The Verge

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Verge reporter Julia Alexander joins Vergecast co-hosts Nilay Patel and Dieter Bohn to discuss WarnerMedia’s decision to release all of its new 2021 movies — including Denis Villeneuve’s Dune adaptation, the Suicide Squad sequel, Matrix 4 , and others — simultaneously on HBO Max and in theaters. Warner Bros.

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The Verge

MAY 27, 2020

As Nicole Wetsman writes, you’re going to need to learn yet more: The challenge is, Quinn’s research shows that most people don’t have a good sense of the difference between drug approval and emergency authorization. She found that Americans have a limited understanding of FDA terminology around experimental products. It’s launching today.

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The Verge

JULY 7, 2020

Here’s Kurt Wagner at Bloomberg: Facebook typically works with law enforcement to follow local laws where the company operates, but said it has paused sharing user data with Hong Kong authorities while it conducts a “human-rights” assessment. Julia Alexander / The Verge ). Benedict Carey / The New York Times). Industry. ?

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The Verge

JULY 1, 2020

As Julia Alexander explained at The Verge , the bans were made possible by an update to its policies in June 2019 disallowing hate speech. Accountable Tech, a progressive nonprofit, launched a campaign to push the board to demand more authority over content decisions. Spencer was removed in 2018; Duke was removed last year.

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The Verge

JULY 15, 2020

Julia Alexander / The Verge ). Compiled by students and volunteers, the atlas is a database of surveillance technologies used by law enforcement authorities across the United States — including drones, body cameras, facial recognition, and more. Governing. ? Stuff to occupy you online during the quarantine.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

A 2019 report Goodman co-authored for the Stigler Center for the Study of the Economy and the State at the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business urges transforming Section 230 into “a quid pro quo benefit.” Julia Alexander / The Verge ). Governing. ? Todd Haselton / CNBC). Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch ).

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The Verge

MAY 20, 2020

Morton’s analysis is based on a December report from the United Kingdom’s Competition and Markets Authority. Julia Alexander / The Verge ). Kevin Mayer, TikTok’s new CEO, has a difficult task ahead of him : proving to American lawmakers, regulators and consumers that they can trust the Chinese-owned app with their data.

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