed back, the administration referred them to White House Counsel.
Once, Meta gave researchers like @davidlazer & Sandra González-Bailón an unprecedented level of access to data on content moderation.
Now, Meta is rolling back the protections they studied––and unlikely to greenlight more research.
Mark Zuckerberg’s Immoderate Proposal | TechPolicy.Press
David Lazer and Sandra González-Bailón raise concern that no one outside of Meta will know the true effects of ...
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Crowdsourced fact-checking will never be enough to stop bad actors, but it's better than nothing at all. Meta has decided that even this veneer of content moderation is too much for its advertising network, which is already rife with scams. https://www.wsj.com/articles/metas-community-notes-wont-apply-to-paid-ads-marketers-still-have-questions-9a2af62c
"By taking the first step, Twitter put pressure on other, larger platforms like Google’s YouTube and Meta’s Facebook to follow suit and provided them with critical political cover to make policy changes..." TTP's Katie Paul wrote over two years ago...