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Orwellian Tech Octopus literally, Microsoft knows, Microsoft collaborates
« Reply #806 on: September 10, 2021, 07:37:14 AM »
https://freebeacon.com/national-security/microsoft-exec-sounds-alarm-about-chinese-tech-abuses-as-company-collaborates-with-china/
Microsoft Exec Sounds Alarm About Chinese Tech Abuses as Company Collaborates With China
Company's top scientist says China's use of AI is 'chilling'

Microsoft's top scientist is warning Congress about the dangers of Chinese artificial intelligence even as his company deepens its collaboration with China.

Dr. Eric Horvitz this year reported to Congress that "China's domestic use of AI is a chilling precedent for anyone around the world who cherishes individual liberty." The report was the result of Horvitz's work on a panel tasked with advising Congress on artificial intelligence. The report comes as Microsoft CEO Brad Smith is meeting with top Chinese officials to discuss deepening ties in digital technology and Microsoft's work in China.
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In other news, [Jan 2020] Google knows, Google collaborates.
https://firehydrantoffreedom.com/index.php?topic=2685.msg122110#msg122110
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Chuck Scummer: Big tech must censor MOAR!
« Reply #807 on: September 10, 2021, 11:04:06 AM »



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Fraud in collectables
« Reply #813 on: October 04, 2021, 10:15:32 AM »
ebay is overloaded with fraud as well:
https://acefonline.org/anatomy-of-fraudulent-facebook-pop-up-ads/

Beth Deisher :

Counterfeit coins exploding into an industrial scale:
Most made in foreign countries and with US criminals here sold

here:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chPk22Wvleg

Anyone care to guess where the bulk of the fraudulent coins flooding the market and growing leaps and bounds are coming from ?

Country begins with letter C and not it ain't Canada

Those f...ks over there, screwing us in every imaginable way.

and bribing Americans to play along here.





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I also picked up the whistle sucker
Haugen

makes it one of her big  points claiming  the 1/6/21 Capital trespassing crowd was egged on by social media
which is

A THREAT TO OUR DEMOCRACY

no leftist angle there  :roll:

she is not our ally

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As Dan Bong last night stated
« Reply #818 on: October 10, 2021, 10:19:22 AM »
this whole treatise could not have been written any more obviously by Democrat operative lawyers in ways to increase their power

I find amusing the trial lawyers are comparing FB to Big Tobacco
How convenient.
sorry I don't agree.....

https://www.yahoo.com/news/is-facebook-facing-a-big-tobacco-moment-150659514.html




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WT: FB has plans to go much bigger
« Reply #824 on: October 25, 2021, 05:35:15 AM »
With social media business under siege, Facebook maps out ‘metaverse’ empire

BY RYAN LOVELACE THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Facebook is not happy with this world and believes it can build a new reality.

Amid a crush of bad publicity, governmental scrutiny and growing competition for its social media business, the company is hiring workers and making products to create the “metaverse.”

On the company’s blog, Facebook Vice Presidents Nick Clegg and Javier Olivan describe the metaverse as a new computing platform and “a new phase of interconnected virtual experiences using technologies like virtual and augmented reality.”

The expansion would position the social media giant to compete with Google and Apple, which host Facebook apps.

Facebook’s new products are designed to remove barriers between the physical and digital worlds. Facebook said in March that it was building a neural wristband to allow people to type without using a keyboard. The company insisted the product would not involve “mind reading.”

Last month, Facebook debuted Ray-Ban Stories. These glasses allow wearers to take pictures, watch videos, listen to music and make phone calls.

Facebook intends to hire 10,000 more workers in Europe over the next five years to build its augmented reality business. It has started rolling out products and acquiring companies to make it happen.

The shift is dramatic for the massive social media company, which said in July that it averaged 2.9 billion monthly active users. Business and marketing analysts say the changes at Facebook are necessary because shareholders and potential investors feel threats of government regulation and pressure from public criticism after former employees accused the company of knowingly harming children and fomenting political manipulation.

Instead of letting U.S. lawmakers amplify claims that the tech giant has affected elections, has increased childhood suicides and is tantamount to Big Tobacco, Facebook aims “to rewrite history,” said University of Louisville marketing assistant professor Aaron Barnes.

“They’re not playing the 12month game,” Mr. Barnes said. “A smaller company can change their name at the drop of a hat. … They’re hoping to affect how they’re remembered decades from now.”

Facebook has acquired companies and recruited teams of workers to expand its metaverse business despite antitrust scrutiny worldwide from its acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp.

Facebook recently acquired AI.Reverie, which built virtual worlds and environments for people to train artificial intelligence products. Some of the company’s early funding came from U.S. taxpayers through the Air Force innovation arm AFWERX and In-Q-Tel , the strategic investor for the intelligence community.

Asked about the Facebook acquisition, AI.Reverie co-founder Paul Walborsky declined to answer questions and referred The Washington Times to Facebook.

Facebook confirmed that it had acquired AI.Reverie, but it gave no details about what the acquisition would provide. A Facebook spokesperson said the AI.Reverie team would “accelerate our synthetic data capabilities” and “unlock improved user experiences in a range of use cases,” including in the metaverse.

Downpour Interactive and BigBox VR are among the other companies Facebook has bought this year. Oculus, Facebook’s virtual reality hardware company, announced the additions. Downpour Interactive and BigBox VR are responsible for virtual reality games.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg told The Verge in July that his company would “effectively transition from people seeing us as primarily being a social media company to being a metaverse company.”

Rumors are spreading that Facebook is considering a new name to oversee its various products. Business and technology analysts pointed to Alphabet, the parent company of Google and the companies it acquired, such as YouTube, as a potential road map for Facebook.

Facebook declined to comment on the speculated “rebrand,” which The Verge said could involve the name “Horizon,” given the word’s usage in various Facebook projects.

Facebook is holding a conference Thursday about its augmented and virtual reality business, and the rumored name change promises to attract more attention to the company’s new direction.

Tim Derdenger, Carnegie Mellon University associate professor of marketing and strategy, said Facebook is attempting to distance itself from the negative perception of social media companies because of the pressure on shareholders.

He said the company also appears to be considering how new entrants will compete in the social media industry with different approaches to content moderation. An example is former President Donald Trump’s Truth Social app, which is scheduled to launch next year.

“It’s a delicate space if that’s the space they’re going to want to go down,” Mr. Derdenger said. He said one misstep could unravel Facebook’s work if it damages the cycle of people using its platform and connecting with others.

Facebook still faces federal antitrust action, but its new business model could change the perception of the company on Capitol Hill and head off a crackdown, said Neil Chilson, a former acting chief technologist at the Federal Trade Commission.

Mr. Chilson, the author of a new book on leadership, “Getting Out of Control,” said Facebook’s ability to create a metaverse is far from guaranteed.

Unlike interaction through webpages and social profiles, Mr. Chilson said, the metaverse may allow users to take their profiles with them in the physical world all the time, everywhere they go.

“We’re talking about establishing physics, essentially, of a new world and in a current environment where consensus is hard to get,” Mr. Chilson said.

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Eric Schmidt on artificial universe
« Reply #825 on: November 02, 2021, 01:40:18 PM »
suggest listeners  ignore the usual leftist BS about manipulating elections (always with the inference it comes from the Right ) he cannot help himself from ranting about at first:

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/11/02/former-google-ceo-eric-schmidt-skeptical-facebook-will-build-metaverse.html


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WT: Bill for unmanipulated content
« Reply #827 on: November 10, 2021, 04:35:12 AM »
Bipartisan legislation seeks algorithm options for users

Bill to force tech companies to show ‘unmanipulated content’

BY RYAN LOVELACE THE WASHINGTON TIMES

A bipartisan group of House lawmakers wants to force tech companies to give users options for algorithms — the formulas that determine what information reaches users and the order in which data such as Google search results are presented.

Legislation introduced Tuesday would make the tech companies offer alternative algorithms or ranking systems that the government deems to be transparent, though the companies could still offer not-government-approved algorithms. It would be up to users to decide which to deploy.

Tech platforms, such as Facebook and Google, use algorithms to determine things such as which search results appear in response to a query.

“Consumers should have the option to engage with internet platforms without being manipulated by secret algorithms driven by user-specific data,” said Rep. Ken Buck, a Colorado Republican and one of the bill’s authors.

He introduced the legislation alongside Reps. David Cicilline, Rhode Island Democrat, Burgess Owens, Utah Republican, and Lori Trahan, Massachusetts Democrat.

The Filter Bubble Transparency Act would create a requirement that forces companies to show people “unmanipulated content” that is not determined by data collected from users, according to draft legislation shared with The Washington Times.

The Federal Trade Commission would be responsible for enforcing the law and for imposing civil penalties for noncompliance.

The algorithms rely on many factors, like chronology or user behavior, and critics have assailed tech companies’ ranking formulas for spreading misinformation and censoring speakers that the companies dislike.

Some prominent social media platforms already provide differing options for people who do not want tech companies to refer content to people based on inferences that the companies make about people’s behavior. For example, Twitter gives its users the option to sort information by chronology, “latest Tweets,” or by an algorithm making recommendations, “Home Tweets.”

The new bipartisan proposal focuses on a company’s “opaque algorithm,” which the proposal says means a ranking system for information that uses data from people when those people did not expressly provide the data for the ranking system.

One year after the proposal becomes law, platforms using their algorithms must explain that they are operating an opaque algorithm and must include a version of the platform that uses an “input-transparent algorithm,” meaning a ranking system that does not rely on user data.

The bill’s intended targets are large technology companies, which Mr. Buck’s office indicated are those that collect data from more than 1 million users and have $50 million or more in gross annual revenue. The legislation also exempts companies meeting certain criteria, such as having fewer than 500 employees or for researchers that are not seeking a profit.

“Facebook and other dominant platforms manipulate their users through opaque algorithms that prioritize growth and profit over everything else,” said Mr. Cicilline in a statement. “And due to these platforms’ monopoly power and dominance, users are stuck with few alternatives to this exploitative business model, whether it is in their social media feed, on paid advertisements, or in their search results.”

Large and prominent tech platforms are likely to oppose the legislation, as their algorithms are a crucial part of what differentiates them from their competitors. Chamber of Progress CEO Adam Kovacevich, whose liberal advocacy group has partnered with large tech companies like Amazon and Google, said the legislation is unconstitutional.

Mr. Kovacevich said the requirement for unmanipulated content might prevent Google from filtering out scams and pornography in search results.



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a risk "averse world"
« Reply #829 on: November 14, 2021, 07:50:36 AM »
https://theweek.com/us/1007037/the-perils-of-the-risk-averse-society

every time I drive and I touch the line on the side of the lane
I get a vibration and visual warning
EVERY time

I don't need this shit.

It 'might ' prevent the once in a lifetime accident but that means the other million times I have to hear a buzz and have bit warning flashed in my face

and let's not even talk about the brake warning if I don't break just quite fast enough

there is no end.....
everything is freakin data





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Rumble
« Reply #835 on: December 03, 2021, 03:25:50 PM »

Rumble to Combine with NASDAQ listed CFVI
December 2nd, 2021

A Personal Note from the CEO of Rumble, Chris Pavlovski



Dear Rumble & Locals communities,

I am proud to announce that Rumble has entered into a business combination agreement with CF Acquisition Corp. VI (NASDAQ: CFVI), providing for a combination of Rumble and CFVI. Initially the shares will trade under the ‘CFVI’ symbol.
 
Rumble is creating the rails to a new infrastructure that will not be bullied by cancel culture.

We are a movement that does not stifle, censor, or punish creativity and freedom of expression. We believe everyone benefits when they have access to more ideas and diverse opinions.

Being a public company will allow the people that believe in our mission to invest and join us as we seek to restore a free and open internet.  Importantly, I am going to retain voting control of the combined company to facilitate the execution of Rumble’s mission on behalf of all stakeholders.

This is a very ambitious undertaking as we take on the largest companies in the world, but none of it is possible without the support of the Rumble & Locals communities. We thank you for helping us get to this point, and we look forward to the next stage of our journey together.

Thank you for being a part of this great mission and helping make the internet free and open once again.

Thanks you,
Chris Pavlovski



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The Congressman who doesn't use Google
« Reply #838 on: December 23, 2021, 06:08:49 AM »

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Amen.


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Sen. Rand Paul leaving Youtube
« Reply #842 on: January 04, 2022, 02:00:30 AM »
Paul ditches YouTube in departure from Big Tech platforms

BY RYAN LOVELACE THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Sen. Rand Paul said Monday he will stop using Big Tech platforms and is ditching Googleowned YouTube first over concerns about censorship of speech online.

“Today, I begin my exodus from Big Tech, starting with the worst censor of all, YouTube,” the Kentucky Republican said in a statement. “As a libertarian-leaning senator, I think private companies have the right to ban me if they want to, however, those of us who believe that truth comes from disputation and that the marketplace of ideas is a prerequisite for innovation should shun the close-minded censors and take our ideas elsewhere, which is exactly what I’m doing.”

Mr. Paul’s office said he would make exceptions only for publishing videos to YouTube in order to criticize the video-based platform or to direct people to Rumble, a competitor of YouTube.

Tech platforms’ rules and enforcement practices have ensnared several prominent politicians and conservative firebrands. In recent days, Twitter banned a personal account for Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, Georgia Republican, and Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton said he suffered a similar ban at the hands of TikTok, the popular video-based platform with a China-based owner.

Ms. Greene announced Monday that Facebook had also suspended her and published an image to Gettr showing that Facebook was preventing her from posting or commenting for 24 hours. Facebook said it was not eliminating her account.

Politicians and public figures are not the only ones in the companies’ crosshairs. For example, YouTube previously has suspended the conservative One America News Network over allegations that it violated the platform’s COVID-19 misinformation policy.

Tech companies have a wide variety of tools to censor and shape content on their platforms. These include such things as banning people, removing content and making individuals’ posts and videos reach far smaller audiences than they otherwise would.

Aggressive crackdowns against public figures have created a flashpoint on the political right that gained momentum when several platforms booted former President Donald Trump in 2021 while he was in office.

YouTube barred Mr. Paul from posting videos for a week in August because the company said the senator violated its misinformation policies regarding the effectiveness of masks in stopping COVID-19. Mr. Paul responded by calling the YouTube ban a “badge of honor” on Twitter and sharing the banned video on Rumble.

Mr. Paul’s scrap with YouTube led to his decision to publicize his split with the video platform on Monday.

“Over the last year, YouTube has continued to wage its dangerous, anti-progress of science war against free speech, choosing to act in lockstep with government and ban videos posted by Dr. Paul that dared to contradict the government’s position,” the senator’s said office in a statement. “These videos included conversations with journalists where he discussed the efficacy of masks, particularly cloth masks, and a video explaining the science behind why cloth masks don’t work.”

YouTube did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Mr. Paul also announced he was creating a news aggregation website called libertytree.com, where he published a post saying his goal is to “eventually quit Big Tech entirely.”

Mr. Paul is not alone among politicians looking to create new venues to share information. Mr. Trump has announced that he is developing a new social platform, TRUTH Social, under the auspices of the Trump Media & Technology Group. Rep. Devin Nunes, California Republican, is set to take charge of the platform as CEO this year

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Re: new law proposes vehicular "kill switch"
« Reply #847 on: January 06, 2022, 09:32:57 AM »
https://www.yahoo.com/autos/law-install-kill-switches-cars-170000930.html

Good thing we know they’d never abuse that!

The power of the Feds to place and operate a kill switch in your car was clearly envisioned by the Founders as a proper role of central government and specifically authorized in Article ... , um wait, stop, I can't find that power in the constitution!

I'm afraid that part of prepping will be to always have a car built before a certain year that they can't hack, track or control.

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" good point"

another unsaid purpose of kill switch

is to be able turn off all REPUBLICAN vehicles.

[on election day]

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" good point"

another unsaid purpose of kill switch

is to be able turn off all REPUBLICAN vehicles.

[on election day]

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