A report from December 2021 factors into the reasons political right groups pushed Elon Musk to take over Twitter and privatize it to help them silence the political left: Politicians and commentators from all sides allege that Twitter’s algorithms amplify their opponents’ voices, or silence theirs. Policy makers and researchers have thus called for increased … Continue reading Twitter as Bully Pulpit: “political right enjoys higher amplification compared to the political left” →

Microsoft’s new report out on the very loud computer attacks during the Ukraine War highlight how the U.S. has been a target of aggression. The chart above represents the geographic distribution of customers notified of all nation state threat activity, not just Russian, between July 1, 2020, and June 30, 2021. By June 2021, Ukraine … Continue reading Microsoft: Ukraine and U.S. Were the Most Targeted Countries 2020-2021 →

Unlike Tesla, which never seems to be held accountable for its serial lying and egregiously false representations, Uber is yet again facing penalties. The second offense related to estimated taxi fares provided by the app to Sydney customers between June 2018 and August 2020, when the taxi ride option was abandoned. The algorithm used to … Continue reading Uber’s “Algorithm” Was Lies: Australian Regulators Issue Small Fine →

The 1933 Wall Street Putsch is looking like foreshadowing. Business leaders like JP Morgan and Irénée du Pont were accused by a retired major general of plotting to install a fascist dictator I’m not hearing the warning yet from a retired major general, and Elon Musk is perhaps no automobile union-busting Irénée “Black Legion” du … Continue reading Twitter Takeover: “Business leaders like Elon Musk plot to install a fascist dictator” →