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An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Guardian: Donald Trump has announced plans to launch a social media platform called TRUTH Social that will rolled be out early next year. The former president, who was banned from Facebook and Twitter earlie… Continue reading Donald Trump To Launch Social Media Platform Called Truth Social
Republicans are questioning Amazon’s relationship with the Pentagon after newly released emails show that defense officials praised tech executives vying for a $10 billion contract during the Trump administration. The Verge reports: On Tuesday, The New… Continue reading Republicans Call For Amazon To Testify On Pentagon Relationship
Just days after its launch, hackers have already found a way to take advantage of GETTR’s buggy API to get the username, email address, and location of thousands of users. Motherboard reports: Hackers were able to scrape the email addresses and other d… Continue reading Hackers Scrape 90,000 GETTR User Emails, Surprising No One
Republican congressman Denver Riggleman was once a defense contractor for America’s National Security Agency. But in 2004, he paid more than $5,000 to join an amateur expedition searching for Bigfoot. Not because he believed in the mythical ape-like cr… Continue reading What Hunting Bigfoot Taught a Republican Congressman about Misinformation, Political Extremists, and Grift
An anonymous reader quotes a report from VICE News: We all have trouble with our email sometimes. We don’t typically get to harangue the CEO of Google about why, say, Dad’s Gmail is acting up, though. You have to be a member of Congress to pull that. R… Continue reading GOP Congressman Turns Antitrust Hearing Into Personal Tech Support Session
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: President Trump’s re-election campaign has accused Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile of “suppression of political speech” over the carriers’ blocking of spam texts sent by the campaign. The fight was… Continue reading Trump Campaign Angry That Cell Carriers Blocked Company Texts To Voters
New submitter feross shares a report: A group of Senate Republicans is looking to force tech companies to comply with “lawful access” to encrypted information, potentially jeopardizing the technology’s security features. On Tuesday, Republican lawmaker… Continue reading Republicans Push Bill Requiring Tech Companies To Help Access Encrypted Data
Republican Federal Communications Commissioner Mike O’Rielly said he’s unsure whether his agency has the authority to carry out President Trump’s executive order targeting tech firms’ legal protections. From a report: Trump’s order seeks to have the FC… Continue reading FCC Republican Voices Doubts About Trump’s Executive Order
President Trump tweeted on Monday night that he will sign an executive order to temporarily suspend immigration into the U.S. to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus, adding that his decision was spurred by an “attack from the Invisible Enemy, as… Continue reading Trump Will Temporarily Suspend Immigration Into the US For 60 Days Due To Coronavirus Fears
What better way to celebrate World Health Day than by threatening to withhold funding for the World Health Organization. That’s exactly what President Trump said he was considering today at Tuesday’s coronavirus press briefing. The New York Times repor… Continue reading Trump Threatens To Withhold Funding For World Health Organization