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Public Records Show FBI Secretly Extracted Data From ICE Protesters’ Phones
Previously unreported documents reveal “extractions” from at least 13 devices after a protest in Washington last June.
Google’s New AI-Fueled Search Bar Threatens to Further Upend Journalism Industry
Independent journalism needs a lifeline to survive as Google urges readers toward AI summaries instead of article links.
Trump’s 1-Hour Posting Frenzy Fuels Questions About His Mental Fitness
Trump’s posts included unfounded conspiracy theories, including the false claim that Obama attempted a coup against him.
TikTok Algorithm Favored Conservative Content in 2024 POTUS Race, Study Suggests
Democratic users were 7.5 percent more likely to get GOP-backed content than videos matching their own political views.
More Details Emerge of Trump’s Secret Use of ICE to Spy on Critics
Privacy groups are pushing Big Tech to notify users about federal surveillance after anonymous ICE critics were exposed.
Palestinians Battle the Algorithms of Israeli Censorship and Surveillance
Palestinian digital autonomy has been constrained by settler colonialism bolstered by neoliberal privatization.
Trump Isn’t Just Bullying Journalists. He’s Subverting the First Amendment.
The right attacked Biden for “jawboning” social media. Now Trump is doing it explicitly to control cable news.
Deepfakes and AI Misinformation Reshape How War Is Seen Online
Viral synthetic videos of the war on Iran highlight urgent need for AI literacy.
Tehran Residents’ Social Media Offer Nightmarish Glimpse of Humanitarian Crisis
Oily smoke. Black rain. Destroyed apartments. Loved ones killed by airstrikes. Iran will not recover soon from this.
Palestinian Women Arrested to Bait Their Relatives Israel Labels as “Wanted”
This practice falls under the category of collective punishment, which is prohibited under international law.