New US-owned app struggled with a storm and was accused of blocking content critical of Trump – can it recover?
Hello, and welcome to TechScape. I’m Blake Montgomery, writing to you from Doha, where I’m moderating panels about AI and investing as part of the Web Summit Qatar.
I want to bring your attention to the impact of a Guardian story. In December, we published a story, “‘A black hole’: families and police say tech giants delay investigations in child abuse and drug cases”, about grieving families and law enforcement officers who say that Meta and Snapchat have slowed down criminal investigations. (The tech companies contend that they cooperate.) This month, Colorado lawmakers introduced a bill to compel social media platforms to respond to warrants in 72 hours.
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New US-owned app struggled with a storm and was accused of blocking content critical of Trump – can it recover?
Hello, and welcome to TechScape. I’m Blake Montgomery, writing to you from Doha, where I’m moderating panels about AI and investing as part of the Web Summit Qatar.
I want to bring your attention to the impact of a Guardian story. In December, we published a story, “‘A black hole’: families and police say tech giants delay investigations in child abuse and drug cases”, about grieving families and law enforcement officers who say that Meta and Snapchat have slowed down criminal investigations. (The tech companies contend that they cooperate.) This month, Colorado lawmakers introduced a bill to compel social media platforms to respond to warrants in 72 hours.
Elon Musk had more extensive ties to Epstein than previously known, emails show
Tesla discontinues Model X and S vehicles as Elon Musk pivots to robotics
What is Moltbook? The strange new social media site for AI bots
The slopaganda era: 10 AI images posted by the White House – and what they teach us
Apple reports record iPhone sales as new lineup reignites worldwide demand
South Korea’s ‘world-first’ AI laws face pushback amid bid to become leading tech power
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