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The government won’t protect your internet privacy, so here’s how to do it...
The big money of the internet comes from tracking and selling user data to better target ads. Do one search for “power drills” and you’ll be inundated with ads for related products across your whole...
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What your elected leaders have been up to at COP26
Hawaii is one of several states aggressively pushing for tougher climate policy. Jeremy Bezanger on Unsplash After the Trump administration bowed out of COP25 in 2019, the United States is back at the...
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4 new myths about climate change—and how to debunk them
Misinformation and delay are just climate denial tactics with a layer of greenwashing. Markus Spiske from Pexels Ten years ago, it may have seemed like climate change denial was an ordinary, if not...
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Here are all the changes Instagram promised Congress it would make
Adam Mosseri appearing before the Senate subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Data Security. US Senate Comittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation Head of Instagram Adam...
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The dangers of digital health monitoring in a post-Roe world
Deposit Photos With Roe v. Wade on the cusp of being overturned, discussions about the privacy of sensitive data have gained new momentum. We’ve become used to Googling our medical questions, booking...
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Connecticut will pay a security analyst 150k to monitor election memes for...
Connecticut will have a "security analyst" monitor social media for misinformation regarding its upcoming election. Element5 Digital / Unsplash Ahead of the upcoming midterm elections, Connecticut is...
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Two new bills could help pump up a climate-friendly system for heating and...
Heat pumps can work as AC units but reverse the process when heat is needed. Pixabay Heatwaves are worsening due to climate change, plaguing typically chilly places like Seattle and parts of Europe....
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Miscarriages could become more dangerous in a post-Roe world
Reversing Roe v. Wade would also limit access for pregnant people seeking physical or mental care for miscarriages. Deposit Photos In the next few weeks the Supreme Court will rule in a case that...
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Congress sounds really concerned about unidentified aerial phenomenon
The new language goes so far as to admit that there remain multiple objects of potentially non-human origin. Department of Defense Over the past few years, Congress has slowly admitted that it is just...
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Facebook’s automated image removal system is flawed, says Oversight Board
Facebook having moderation issues? Get out of town. Deposit Photos In 2019, Meta (neé Facebook) CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the creation of a standalone content oversight board. This board of 23...
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Elon Musk offers to buy Twitter (again)
Reverse-reverse course. Getty Images According to Bloomberg, Washington Post, and NBC, Elon Musk has decided to reverse course, and is offering to move forward with his acquisition of Twitter at his...
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Kanye West plans to buy so-called ‘free speech’ social media platform, Parler
The controversial app was utilized to plan the January 6, 2021 riot. Thiago Prudêncio/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Parler has entered an “agreement in principle” to be purchased by Ye, the...
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The 2022 midterm elections could shake the course of environmental action in...
For years now, a large section of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska has been under threat of oil and gas drilling. Alexis Bonogofsky for USFWS From federal to local races, conservation can...
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Brazil’s presidential election is a win for the Amazon—and the planet
On October 19, 2022, in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, the presidential candidate for the Workers' Party, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, participated in a campaign walk with supporters. Deposit...
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How social media companies can benefit from election misinformation
Despite claims otherwise, social media companies are giving a pass to dangerous misinformation, according to reports. Pexels A new, in-depth study from Bloomberg published on Thursday analyzed...
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Meta will pay $725 million for a single Cambridge Analytica privacy settlement
Meta is still staring down multiple lawsuits related to the 2018 data privacy scandal. Deposit Photos Facebook’s owner, Meta, agreed Friday to pay a $725 million class action lawsuit settlement over...
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This fictitious news show is entirely produced by AI and deepfakes
If something feels off, it's because it is. Graphika A research firm specializing in misinformation called Graphika issued a startling report on Tuesday revealing just how far controversial deepfake...
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A guide to Section 230, the law that made the internet the Wild West
Section 230 essentially holds that a social media platform isn't liable for the content people post there. Deposit Photos There are few laws more fundamental to the way the internet works than Section...
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Utah teens will need parents’ permission to use social media
Utah's laws are as strict as they are potentially unconstitutional. Deposit Photos Utah’s governor signed two bills into law on Thursday aimed at protecting the state’s underage social media users....
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The ‘TikTok ban’ is a legal nightmare beyond TikTok
You don't need to use TikTok for its potential ban to affect you. Deposit Photos The fate of the RESTRICT Act remains unclear. Also known as the “TikTok ban,” the bill has sizable bipartisan...
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