happy mutants Check out these amazing sf movies made by Nigerian teens Cory Doctorow

facebook In a panic over fleeing advertisers, Facebook launches PR blitz to announce it is "a mirror to society" Mark Frauenfelder

ebay Six members of eBay’s global security team charged with sending bloody pig mask to critic Mark Frauenfelder

Business Canada investigating facial recognition company Clearview AI over privacy, security concerns Xeni Jardin

Business Google backtracks on desktop search redesign blurring ads from organic results Xeni Jardin

youtube Youtube's Content ID has become the tool of choice for grifty copyfraudsters who steal from artists Cory Doctorow

politics Google spent ~$150 million on US lobbying over last decade, followed by Facebook at ~$81M, Amazon almost $80M: Federal filings Xeni Jardin

corruption Private equity firms should be abolished Cory Doctorow

mckinsey McKinsey's internal mythology compares management consultants to "the Marine Corps, the Roman Catholic Church, and the Jesuits" Cory Doctorow

twitter German researchers with ties to for-profit "neuromarketing" company want to use AI to guess peoples' "intelligence" from their writing Cory Doctorow

Business Four union organizers fired from Google Cory Doctorow

youtube Horace Goes Copyright Striking Rob Beschizza

late stage capitalism For the first time ever, taxes on the 400 richest Americans were lower than taxes on everyone else Cory Doctorow

elections Zuckerberg: President Warren would "suck" for Facebook Cory Doctorow

canada Critical essays (including mine) discuss Toronto's plan to let Google build a surveillance-based "smart city" along its waterfront Cory Doctorow

youtube After US trial, YouTube will adjust UK algorithm to reduce hate videos and fake content Xeni Jardin

amazon Amazon's government charm offensive: bringing lawmakers in for warehouse tours Xeni Jardin

security Facebook must also pay SEC $100 million over misuse of user data Xeni Jardin

bullies Macy's pulls fat-shaming dinner plates after complaints Rusty Blazenhoff

happy mutants SAMBA versus SMB: Adversarial interoperability is judo for network effects Cory Doctorow