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Holy crap where did the day go — PolitiTweet.org

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I imagine that this is what the “inappropriate” communications bit is referring to — from the USAO’s release: https://t.co/fFNT2nbnd9 — PolitiTweet.org

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@MontyTayloe That can be arranged! — PolitiTweet.org

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And here’s Ebay’s statement, which references an internal board investigation that found then-CEO Devin Wenig had some “inappropriate” communications (???) but did not know about or authorize what’s alleged in the complaint: https://t.co/KqdzWpRfXo https://t.co/9ogy8pU272 — PolitiTweet.org

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Quite possibly the weirdest story I’ve seen all year https://t.co/TY1XGWuiiQ https://t.co/g4Hy5F5DZR — PolitiTweet.org

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Congressional Dems just wrote to FTC chair Joe Simons, warning him to steer clear of Trump’s social media executive order: "Any diversion of resources to advance the President’s political agenda would erode the independence of the FTC.” https://t.co/lyCvoAaf8y — PolitiTweet.org

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But the letter goes on to note that stuff like timing and hearing format still need to be worked out, before “emphasizing" that other execs (i.e. not Bezos) are the ones who are running the business units under investigation. — PolitiTweet.org

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The letter says: “We are committed to cooperating with your inquiry and will make the appropriate executive available to testify. This includes making Jeff Bezos available to testify at a hearing with the other CEOs this summer.” — PolitiTweet.org

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Jeff Bezos is willing to testify before House lawmakers who are probing the tech industry for potential antitrust violations, according to a letter sent by the company’s outside lawyer to congressional leaders and reviewed by CNN. (Shoutout to @dmccabe who had it first.) — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @Techmeme: As Microsoft and Amazon push for federal regulation of facial recognition, an overview of related local laws that have been p… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @AnthonyAdragna: I wondered if this was coming. Remember: Many floated Sen. John McCain as a replacement for Russell. https://t.co/wgZ2b… — PolitiTweet.org

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NEW: Facebook is pausing its merger integration with Giphy globally, after the UK announced an antitrust investigation into the deal today and Australia launched one earlier this week: https://t.co/yNeFIM3KiZ — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @donie: Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan say they are "deeply shaken and disgusted by President Trump’s divisive and incendia… — PolitiTweet.org

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UK officials have launched an antitrust investigation into Facebook’s acquisition of Giphy: https://t.co/aa8RN6SV5T — PolitiTweet.org

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First it was IBM. Then Amazon. Now Microsoft says it won’t sell facial recognition to US police departments, at least for now: https://t.co/qrJzcpz64Z — PolitiTweet.org

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I still don’t see how the “we act like broadcasters!” argument helps Facebook, at all. It just invites the argument that Facebook should therefore be regulated by the FCC, just like broadcasters, which is pretty much what opponents of Section 230 are calling for. So…? — PolitiTweet.org

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Facebook’s response, in which the company again compares itself to traditional broadcast networks: https://t.co/Z4j61Vtauf https://t.co/4osrXsEILT — PolitiTweet.org

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Joe Biden is putting pressure on Facebook with an open letter accusing it of facilitating the spread of misinformation: https://t.co/wFZtfMRsUW https://t.co/7LcVZZogZx — PolitiTweet.org

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Joe Biden is putting pressure on Facebook with an open letter Mark Zuckerberg: https://t.co/wFZtfMRsUW https://t.co/8Ul0PTkgd9 — PolitiTweet.org

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The Times also spoke to DC National Guard members who similarly felt uncomfortable with the mission. https://t.co/eZGkyAfOGn But because DC isn’t a state, the DC Guard couldn’t refuse. It’s directly controlled by the Army, which leads to power fantasies like this: https://t.co/VVYEnOvygg — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @brianstelter: "An argument about Twitter— or any part of the internet— as 'real life' is frequently an argument about what voices 'matt… — PolitiTweet.org

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I can’t help imagining how different our nation’s culture might be if we’d simply never gone to war after 9/11. Would we be selling as much military gear to police? Facilitating so much hatred of brown people? Sending so many soldiers home physically and emotionally broken? https://t.co/DrXvQnts4B — PolitiTweet.org

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A heartbreaking story by @dlippman, who talked to National Guard members struggling with their role in facing down protesters: https://t.co/vWKQeXkZHr https://t.co/gedBQlSSUL — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

As recently as last August, @drewharwell reported that Ring had struck partnerships with 400 police agencies. Less than a year later, that number is up to more than 1,300, according to Ring’s own public list. https://t.co/qQWWXwpwjt — PolitiTweet.org

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On a related note, last year I asked Ring whether it prohibits agencies from using its surveillance footage with Rekognition. Ring said its policies don’t govern how police departments store or handle video evidence. https://t.co/N9S4JUvR0F — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @Chronotope: So that answers my question: yes, instead of storing metadata about links you click now Twitter stores a log that explicit… — PolitiTweet.org

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Twitter’s testing a new feature on Android that encourages you to actually read articles before sharing them. You know who won’t see that? https://t.co/dl4hp1Mlmg https://t.co/fxgKfhuU41 — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

Amazon says it’s halting police use of its facial recognition product, Rekognition, for one year — saying it hopes it "might give Congress enough time to implement appropriate rules.” https://t.co/mNEJpKqaET — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

@michaeljcoffey But what I’m saying is, just because they settled on Android for now doesn’t mean it was arbitrary or necessarily a sign of poor test design. — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

@michaeljcoffey I’ve asked Twitter if there’s any logic behind the choice, so we’ll see what they say. But just to speculate, like, maybe the Android team finished first. Maybe it was a coin toss. Maybe there are developer rules that make it easier to do this kind of thing on Android. — PolitiTweet.org