DuckDuckGo CEO Refutes Search Result Tampering Allegations Amid Uproar
DuckDuckGo, a popular privacy-focused search engine, was recently called out in media reports for tampering with search results and purging independent media…
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The IRS Drops Facial Recognition Verification After Uproar
The Internal Revenue Service is dropping a controversial facial recognition system that requires people to upload video selfies when creating new IRS online…
Jack Dorsey caused an uproar with a bizarre Web3 Twitter rant
One of the internet’s most vocal proponents of Bitcoin voiced an unusually uncharacteristic opinion against Web3 this week. On Monday, Square Block CEO Jack…
‘S.T.A.L.K.E.R 2’ won’t include NFTs following fan uproar
Following backlash from fans, S.T.A.L.K.E.R 2 developer GSC Game World has walked back on plans it had to include in its new game. The announcement came a…
3 Years After the Maven Uproar, Google Cozies to the Pentagon
Jack Poulson, a former Googler who is now executive director of nonprofit Tech Inquiry, says the air gap and Maven protesters deserve credit for hindering…
Facebook Struggles to Quell Uproar Over Instagram’s Effect on Teens
But some of Facebook’s containment has at times backfired with its own workers. This week, the company downplayed the internal research that The Journal had…
Reddit offers a non-response to uproar over COVID-19 misinformation
Reddit has finally cracked down on COVID-19 misinformation following growing calls to act, although it probably won't satisfy many of its critics. The social…
Nooses, Anger and No Answers: Inside the Uproar Over a Future Amazon Site
Representatives for Amazon and the other companies involved say they have done everything they can, delaying construction twice, adding security and cameras…
Audacity sparks uproar over new data collection policy
Recent changes to the Audacity privacy policy have led to some users the audio-editing app spyware. The open-source software is now collecting user data for…