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The Trump administration notified Huawei suppliers, including chipmaker Intel, that it is revoking certain licenses to sell to the Chinese company and intends to reject dozens of other applications to supply the telecommunications firm. Reuters
France's move [to regulate provisions from the Digital Services Act in national legislation] is the latest one in a series of national initiatives to regulate Big Tech companies across the bloc, using Brussels' plans as a jumping-off point — and the European Commission is not too happy. France is not the only country looking to push ahead of the EU's proposals. Others are also moving ahead with their own national laws to further varying local political goals. Politico
Twitter users are liking and sharing fewer tweets by Chinese news outlets since the social media platform started labeling them as state-affiliated. China Media Project
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Spying in the age of COVID-19
The AFA Podcast
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China
China's Telling Twitter Story
China Media Project
@schoenmakersk @LiuChang_Claire
Twitter users are liking and sharing fewer tweets by Chinese news outlets since the social media platform started labeling them as state-affiliated.
USA
Trump admin slams China's Huawei, halting shipments from Intel, others
Reuters
@karen_freifeld @alexalper
The Trump administration notified Huawei suppliers, including chipmaker Intel, that it is revoking certain licenses to sell to the Chinese company and intends to reject dozens of other applications to supply the telecommunications firm.
FBI investigating whether woman stole laptop from Pelosi's office to sell it to Russia
Politico
@kyledcheney
The bizarre claim, which the FBI emphasized remains under investigation, was included in an affidavit describing the criminal case against Riley June Williams, a Pennsylvania woman who was seen in footage of the Jan. 6 insurrection in area of the Capitol near Pelosi's office.
The Trump ban across social media wasn't censorship — it was a series of editorial decisions by media companies that call themselves social platforms
Business Insider
@beccalew
These outlets make choices every day about what to cover, who to interview, who to publish in their op-ed sections, and who to invite as talking heads. They even decide when to air video messages from the president and how to contextualize them.
‘A place to fund hope’: How Proud Boys and other fringe groups found refuge on a Christian fundraising website
The Washington Post
@amyjbrittain
Family members had the idea to monetize the support of his online followers through GiveSendGo.com, a niche Christian fundraising website that bills itself as “a place to fund hope.” Within a week, the “Enrique Tarrio Defense Fund” had amassed more than $113,000 from 2,359 donors, according to the site.
N.S.A. Installs Trump Loyalist as Top Lawyer Days Before Biden Takes Office
The New York Times
@julianbarnes @NYTMike
The acting defense secretary ordered the spy agency to appoint Michael Ellis, who has been accused of having a hand in one of the Trump administration’s most contentious legal decisions: the attempt to stop John R. Bolton from publishing a damning book about the president.
Parler's Back from the Dead With a Domain Registered to Epik, Home to Gab and Daily Stormer
Gizmodo
@pithyalyse
Parler came back online Sunday with a defiant message to the social network’s “lovers and haters.” Its new host appears to be Epik, a domain name registrar that has harbored other deplatformed cesspools like Gab, the Daily Stormer, and 8kun predecessor’s 8chan, thus cementing Parler, the self-proclaimed “world’s premier free speech platform,” in the online shit hole hall of fame.
Europe
Brussels eclipsed as EU countries roll out their own tech rules
Politico
@LauKaya @markscott82
France's move is the latest one in a series of national initiatives to regulate Big Tech companies across the bloc, using Brussels' plans as a jumping-off point — and the European Commission is not too happy. France is not the only country looking to push ahead of the EU's proposals. Others are also moving ahead with their own national laws to further varying local political goals.
Misc
Apple sued by group insisting it curb Telegram after Capitol attack
The Washington Post
@craigtimberg @reedalbergotti @GerritD
Suit demands Apple treat the encrypted messaging app the way it treated Parler — by removing it from App Store.
Offline Travel App Maps.Me Raises $50M in Funding Round Led by Alameda Research
CoinDesk
@sebsinclair1989
The funding will go toward the launch of a multi-currency wallet on Maps.me, enabling decentralized finance (DeFi) features for 140 million users.