My friends, happy Tuesday! Continuing the newly-established tradition, here’s your Tuesday Tech Drop (working title)! Featuring appearances from Steve Bannon, special counsel Jack Smith, and more, here are some of top stories of the week related to politics and tech.
Check it out! And stay tuned for next Tuesday’s drop.
Roger Stone blames robots
On Monday, Mediate published excerpts of what the site claimed was exclusive audio it had obtained of Roger Stone discussing the need to assassinate Democratic Reps. Jerry Nadler and Eric Swalwell before the 2020 election. MSNBC has not verified the existence or details of the audio. When asked for comment, Stone told Mediate the alleged audio was created using artificial intelligence.
Read more at Mediaite.
Meta moves to protect teens
Meta has announced a new policy for teen users of its apps Facebook and Instagram. Teens users will now default to “the most restrictive content control setting” on both platforms. Meta says this change will restrict teens’ access to sensitive content related to topics like suicide, self-harm, and eating disorders, and make it harder to search for other “age-inappropriate” content, among other changes. The move comes as countries across the globe are grappling with social media’s harmful impact on mental health.
Read more at NBC News.
SCOTUS rejects Musk’s motion
The Supreme Court batted down Elon Musk’s request to consider whether X, formerly known as Twitter, can reveal how often federal investigators request user information for national security purposes. Musk, who previously sought to notify Donald Trump about a search warrant obtained by special counsel Jack Smith for Trump’s Twitter account, argued government restrictions violate free speech.
Read more at CNBC.
Let’s get ready to Rumble
Rumble and Gettr, two right-wing media platforms, are both involved in federal investigations. The feds claim Gettr, a social media platform backed by Steve Bannon and federally…
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