Donald Trump signs an EO ending “federal censorship” of online platforms, and directs the AG to investigate if the Biden admin censored US citizens' free speech
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential... [image] Ryan Goodman / @rgoodlaw : This Executive Order appears to be the executive branch taking up the work of Jim Jordan's weaponization of g...
Donald Trump signs an EO ending “federal censorship” of online platforms, and directs the AG to investigate if the Biden admin censored US citizens' free speech
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential... [image] Ryan Goodman / @rgoodlaw : This Executive Order appears to be the executive branch taking up the work of Jim Jordan's weaponization of g...
Donald Trump says he will sign an executive order on January 20 to delay enforcing the TikTok US ban and argues for a TikTok joint venture with 50% US ownership
Yes, Trump said he's “most likely” to give #TikTok 90-day extension. — No, that's not a legally available option. — The 270 days lapsed. An extension is no longer available (e...
TikTok restores its service in the US, thanking Donald Trump for “the necessary clarity and assurance to our service providers that they will face no penalties”
The company said this afternoon that it is “in the process of restoring service” and thanked President-elect Trump for …
TikTok says it will go dark in the US on Sunday unless the Biden admin provides a “definitive statement” to critical service providers assuring non-enforcement
TikTok said its services will go dark on Sunday without a guarantee from the Biden administration that it won't punish Apple …
Sources: state-backed Russian hacking group APT29 breached the RNC last week, possibly via IT provider Synnex; RNC says there's is no indication it was hacked
- Hackers part of ‘Cozy Bear,’ people familiar with matter say — RNC official says ‘no indication’ computer systems hacked
The DOJ's opaque subpoena of Apple during the Russia probe highlights the tension tech companies face in obliging law enforcement and protecting users' privacy
Apple, Google and Microsoft have been plunged into a political firestorm as they have contended with law enforcement requests to hand over information.
Apple provided data of House Democrats after DOJ subpoenaed it during Russia leak probe; Apple notified the lawmakers after a gag order expired this year
The Justice Department seized records from Apple for metadata of House Intelligence Committee members, their aides and family members.
US endorses Christchurch Call, an effort to stop the spread of extremist content online, which Big Tech signed on to in 2019 and Trump's White House rejected
Anna Leask is a senior reporter for the New Zealand Herald — The United States has joined the Christchurch Call to Action …
Reddit bans one of its largest Trump supporting subreddits, r/donaldtrump, due to repeated policy violations with regard to the violence at the Capitol
Sara Fischer / Axios :
Sources: top US cybersecurity official Christopher Krebs told associates he expects to be fired, after CISA refused to delete content debunking election misinfo
DHS says US election was the most secure, with “no evidence that any voting system deleted or lost votes, changed votes, or was in any way compromised”
Jay Peters / The Verge :
Sources: top US cybersecurity official Christopher Krebs told associates he expects to be fired, after CISA refused to delete content debunking election misinfo
WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Top U.S. cybersecurity official Christopher Krebs has told associates he expects to be fired …
A look at how QAnon, the far-right conspiracy, has seeped from the web to the offline world, appearing in political campaigns, criminal cases, and more
A city council member in California took the dais and quoted from QAnon, a pro-Trump conspiracy theory about “deep state” … Tweets: @kevinroose , @kevinroose , @owillis , @nytimes ...