Rundown:
Accused of Cheating by an Algorithm, and a Professor She Had Never Met
An unsettling glimpse at the digitization of education.
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/27/technology/college-students-cheating-software-honorlock.html
“Borderless Data,” Big Tech Chooses Sides, and Privacy’s Slippery Slope
https://themarkup.org/mark-as-read/2022/05/27/borderless-data-big-tech-chooses-sides-and-privacys-slippery-slope
Who Owns 4chan?
While the infamous imageboard’s ties to mass shootings have long been clear, its relationship with a Japanese toymaker has remained remarkably murky.
https://www.wired.com/story/who-owns-4chan/
Texas Cites Clarence Thomas to Defend Its Social Media Law
As Big Tech tried to block the state’s ban on content moderation, Texas leaned on the US Supreme Court justice’s interpretation of free speech law.
https://www.wired.com/story/texas-clarence-thomas-opinion-social-media-moderation-ban/
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Steve Rosenbaum