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☆ Democrats press Musk on X's 'hostile stance' toward independent research of its platform
  + stars: | 2023-08-02 | by ( Lauren Feiner | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +3 min
Three Democratic lawmakers are pressing Elon Musk on his social media platform's "hostile stance" toward independent research efforts after X, formerly known as Twitter, sued a nonprofit research group that found an increase in hate speech after the billionaire's takeover. The lawmakers pointed to X's recent lawsuit against the Center for Countering Digital Hate, after the nonprofit found an increase in hate speech on the platform in the wake of Musk's takeover. This time, they added a question about whether X had successfully reduced hate speech and extremist content on its platform and if that had been verified by any third parties. The company added that values of platform safety and free expression are not in conflict with one another. X also alleged that CCDH had scraped its platform, in violation of its terms of service.
Persons: Elon Musk, Lori Trahan, Adam Schiff, Sean Casten, Linda Yaccarino, X, CCDH, Brandwatch, Imran Ahmed Organizations: Democratic, Twitter, X Corp, CNBC, Center, Bloomberg
☆ TikTok CEO set for grilling in House hearing. But U.S. lawmakers also face questions
  + stars: | 2023-03-23 | by ( Lauren Feiner | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +15 min
U.S. tech platforms including Meta's Facebook and Instagram, Google's YouTube , Twitter and Snap's Snapchat have raised similar fears for lawmakers and users. Evaluating a potential banThere's little appetite in Washington to accept the potential risks that TikTok's ownership by Chinese company ByteDance poses to U.S. national security. The interagency panel tasked with reviewing national security risks stemming from ByteDance's ownership has threatened a ban if the company won't sell its stake in the app. Trahan said members should ask about national security risks of the app, but those questions should be substantive. Bowman noted lawmakers haven't received a bipartisan congressional briefing from the administration on national security risks stemming from TikTok.
☆ Elon Musk pledged transparency at Twitter. But he’s walling off researchers
  + stars: | 2023-02-09 | by ( Brian Fung | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +10 min
But Twitter’s changes erecting a paywall for API access may jeopardize all that, Tromble and other researchers said. Undermining the fight against botsMusk has framed Twitter’s API restrictions as part of his wider effort to stamp out spammy, automated accounts. Ironically, however, Musk’s looming changes to the Twitter API might make it harder to study bot behavior on Twitter. API access has provided a critical resource for that work. “The researchers who were signed up to the program have heard nothing from the company in months, since Musk’s acquisition.”Adding to Twitter’s scrutiny by regulatorsBeyond the immediate impact to researchers, Twitter’s transparency issues could land the company in hot water with policymakers.
☆ Twitter research group stall complicates compliance with new EU law
  + stars: | 2023-01-27 | by ( Sheila Dang | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +7 min
Twitter signed a voluntary agreement in June with the EU related to the DSA committing to "empowering the research community" through means including sharing datasets about disinformation with researchers. The EU law would require platforms with over 45 million EU users to respond to EU-vetted researcher proposals. THE WORK OF THE CONSORTIUMThe research consortium was formed in response to backlash against Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. Twitter had been preparing to disclose at least a dozen new datasets to researchers before then, the former employees said. If the research consortium is eliminated, "we will be returning to the 2017 era of limited shared communication about malicious state actor activity," said Renée DiResta, research manager at Stanford Internet Observatory.
☆ Democrats criticize Elon Musk for suspending journalists covering Twitter
  + stars: | 2022-12-16 | by ( Amanda Terkel | Amanda Is Senior Politics Editor For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com   time to read: +5 min
WASHINGTON — Democratic members of Congress had harsh words for Elon Musk on Thursday night after Twitter suddenly suspended a number of high-profile journalists who have been covering the company and Musk, its billionaire CEO. In November, shortly after he took over Twitter, Musk tweeted that he would not ban the account. Musk tweeted Thursday night. "Ro Khanna is great," Musk tweeted in response to one of some of the Twitter files. Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., tweeted: "Twitter can suspend whoever it wants.
☆ Democratic Rep. Bill Keating from Massachusetts is the latest member of Congress to violate a federal conflict-of-interest law
  + stars: | 2022-11-02 | by ( Madison Hall | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
A member of Congress from Massachusetts is the latest congressman to violate a federal conflict-of-interest law. Rep. Bill Keating violated a provision of the STOCK Act by waiting too long to report two stock trades. After close to a year of waiting, House leaders unveiled a congressional stock trading ban in September. Since 2021, Insider's "Conflicted Congress" project, along with other news organizations, have uncovered 73 members of Congress who've violated disclosure provisions of the STOCK Act. Two other members of Massachusetts' congressional delegation — Reps. Katherine Clark and Lori Trahan, both Democrats — have also violated the STOCK Act.
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