U.S. government
Researcher: Twitter's Algorithm Reveals Government Intervention Tool
A developer has discovered a U.S. government intervention option and other insights in Twitter’s recently open sourceed recommendation algorithm.
Watchdog: U.S. Government Issued $5.4 Billion in ‘Potentially Fraudulent Pandemic Loans’
The Pandemic Response Accountability Committee (PRAC), a federal watchdog overseeing pandemic-era spending, found that the U.S. government issued $5.4 billion in “potentially fraudulent pandemic loans,” according to a report released Monday.
Twitter Files: Company Allowed Government to Wage Influence Operations Abroad
Twitter maintained a strict ban on foreign influence operations over the past half-decade — except in the case of the U.S. government, which was permitted to use the platform for “psychological influence operations” abroad, according to a new installment in the Twitter Files.
Pelosi Backs Adding Bill Banning TikTok from U.S. Government Devices to Spending Bill
Outgoing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) backs putting the Senate-passed bill to ban the Chinese social media app TikTok from U.S. government deceives in the spending bill next week, after previously not committing to putting the same legislation up for a vote.