Parler’s ex-CEO John Matze wants to fix social media with new Hedgehog app
The former CEO of conservative social media site Parler said the company aimed to foster “reasoned debate” while eliminating the cyberbullying and online “mobs” that plague other sites, especially Parler. We’ve launched a new app called Hedgehog. John Matze said he developed the new app, which has been described as a hybrid of Flipboard, Reddit, […]
Supposedly Secure Messaging App Signal Launched With Gov’t Funds, Headed By Propagandist Now Running NPR: Report
Signal, an encrypted messaging service app with over 100 million users, is touted as private and secure. However, new reports reveal that not only was the app launched with government funding, it is also allegedly led by National Public Radio (NPR) CEO Katherine Maher. Ta. Christopher Rufo, conservative activist and senior fellow at the Manhattan […]
Watchdog sues DHS for withholding information on CBP One phone app
A government watchdog has sued the Biden administration for all information related to the Department of Homeland Security’s expansion of the CBP One app to admit immigrants from outside the United States following a Washington Examiner investigation. Nonprofit Center to Advance Security in America filed a complaint against DHS this week after its owner said […]
Border Patrol mobile app for migrants seeking entry into US controversial on both sides of immigration debate
The government’s mobile app for migrants seeking asylum at the southern border has become controversial on both sides of the immigration debate. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) says on its website that the CBP One app, which allows people to book appointments at points of entry into the U.S., will help “immigrate migrants while […]
TikTok, ByteDance sue US government to block law that could ban app from US
tick tock sued for block A law that would force applications to be sold from China-based parent company ByteDance or banned from entering the United States. TikTok and ByteDance argued in a lawsuit filed Tuesday against the U.S. government that the law, the Protection of Americans from Foreign Enemies Act, violates the First Amendment. Biden […]
TikTok, ByteDance sue to block US law seeking sale or ban of app
TikTok announced Tuesday that it has sued the Biden administration to block a new law that would force its China-based parent company ByteDance to sell within a year. Otherwise, the app will face a total ban in the US. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C., seeks a court order […]
Congresswoman with brain disorder uses text-to-voice app to deliver House speech
Rep. Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) is utilizing a text-to-voice application in order to speak on the House floor as she navigates a degenerative brain condition she was recently diagnosed with. Wexton was diagnosed with progressive supranuclear palsy which affects her ability to speak, hear, and move. When she testified before Congress on Monday, she used the […]
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Feds probing financial transactions at Jack Dorsey’s Square, Cash App: report
NBC News reported Wednesday that U.S. prosecutors are investigating financial transactions on the Jack Dorsey block, citing two people with direct knowledge of the matter. NBC reported Federal prosecutors said they were in talks with former employees who were accused of widespread compliance violations at the company’s two major divisions, Square and Cash App. Areas […]
Match Group CEO on dating app scams: ‘Things happen in life’
The CEO of Match Group, which owns Match.com, Hinge and Tinder, said he “sympathizes” with victims of scams on dating apps, but “stuff happens in life.” said. Bernard Kim, who will head the online dating giant from 2022, said: CBS News While Match Group has policies in place to protect our users, there is nothing […]