(2022-12-23). Facebook parent Meta to settle Cambridge Analytica case for $725 million. tribune.com.pk 
Facebook owner Meta Platforms Inc (META.O) has agreed to pay $725 million to resolve a class-action lawsuit accusing the social media giant of allowing third parties, including Cambridge Analytica, to access users' personal information. | The proposed settlement, which was disclosed in a court filing late on Thursday, would resolve a long-running lawsuit prompted by revelations in 2018 that Facebook had allowed the British political consulting firm Cambridge Analytica to access data of as many as 87 million users. | Lawyers for the plaintiffs called the proposed settlement the largest to ever be achieved in a…
(2022-12-23). Suing Meta-Facebook in Kenya High Court. globalresearch.ca
(2022-12-23). Folk Songs, Street Mural and Tickets to Mars at Twitter Protest. indybay.org Twitter accused of "No Free Speech" and oligarchy…
(2022-12-22). Thanks to Elon, the FBI has a lot to answer for. americanthinker.com Thanks to its new owner Elon Musk, the "Twitter Files" have been making the rounds, revealing just what kind of relationship the social media giant has with the bureau.
(2022-12-22). Informant Told FBI Trump Tweet Was "Call to Arms" Weeks Before Jan. 6 Attack. truthout.org New reporting finds that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) was warned by a confidential informant that the far right saw a December 2020 tweet from President Donald Trump as "a call to arms" to attack the Capitol on January 6, 2021, adding to a mountain of evidence that federal agencies were unprepared on the day of the attack despite having had ample warning. Weeks before the attack… |
(2022-12-22). "Ticket To Mars" Concert At Elon's Twitter San Francisco Headquarters: Oligarchs Gone Wild. indybay.org The first "Get Your Ticket To Mars" concert took place at Elon Musk's Twitter headquarters on December 18, 2022. Musicians, poets, tech and labor organizers spoke and artists painted a mural on the side of the building.
(2022-12-22). Protesters: "No Democracy With Oligarchy" at Twitter HQ. indybay.org Dozens of artists, labor advocates, and climate campaigners answered a call from Climate Justice Arts on Sunday, arriving at Twitter's headquarters in San Francisco to paint the company's famed bird logo on the street outside along with pro-democracy messages.
(2022-12-22). Of Course the Feds Were All Over Twitter. strategic-culture.org Twitter was staffed by craven functionaries eager to please contacts and former colleagues in the national security state. | By Micah MEADOWCROFT | Readers will, I hope, forgive me for visiting a topic two weeks in a row. But perhaps they'll agree that the so-called Twitter Files remain the most important news story out there. Not,
(2022-12-22). FTX founder heads to US to face charges of crypto-fraud. tribune.com.pk 
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried left the Bahamas on Wednesday on a U.S.-bound flight to face fraud charges as federal prosecutors announced that two of his former associates had pleaded guilty to similar charges and were now cooperating with the government. | Manhattan U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said in a video posted on Twitter late Wednesday night that Caroline Ellison, former CEO of Alameda Research, and Gary Wang, co-founder of FTX, had pleaded guilty to defrauding investors in the crypto trading platform. | The revelation that two of Bankman-Fried's closest former associates had decided to cooperate with…
(2022-12-22). Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Twitter Files? scheerpost.com 
(2022-12-22). Online COVID medicine sharing platform unveiled on WeChat. ecns.cn An online platform where citizens can ask for necessary COVID-19 medicine from neighbors for free and share the surplus was unveiled through a WeChat mini program.