Reddit’s Fight Against Its Moderators is Now Affecting Google Searches
Unpaid moderators have been protesting a price hike against third-party developers.
In a Friday News Dump, YouTube Announces Election Disinformation Policy Changes
In June 2023, YouTube issued a policy statement on 2020 election “misinformation,” what it calls disinformation.
California Bill Supporting Journalists Passes Amid Facebook ‘Bullying Threat’
The platform’s parent company has claimed it would be “forced” to remove news content if AB 886 passes.
Google Maps ‘Shooting in Nashville’ Marker
After a March 2023 school shooting at the Covenant School in Nashville, Tennessee, screenshots of a Google Maps “dart” circulated.
‘8 Googling Tips’ Twitter Thread
Twitter user Chris Hladczuk (@chrishlad) tweeted “8 Googling tips,” in a thread shared in screenshot form across the internet.
YouTube Reverses Course, Reinstates Watchdog Site Monitoring Conspiracists
The media watchdog site Right Wing Watch (RWW) was reinstated onto YouTube after the platform initially removed its channel on June 28 2021 for unspecified reasons. “We are glad that by reinstating our account, YouTube recognizes our position that there is a world of difference between reporting on offensive activities and committing them,” site director …
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How to Fight Disinformation: Introduction and Overview
Your personal data is out there for the foreseeable future, so you have to fight against its myriad uses in other ways.
Do You Need to Disable COVID-19 Contact Tracing on Your Phone?
Contact tracing came long before mobile phones, and viral status updates advising readers to visit Settings -> Privacy -> Health -> COVID-19 Exposure lack context about those efforts.
Google ‘Untreated Syphilis’ Meme
A Twitter meme held that googling “untreated syphilis” produced images of Donald Trump as a primary result; here’s why.
Is Chrome’s Reopen Closed Tab Gone?
You don’t need to install anything to regain “reopen closed tab” access.