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Not a knock on video games, but at this point I wonder how much of what young Americans know about the Cold War comes from COD as opposed to other sources. — PolitiTweet.org

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Twitter tells me it won’t be reinstating Laura Loomer’s account following her primary victory, saying she was "was permanently suspended for repeated violations of the Twitter Rules, and we do not plan to reverse that enforcement action." — PolitiTweet.org

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Facebook says it’s cracking down on thousands of QAnon-linked accounts, groups and pages, along with militia orgs and some that “may identify as Antifa”: https://t.co/bQ215G8yV5 — PolitiTweet.org

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@pbump https://t.co/swcWMsyaXJ — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @realDonaldTrump: Senator @SteveDaines is doing a tremendous job for the people of Montana! He just helped me pass the Great American Ou… — PolitiTweet.org

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@wexler Probably some logistical delay that kept them from doing it in time. — PolitiTweet.org

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Epic has now sued Google. "Google was founded as an exciting young company with a unique motto: 'Don’t Be Evil’… Google has relegated its motto to nearly an afterthought, and is using its size to do evil upon competitors, innovators, customers, and users…" https://t.co/hb0H6MAdxH — PolitiTweet.org

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It now seems that Google, too, has removed Fortnite from the Google Play Store. Statement from Google: "While Fortnite remains available on Android, we can no longer make it available on Play because it violates our policies.” https://t.co/wycqMsQDLu — PolitiTweet.org

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In case anyone needs it, Epic Games v. Apple is 3:20-cv-05640 in the Northern District of California. — PolitiTweet.org

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Another sign that this case will be a big deal? Representing Epic in this matter is Christine Varney, a former FTC commissioner and head of the Justice Department’s antitrust division under President Obama. https://t.co/8rBPAgwmPr — PolitiTweet.org

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It’s easy and tempting to dismiss this case because ~video games~ but 1) this is a game with hundreds of millions of registered players, so there’s lots of real money at stake 2) it funnels all the antitrust claims and criticisms about app stores into a single, visible place — PolitiTweet.org

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Huge: Fortnite’s owner is suing Apple after the game got booted off of the iOS App Store. Fortnite had announced a discount for players on in-game currency if they bypassed Apple’s proprietary payment system. https://t.co/YjFInrVPIx — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @byHeatherLong: It took 4 months for grocery store workers to go from 'heroes' back to being treated like dirt. “Four months later they… — PolitiTweet.org

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We talked to experts about what Harris as VP might mean for Silicon Valley. It’s not as obvious or straightforward as you might expect. https://t.co/YXzHXYwd0r — PolitiTweet.org

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Do you work in tech or tech policy? DM me your thoughts/reactions/comments on the Harris pick. — PolitiTweet.org

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Trying to read the VP policy tea leaves is almost always a mistake, but Harris’s record on criminal justice and law enforcement suggests a Biden administration might not let up the pressure on Section 230 and encryption. — PolitiTweet.org

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TikTok collected users’ MAC addresses for a little over a year without informing users and in apparent violation of Google’s app policies, per @WSJ: https://t.co/f0H1aAc4VO https://t.co/0zKSoWm4Ca — PolitiTweet.org

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And there it is — PolitiTweet.org

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The policy doesn't seem to mention it but I confirmed with Facebook spokesman @andymstone that publishers *funded* by political entities would also be covered by the rule. — PolitiTweet.org

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Facebook outlines some criteria here: https://t.co/Gu02AO3R34 https://t.co/UZMJwyGOOu — PolitiTweet.org

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Under the policy, covered publishers can’t be on FB News and will need to undergo the same verification process, and submit to the same content disclaimers, as overt political groups. Who’s a covered publisher, and how does Facebook define a political entity or person? — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

Facebook has rolled out a new policy, similar to Google and YouTube, on political content masquerading as news. The policy targets self-identified news publishers that are led by, owned by or “structurally tied” to political entities: https://t.co/Kt835s1F9f — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @davidshepardson: Secret Service confirm shooting near White House https://t.co/ZXg6M4ou5y — PolitiTweet.org

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This is a win for wireless carriers who want access to more airwaves and, at least according to one SAO, part of the administration’s wider strategy to counter Huawei — by building a US market for 5G and demand for alternatives to Huawei equipment. — PolitiTweet.org

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The Trump administration says it’s sharing 100 MHz of midband military spectrum with the private sector for 5G deployment, which officials say will be auctioned off at the end of next year and available for service in mid-2022. — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

RT @technollama: So I was checking a story on covid-19, and this picture showed up. Could it be? It looks like Discracted BF's girlfriend w… — PolitiTweet.org

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This is a good look at what Microsoft would likely need to do, on a technical level, to extricate TikTok from ByteDance: https://t.co/PFKfQ0m4Vl — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

I’m back! [scans the horizon] Looks like I picked a good week to be out. https://t.co/YPX6FqCwJW — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

And with that, my vacation begins. See y’all in a week. — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

If I had to guess how this will play out, CFIUS will reach a deal with ByteDance for a TikTok divestiture and then Trump will claim credit for it, the end. — PolitiTweet.org