Rumble Among 15 Targets of Texas Attorney General’s Child Privacy Probe
The privacy experts who spoke with WIRED described Rumble, Quora, and WeChat as unusual suspects but declined to speculate on the rationale […]
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How the US TikTok Ban Would Actually Work
The law says it will be “unlawful” for entities to “distribute, maintain or update” the app including its source code, or by […]
Facebook and Instagram Ads Push Gun Silencers Disguised as Car Parts
Experts believe the operation is based in China and relies on a drop-shipping scheme. “It’s likely just a reshipper selling controversial or […]
He Got Banned From X. Now He Wants to Help You Escape, Too
At around 5 pm on a Thursday in December 2022, a privacy- and information-freedom-focused programmer named Micah Lee learned, to his shock, […]
The Disinformation Warning Coming From the Edge of Europe
A TikTok video of actor Brian Baumgartner, from the American version of The Office, calling for the overthrow of the president of […]
Why It’s So Hard to Fully Block X in Brazil
The social network X has been largely inaccessible in Brazil since Saturday, after the country’s Supreme Court ordered all mobile and internet […]
Telegram CEO Pavel Durov’s Arrest Linked to Sweeping Criminal Investigation
French prosecutors gave preliminary information in a press release on Monday about the investigation into Telegram CEO Pavel Durov, who was arrested […]
Pavel Durov’s Arrest Leaves Telegram Hanging in the Balance
“Civil society has had a complicated relationship with Telegram over the years,” says Natalia Kapriva, a lawyer at the digital rights group […]
Glassdoor Wants to Know Your Real Name
Glassdoor has a history of working to keep its users’ identities private, but there are concerns about these identity changes. “Glassdoor has […]
There Are Dark Corners of the Internet. Then There’s 764
At some point after his release in March 2020, Almeida moved to a relative’s apartment in Queens, New York. His social media […]