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ND state lawmaker on bill allowing citizens to sue Big Tech over censorship: 'Things have only gotten worse'
North Dakota State Rep. Tom Kading explains the bill he is sponsoring to allow users to sue social media over certain restrictions.
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State lawmaker explains bill allowing 'censored' citizens to sue Facebook, Twitter
Republican North Dakota State Rep. Tom Kading explains how Big Tech companies restricting users over political speech can amount to defamation.
ScienceSpace.comOn This Day in Space! Jan. 16, 1969: 1st docking of 2 crewed spacecraft
On January 16, 1969, two crewed spacecraft docked in orbit for the first time. See how it happened in our "On This Day In Space" series!
TechnologyThe IndependentWhatsApp and Parler have the same problem all tech companies have – and they don’t want you to know about it
Social media companies meticulously test their platforms to make them as user friendly as possible – surely using hard to understand legal jargon and data clauses is no accident?
ScienceSpace.comRocket Lab calls off microsatellite launch due to sensor issue
The small-satellite launch company Rocket Lab called off its first launch of 2021 from New Zealand Saturday (Jan. 16) due to some strange sensor readings ahead of liftoff.
ScienceSpace.comHow to spot the Pleiades, Hyades and other star clusters in the winter night sky
For much of the U.S. we're now into the coldest part of the winter season, and for those who may have recently received a telescope for a holiday gift, the biggest complaint usually is: "I'd love to spend time looking at the wintertime stars, but it's so cold!"
ScienceSpace.com'Bumblebee gravity' could explain why the universe is expanding so quickly
Bumblebee gravity could explain dark energy — if it's proven true.
ScienceSpace.comSpace photos: The most amazing images this week!
See the best photos on Space.com this week.
ScienceSpace.comThe top space stories of the week!
These are the top space stories this week from Space.com.
ScienceSpace.comWatch live today: NASA's to fire 1st SLS megarocket engines in critical test
NASA will fire up the engines of its first Space Launch System megarocket today (Jan. 16) in a critical test for the agency's Artemis moon program. Here's how to watch it live.
TechnologyThe IndependentLeaving WhatsApp will be hard – but it is the right thing to do
Last week, WhatsApp sent a message to all of its users informing them of its new privacy policy, which would share data from the messaging app to Facebook – Elon Musk has a point when he tells us to ‘use Signal’
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Security flaw in Amazon's Ring Neighbors app exposed home addresses, users' locations
Kurt 'The CyberGuy' Knutsson provides insight on ‘Fox and Friends Weekend.’
ScienceSpace.comNASA will test-fire its 1st SLS megarocket for moon missions today. Here's how to watch.
NASA will attempt to fire the engines on its Space Launch System (SLS) megarocket for the first time today and you can watch the fiery action live online.
BusinessFrance 24WhatsApp delays enforcing new privacy policy following backlash
Facebook Inc's WhatsApp is delaying an update aimed at increasing business transactions on the platform after a storm of concern from users who feared that the messaging platform was watering down its privacy policy in the process. WhatsApp users received notification this month that it was preparing a new privacy policy and terms, and it reserved the right to share some user data with the Facebook app.That sparked global outcries and a rush of new users to competitor private messaging apps including Telegram and Signal.WhatsApp on Friday said it would delay the new policy launch to May from February, that the update was focused on allowing users to message with businesses, and that the update does not affect personal conversations, which will continue to have end-to-end encryption."This update does not expand our ability to share data with Facebook," it said in a statement."While not everyone shops with a business on WhatsApp today, we think that more people will choose to do so in the future and it’s important people are aware of these services," it said.No log of messages or callsFacebook has been rolling out business tools on WhatsApp over the past year as it moves to boost revenue from higher-growth units like WhatsApp and Instagram while knitting together e-commerce infrastructure across the company.Facebook acquired WhatsApp for $19 billion in 2014 but has been slow to monetize it.The app already shares certain categories of personal data, including the user's phone number and IP address, with Facebook."We don't keep logs of who everyone's messaging or calling. We also can't see your shared location and we don't share your contacts with Facebook," it said.WhatsApp said in October that it would start to offer in-app purchases via Facebook Shops and would offer firms who use its customer service messaging tools the ability to store those messages on Facebook servers.WhatsApp said at the time that chats with a business using the new hosting service would not be protected by the app's end-to-end encryption.(REUTERS)
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State Department drops 'previously undisclosed' info on Wuhan lab
Wuhan lab workers got sick in Fall 2019; Dr. Marc Siegel reacts on 'Fox News @Night'
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Parler CEO: 'No indication' shutdown threats were serious until last minute
John Matze sounds off on 'Life, Liberty & Levin' after Amazon boots social media platform off its servers
ScienceBusiness InsiderNASA's attempt to burrow into Mars met 2 insurmountable obstacles: cement-like soil and an unexpected energy shortage
InSight lander's "mole" was unable to hammer through the Martian soil, and unusually dusty solar panels meant the robot was generating less power.
NewsPA Media: TechPublic warned over Covid-19 cons amid rising vaccine fraud reports
Action Fraud says the number of reports is relatively low but has been rising in the last two months, particularly around scam text messages.
ScienceAssociated PressBiden picks geneticist as science adviser, puts in Cabinet
President-elect Joe Biden announced Friday that he has chosen a pioneer in mapping the human genome — the so-called “book of life” — to be his chief science adviser and is elevating the top science job to a Cabinet position. Biden nominated Eric Lander, founding director of the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, who was the lead author of the first paper announcing the details of the human genome, as director of Office of Science and Technology Policy and adviser on science.
TechnologySpace.comVespera, a smart telescope to make astrophotography easier, nabs CES 2021 Innovation Award
Vaonis, a French startup that raised eyebrows in 2018 with its sci-fi robot-looking Stellina smart telescope, has revealed its latest newbie-friendly astrophotography invention.
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Sen. Wicker: Left has taken over large parts of US communications
Mississippi Republican tells 'Your World' Twitter shouldn't be protected by Section 230
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Rep. Randy Fine: Florida should boycott Big Tech
Florida State Rep. Randy Fine on the attempt to get the state to divest from Big Tech.
BusinessSky NewsWhatsApp delays launch of business feature after privacy backlash
WhatsApp is delaying the rollout of new business features following a user backlash over the company's data sharing practices. The delay is a setback for its plan to generate revenue by facilitating commercial exchanges on the messaging app, which Facebook acquired for $19bn in 2014 but has been slow to monetise. WhatsApp has said users will no longer have to review and accept its updated terms by 8 February - and no accounts will be suspended or deleted by that date.
BusinessAssociated PressExtremists exploit a loophole in social moderation: Podcasts
Major social platforms have been cracking down on the spread of misinformation and conspiracy theories in the leadup to the presidential election, and expanded their efforts in the wake of the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. Podcasts made available by the two Big Tech companies let you tune into the world of the QAnon conspiracy theory, wallow in President Donald Trump's false claims of a stolen election and bask in other extremism. Accounts that have been banned on social media for election misinformation, threatening or bullying, and breaking other rules also still live on as podcasts available on the tech giants’ platforms.
BusinessThe TelegraphWhatsApp delays privacy changes amid outrage over 'personal data grab'
Facebook has delayed controversial plans to share more of WhatsApp users' information with Mark Zuckerberg's other businesses after being accused of launching a "personal data grab". The social media giant, which also owns Instagram, sparked outcry this month when it pushed a new "take it or leave it" privacy policy in front of WhatsApp's users, prompting millions to jump ship to rival messaging apps. But on Friday WhatsApp said it would push back the deadline for users to accept the changes from February 8 to May 15 so as give itself more time to "clear up misinformation" and "confusion", hitting out at "rumours" spreading online. Privacy groups had criticised WhatsApp's all-or-nothing ultimatum, which stated that messages between WhatsApp users and companies can be stored with Facebook and used to inform adverts on its other social networks. Messages between individual users will remain private. WhatsApp has vowed that there will be no change for UK and EU users outside business messaging, even though they must still agree to the terms. However, Italian regulators have said it is not clear exactly how EU users’ data will be used. WhatsApp said: "We’ve heard from so many people how much confusion there is around our recent update. There's been a lot of misinformation causing concern and we want to help everyone understand our principles and the facts. "We will always protect your personal conversations with end-to-end encryption, so that neither WhatsApp nor Facebook can see these private messages. We don’t keep logs of who everyone’s messaging or calling... and we don’t share your contacts with Facebook.