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Meta Sued Over Training Data for Its AI and Face-Recognition Systems
Meta's alleged unauthorized collection of biometric data from billions of users to train AI and face-recognition systems represents… [more]
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Uber leaves two key African markets — and their drivers in despair
Uber's sudden withdrawal from African markets exemplifies corporate control and exploitation of gig workers—drivers left without recourse,… [more]
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I Fixed a Tractor Using John Deere’s Self-Repair Service. Farmers Aren’t Sold on It
Documents John Deere's restrictive repair model and subscription gatekeeping that limits farmer self-sufficiency and autonomy,… [more]
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Chemical industry backed laws in three US states to restrict use of air pollution data
Chemical industry leverages state legislation to restrict citizen access to air quality data, exemplifying corporate control over… [more]
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SCHUFA insists on shadow database. noyb lawsuit now certain
SCHUFA's undisclosed shadow database used for credit assessment represents corporate surveillance and algorithmic control over financial… [more]
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Meta continues to run ads promoting child sexual abuse material in India - report
Meta's failure to prevent ads promoting child sexual abuse material demonstrates corporate platform's inability or unwillingness to… [more]
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Muse, Meta’s New Personal AI Agent, Needs You to Trust It
Meta's personal AI agent operating as a trusted intermediary for financial and personal transactions raises concerns about corporate… [more]
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Channel 5 Gave Hunter Biden a List of Its Subscribers’ Emails for Some Reason
Corporate platform illegally shared subscriber personal data without consent for commercial promotion, demonstrating how companies exploit… [more]
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Meta Failed to Catch Hundreds of AI Child Abuse Ads. Some Included Images of Real Kids
Documents critical failure of Meta's AI content moderation systems to detect child sexual abuse material, exposing gaps in corporate… [more]
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Australian Social Media Users Could Get Power to Switch Off Algorithms
Article documents regulatory response to algorithmic manipulation and unaccountable corporate experimentation on users, addressing… [more]
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Australia targets big tech with algorithm opt-out bill
Legislation addressing algorithmic control and corporate manipulation of user feeds represents a counter-dystopian regulatory response to… [more]
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Seaweed Is Their Way of Life. A Company’s Sweeping Plan Threatens It.
A multinational corporation's monopolistic seizure of traditional resource harvesting rights threatens livelihoods and represents… [more]
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Hungary: Meta failed to stop anti-LGBTI content on Facebook
Meta's deliberate weakening of content moderation safeguards and failure to prevent hate speech against marginalized groups demonstrates… [more]
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Alejandro Betancourt, Trump’s Partner in Venezuelan Oil Deal, Has Faced Investigations
Article documents U.S. government partnership with a corruption-targeted oligarch to control Venezuelan oil resources, exemplifying… [more]
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Flock Donations to Local Politicians’ Groups Skyrocket as Protests Against AI Cameras Mount
Flock's aggressive donations to local politicians' associations while facing public resistance reveals corporate capture of regulatory… [more]
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Revealed: how companies ‘secretly’ use billions of litres of public water in drought-hit England
Article documents corporate monopolistic control over shared public resources during climate emergency, with minimal transparency or… [more]
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AI data centres are booming in Australia - but at what cost?
Article addresses corporate control through AI data centre proliferation, resource depletion concerns, and unequal distribution of… [more]
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“Board of Peace” Billionaire Backs AIPAC Fund Targeting Pro-Palestine Candidates
A billionaire with financial interests in contested territory uses massive campaign donations to suppress pro-Palestine political… [more]
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US’s Chevron, Italy’s Eni to expand oil projects in Venezuela
Foreign corporations extracting strategic resources from a weakened nation with de facto control agreements exemplifies corporate and… [more]
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Trump Administration Sides With OpenAI in New York Times Copyright Lawsuit
Government support for unrestricted AI training on copyrighted works exemplifies corporate capture of regulatory authority, enabling tech… [more]