Riot police clash with pro-Trump rioters outside the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.Photo: Joseph Prezioso/AFP (Getty Images) BuzzFeed has posted the entirety of internal Facebook…
India Cracks Down on Social Media Posts Criticizing Its Pandemic Response Amid Brutal Second Wave
Photo: Denis Charlet (Getty Images) India’s government reportedly ordered Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter to censor dozens of posts criticizing the administration’s response to the pandemic,…
Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube Execs to Testify at Senate Hearing
Photo: Chip Somodevilla (Getty Images) Next week, policy executives from Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter will testify at a Senate Judiciary hearing on algorithmic amplification, Politico…
Azimuth Security Cracked San Bernardino Shooter’s iPhone for FBI
Photo: Justin Sullivan (Getty Images) When the U.S. government wanted to crack into a dead terrorist’s iPhone several years ago, they turned to a little-known…
Son of Stuxnet?
It certainly looks like Israel just cyber attacked Iran again. Authorities with the Islamic Republic are claiming that a blackout at one of the nation’s…
Biden Orders DOJ to Develop ‘Ghost Gun’ Regulations
San Francisco display seized “ghost guns” in 2019.Photo: Haven Daley (AP) Joe Biden’s administration made its first move on gun control on Thursday, issuing executive…
Twitter Launches Pro-Democracy Emoji for ‘Milk Tea Alliance’ in Asia
Smoke rises from tires set alight by anti-coup protesters on April 03, 2021 in Yangon, Myanmar.Photo: Getty Images (Getty Images) Twitter launched a new emoji…
‘Western Government Operatives’ Behind This Hacking Campaign
Photo: Damien Meyer/AFP (Getty Images) A sophisticated hacking campaign that was previously witnessed targeting security flaws in Android, Windows and iOS devices is actually the…
Parler Says it Warned the FBI of Violent Posts Before Capitol Riot
Photo: Olivier Douliery (Getty Images) Parler, the online safe haven for bigots and far-right extremists, claims it repeatedly alerted the Federal Bureau of Investigation about…
House Republican Falls for Joke Article by ‘Dick Scuttlebutt’
Representative Pat Fallon of Texas at Wednesday’s hearing.Screenshot: YouTube / U.S. House Armed Services Committee (Other) On Wednesday, the House Armed Services Committee held a…