Ellen Jacobs-Morse
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human rights advocate. all opinions mine. always technical about it.
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Good morning to everyone except for the @Meta executives who were aware that millions of adult strangers were contacting minors on its sites, knew Instagram was letting adult strangers connect with teenagers, aggressively targeted young users, & then "lied to Congress" about it!
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What a front page. Our state and local newspapers are going to save our democracy. THIS is how it’s done. Bravo, Winston-Salem Journal
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Yesterday, @Meta shut down CrowdTangle, a digital tool vital in monitoring content shared on its platform. In the midst of global wars, a critical election season, and the troubling effects of social media on our children, I strongly condemn this move.
Meta Shuts Down CrowdTangle, Tool Used for Tracking Online Misinformation
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Walz’s personal experience with IVF is also HUGE asset, especially since Dobbs put IVF on the chopping block. Having a *man* talk compellingly about his personal experience with reproductive freedom from a place of joy, not sadness, will be big
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JUDGE MEHTA FINDS GOOGLE VIOLATED SECTION 2 OF THE SHERMAN ACT MY MAINTAINING ITS MONOPOLY OVER GENERAL SEARCH
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The reality is that we can’t let the platforms grade their own homework. That's why I have been working with @SenBillCassidy, @JohnCornyn, & @RepLoriTrahan on the Platform Accountability & Transparency Act to ensure platforms are required to be transparent. https://t.co/WHO2D8m050
coons.senate.gov
WASHINGTON —U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) introduced the bipartisan Platform Accountability and Transparency Act (PATA) alongside Senate colleagues Dr. Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-La.), Amy Klobuchar...
Yesterday @SenBillCassidy and I, along with 15 of our colleagues from both chambers of Congress, sent a bipartisan letter to @Meta urging it to continue access to CrowdTangle, an important tool for understanding how social media platforms are affecting us in various ways.
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@CecileNSimmons excellent piece highlighting online threats to candidates (which can lead to offline violence)
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Meta allowed its platforms to host a massive network of sextortion scammers and only took action when journalists began exposing their failures. Remember, this is the same company that laid off trust & safety workers to cut costs 🧵 1/3
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NEW: The Senate unanimously passed a bill that would create a federal civil remedy for victims of deepfake porn. Responds to a wave of AI-generated nonconsensual deepfakes Bill was led by @SenatorDurbin @LindseyGrahamSC @HawleyMO @amyklobuchar Text:
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NEW: Incoherent and digitally altered audio wrongly attributed to Kamala Harris is going viral on right-wing TikTok following Biden’s exit from the presidential race https://t.co/xIjtMNnjEh
mediamatters.org
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Nearly *half* of Amazon's warehouse workers are injured during Prime Day. HALF. https://t.co/Z3J5gsteni
cnn.com
Amazon’s warehouses are especially dangerous for workers during the company’s annual Prime Day event, as well as the holiday season, according to an investigation by the US Senate.
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Meta has the resources to build powerful and comprehensive transparency tools. The decision to build a weaker and more limited tool (like the Meta Content Library) should be viewed as blatant stonewalling.
Meta is sunsetting its key transparency tool. @proof__news, @TowCenter @algotransinst tested its replacement and found * it has fewer features on 11 key topics * researchers say getting access is cumbersome and slow. https://t.co/zAErASUfLE
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Today Beth Mowins, Elise Menaker and Taylor McGregor make Cubs history with the first all-female broadcast.
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BREAKING: The Lancet has just published this article "conservatively" estimating that the death toll in the Gaza genocide could be 186,000 people or more. That's 8% of the population, obliterated. These are apocalyptic figures. https://t.co/HaRTAvTvVI
thelancet.com
By June 19, 2024, 37 396 people had been killed in the Gaza Strip since the attack by Hamas and the Israeli invasion in October, 2023, according to the Gaza Health Ministry, as reported by the UN...
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🚨 House E&C markup is canceled, staffers just informed the crowd
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🚨BREAKING in @PunchbowlNews AM: @SteveScalise tells us House Republicans will not support any new AI regulations. He said he wants to see if there are gaps to close in existing law. BIG NEWS for Silicon Valley and beyond. https://t.co/Sfrj2fe03F
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