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01/20/2023
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By Ramon Tomey
UT Austin bans TikTok on campus, citing security concerns
The University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin) has banned the use of Chinese video app TikTok on campus networks, following security concerns brought up by state and federal officials. UT Austin announced in Jan. 17 that it is permanently blocking TikTok’s access on its systems. Devices connected to the campus network via Wi-Fi or […]
12/24/2022
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By Ramon Tomey
TikTok parent firm admits to spying on journalists as part of “covert surveillance campaign”
The parent company of Chinese video app TikTok admitted to spying on journalists as part of a “covert surveillance campaign.” Beijing-based ByteDance admitted to spying on Forbes journalists to determine the source of leaks inside the company. The “covert surveillance campaign” was launched by the company after multiple stories emerged exposing its deep ties with […]
12/21/2022
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By Kevin Hughes
US adds 36 Chinese companies to export blacklist
The U.S. government recently added 36 Chinese companies to its export blacklist, including China’s top flash memory chip maker. The Department of Commerce (DOC) confirmed the addition of the three dozen firms on its Entity List. Inclusion in the list effectively blocks the companies from accessing crucial commodities, software and technologies in America unless U.S.-based suppliers acquire […]
12/19/2022
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By Ramon Tomey
Study: TikTok pushing self-harm content to kids as soon as they log in
A study has revealed that Chinese video app TikTok is pushing content featuring self-harm to children as soon as they log in to the platform. According to the study commissioned by the London-based Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) and the anti-self-harm advocacy group Molly Rose Foundation (MRF), researchers using sample TikTok accounts “encountered numerous […]
12/15/2022
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By Belle Carter
AFL exposes CDC, Twitter’s censorship of posts that go against the official COVID-19 narrative
The non-profit America First Legal (AFL) has made available the fourth batch of disclosure on the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) Big Tech censorship. The documents revealed that Twitter set up a website for the government and stakeholders to submit posts that allegedly contained COVID-19 “misinformation.” According to the nearly 600-page release, Twitter bigwigs used the gateway to […]
12/15/2022
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By Ramon Tomey
US lawmakers unveil bipartisan bill to ban TikTok
A group of U.S. lawmakers recently announced bipartisan legislation to ban the Chinese video app TikTok. The bill’s announcement came amid fears of the app collecting American users’ data and sending them to the Chinese government in Beijing. If it passes, the bill would block all transactions from any social media company based in or under […]
12/14/2022
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By Ramon Tomey
Alabama, Utah ban TikTok on state-owned devices over security concerns
The states of Alabama and Utah banned Chinese video app TikTok on devices owned by their respective state governments, citing concerns over security and data harvesting. Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey announced her state’s prohibition of TikTok in a statement. Her directive also ordered agencies under the executive branch to take all necessary steps to prevent […]
12/13/2022
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By Ramon Tomey
Taiwan bans TikTok from government devices, mulls nationwide prohibition
Taiwan has banned video sharing app TikTok from government-owned communication devices and is now considering extending that prohibition to the general public. According to an unnamed official from the Taiwanese Ministry of Digital Affairs (MODA), the ban on TikTok applied to government-owned devices such as mobile phones, tablets and desktops. Aside from the video-sharing app, […]
12/13/2022
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By News Editors
BREAKING: Newly released #TwitterFiles prove former head of “trust & safety,” Yoel Roth, met WEEKLY with FBI, DHS and DNI leading up to 2020 elections
Elon Musk’s third Twitter dump came Friday night, exposing the internal decision to remove President Donald Trump from the platform after Jan. 6. Twitter executives clearly understood the actions they were taking to suppress free speech. (Article republished from 100PercentFedUp.com) 1. THREAD: The Twitter Files THE REMOVAL OF DONALD TRUMP Part One: October 2020-January 6th […]
11/11/2022
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By News Editors
Cloudflare: Blocking Kiwi Farms and others caused loss of potential customers, “significant adverse feedback”
Internet infrastructure and security company Cloudflare has acknowledged that its previous decisions to digress from its usually neutral stance, most recently by blocking the online forum Kiwi farms, resulted in “significant adverse feedback” and a loss of potential customers. (Article by Tom Parker republished from ReclaimTheNet.org) Cloudflare made the admission in the “Risk Factors” section of its recent […]
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