Robinhood Markets receives SEC notice for alleged securities violations at crypto unit
Robinhood Markets Inc. has received a notice from the Securities and Exchange Commission about alleged securities violations at its crypto division.
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R.F.K. Jr. Claims Censorship After Facebook and Instagram Briefly Block New Ad
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has made censorship — specifically, claims that the government, news media and tech platforms have tried to stifle his message — a cornerstone of his independent presidential campaign.
BET+ Has So Many Good Shows That Deserve Bigger Audiences
In the aftermath of the writers and actors strikes, there has been a noticeable contraction in Hollywood, which — to the surprise of no one that knows the industry — has already affectedBlack-led television shows far worse than their white-led counterparts.
‘It’s just not hitting like it used to’: TikTok was in its flop era before it got banned in the US
TikTok is facing its most credible existential threat yet. Last week, the US Congress passed a bill that bans the short-form video app if it does not sell to an American company by this time next year. But as a former avid user whose time on the app has dropped sharply in recent months, I am left wondering – will I even be using the app a year from now?
Biden to sign new bipartisan law targeting child 'sextortion' online
On March 25, 2022, Jennifer Buta learned that her son, Jordan DeMay, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. It happened just hours after the 17-year-old was a victim of “financial sextortion,” targeted by two brothers from Nigeria who posed as a young woman online.
Military raked by critics online after unveiling new army logo
The Canadian Army learned some valuable lessons Friday: art is in the eye of the beholder and it pays to be precise, even on social media.
'Damning' report details Biden admin’s Big Tech 'censorship' push
Internal communications of executives from Big Tech companies reveal "damning discoveries" of the Biden administration's attempt to muzzle the platforms, a new House committee report published this week revealed.
Dark Brandon popping off: is Joe Biden’s ‘cringe’ TikTok helping or hurting him?
In Joe Biden’s TikTok debut, timed to the Super Bowl in February, the president answered rapid-fire questions like “Chiefs or Niners?” (neither, he picked the Eagles because his wife’s a “Philly girl”) and flashed the Dark Brandon meme. He got over 10m views, so by pure metrics, the video was no flop. But to use one of TikTok’s favorite disses, for many gen Z viewers it felt “cringe” – even pandering. Worse still, the TikTok, captioned “lol hey guys”, made the rounds after Israel struck Rafah, a city in the southern Gaza strip. Biden’s jokes infuriated users who flooded the post with the comment “WHAT ABOUT RAFAH?”