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Trump’s social network has 30 days to stop breaking the rules of its software license

The Verge

The Software Freedom Conservancy (SFC) says former President Donald Trump’s new social network violated a free and open-source software licensing agreement by ripping off decentralized social network Mastodon. Truth Social doesn’t comply with that license and, in fact, refers to its service as “proprietary.”

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Facebook strikes News Corp deal to license news from Australian media outlets

The Verge

Facebook last month shut off the ability for Australian users and media organizations to share news links in the country , and now it seems the company’s extraordinary measure has resulted in a compromise for the most interested parties as media giant News Corp has struck a licensing deal with the social network.

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Creating a Return on Investment (ROI) calculation for Enterprise 2.0 and internal social media

Trends in the Living Networks

A major challenge for organizations that are considering internal social media initiatives is that a business case including a financial justification is frequently required. on issues including risks and benefits, and how these flow into effective governance. and social media. Software license fees. Social capital.

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Fed Tech Roundup August 27

CTOvision

Iowa testing digital driver's licenses - GCN.com. Northrop Grumman M5 Network Security Wins Eureka Prize for Outstanding Science for Safeguarding Australia. The License Plate Surveillance Technology That Caught the Virginia Shooter - Newsweek. DJ Patil's drive for data-driven government - GCN.com. State Dept.

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Laurie Lock Lee on Governance in an Networked World - Trends in the Living Networks

Trends in the Living Networks

I first came across his work in the mid-1990s, when he was one of the first people in world applying social network analysis approaches to organizations, for his then-employer BHP. Many other great reports and industry network maps are available from the Optimice website. Governance was all "top down".

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In a Time of Environmental Disruption, DSM ‘Does Something Meaningful’

CIO Business Intelligence

DSM), a Heerlen-based organization committed to improving global health by setting ambitious environmental, social, and governance (ESG) targets. Because of this and other factors, the SAP Business Network was used to digitize transactions and develop enhanced supply chains.

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Trump’s TikTok deal has hit a serious roadblock

The Verge

The new export controls mean that any recommendation algorithm — like the one that powers TikTok’s For You page — will need government approval before it can be sold to a foreign company. The most interesting option is the fourth one, in which the acquiring company licenses the use of the algorithm from ByteDance without buying it outright.

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