July 2024
How Elon Musk came to endorse Donald Trump (Washington Post)
Submitted by benton on Mon, 07/29/2024 - 06:01Elon Musk Shares Manipulated Harris Video, in Seeming Violation of X’s Policies (New York Times)
Submitted by benton on Mon, 07/29/2024 - 06:00Elon Musk Wants People on X to Police Election Posts. It’s Not Working Well. (New York Times)
Submitted by benton on Mon, 07/29/2024 - 06:00America’s Political Drama Fuels X Moment for Elon Musk (Wall Street Journal)
Submitted by benton on Mon, 07/29/2024 - 05:59
Analysis
Analysis
TikTok Collected U.S. Users’ Views on Gun Control, Abortion and Religion, Department of Justice Says
TikTok collected data about its users’ views on sensitive topics and censored content at the direction of its China-based parent company, the Justice Department said, making its most forceful case to date that the video-sharing app poses a national-security threat. The sensitive topics TikTok tracked included the views of its US-based users on gun control, abortion and religion, the Justice Department said. The Justice Department made the details public in court filings in response to a federal lawsuit TikTok filed in May 2024 arguing that a new