Banning TikTok today. Zuckerberg's lies. Anti-advertising against Czech Post has taken over the networks 🔐 #WEEKLY ~ January 19th
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A look at the burgeoning illegal market that connects job seekers with anonymous employees willing to refer employees to Microsoft, Nvidia, Spotify and others. (Bloomberg)
Check out Zuckerberg's lies on Joe Rogan's podcast where he tried to rile up listeners about agencies like the CFPB and give the GOP a new tech target in the form of Apple. (The Verge)
The worst products at CES put your data at risk and cause waste, privacy advocates say. (AP)
The renaming of the Washington Post's PR team to the Star Talent Unit, with its focus on "personalities and creators," promotes false ideas about how journalism is done. (AfterMath)
Sources and documents:Meta has scrapped its system for identifying and curbing viral hoaxes and told content review teams to stop punishing misinformation. (Platformer)
Google has told the EU that it will not add fact-checking to YouTube search results and videos, nor will it use it to rank or remove content, despite new EU requirements. (Axios)
Sources: Zuckerberg told Stephen Miller he will not obstruct Trump's agenda in any way, and accused Sheryl Sandberg of an inclusive Facebook initiative. (New York Times)
Mark blames Sheryl (Platformer)
Zuckerberg says there's a “bogus narrative saying I blamed Sheryl for a bunch of stuff” and he was just addressing the origin of “bring your whole self to work” (Engadget)
TikTok ban
So they banned TikTok in the US. Unnecessary. But Mark Zuckerberg is definitely celebrating ~ Old school blog ~ 17. ledna.
This is something to watch, it promises unprecedented things. But for now, let's start with what is happening and what will happen.
Supreme Court upholds TikTok ban in US ahead of Sunday (Seeking Alpha)