Reid Hoffman says he wasn't aware of disinformation campaign in Alabama race, apologizes for funding group linked to it; source says Hoffman invested $750K
A series of articles in the New York … Matt Binder / Mashable : LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman accidentally funded fake news Taylor Hatmaker / TechCrunch : Reid Hoffman denies direct knowledge of fu...
Report prepared for the Senate analyzes Russian disinformation that supported Trump across millions of posts on YouTube, Instagram, Tumblr, Pinterest, and more
For years, Russia has leveraged … Wired : How Russian Trolls Used Meme Warfare to Divide America New York Times : Russian 2016 Influence Operation Targeted African-Americans on Social Media Sara Fisch...
Report: Cloudflare has foreign terrorist organizations as customers, possibly violating US laws; Cloudflare says it works with US to meet legal obligations
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British Airways says an attack on its site and app on Aug. 21-Sept. 5 exposed customers' personal and financial details, believes ~380K “card payments” breached
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Senator Orrin Hatch asks FTC to examine Google's search and digital advertising practices for antitrust issues
but Facebook should worry about it anyway Rhett Jones / Gizmodo : After Trump Rants, Top GOP Senator Asks FTC to Re-Open Google Antitrust Probe Joe Setyon / Hit & Run : Orrin Hatch Wants the FTC to In...
FCC approves new One Touch Make Ready rule that lets companies prepare utility poles themselves for new fiber services
Why Tech Won't Be Spared When the Next Recession Hits Rhett Jones / Gizmodo : FCC Almost Does Something Right, and It May Give Google Fiber a Boost MacDailyNews : U.S. FCC loosens utility pole rules t...
Policy paper from Sen. Warner lays out 20 ways to address issues posed by big tech platforms, from putting a price on users' data to mimicking GDPR rules
NYT Jeff Pundyk / Techonomy : Senator Warner: 20 Ways to Tame Social Media Thomas Claburn / The Register : Make Facebook, Twitter, Google et al liable for daft garbage netizens post online - US Senato...
Facebook disables email and phone number search after malicious actors abused the features to scrape public profile data; company says most accounts affected
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Snap stock slid 6%+ after analyst warned of negative reaction to update and Kylie Jenner tweeted suggesting she uses Snapchat less post-update
Should Snapchat Listen? Andrew Krok / CNET : Snapchat should have never made it this far Rhett Jones / Gizmodo : Stock Price Tumble Teaches Snapchat What Happens When You Disappoint Kylie Jenner Peter...
AT&T CEO pushes for an “Internet Bill of Rights”, a net neutrality law covering ISPs and tech firms, in a series of full-page ads in major newspapers
but why? Eric Johnson / Recode : How Washington Post columnist Alexandra Petri finds humor in Trump's chaotic White House Debbie Emery / The Wrap : AT&T Calls for Congress to Pass Net Neutrality Law J...