Silicon Valley is getting tougher on Trump and his supporters over hate speech and disinformation
The nation’s technology industry has begun taking a harder line against hate speech, misinformation and posts that incite violence by President Trump and some of his most extreme supporters after years of treating such issues warily amid fear of triggering the wrath of the nation’s most powerful politician. https://wapo.st/3fiC1aQ
Apple paid a sizeable settlement after iPhone repair techs posted explicit photos of a young Oregon woman, according to legal documents uncovered by the Telegraph. https://wapo.st/3gaF1ss
A growing group of researchers and start-ups are building tools to identify and track deepfake images before they take over the internet completely. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/04/05/ai-deepfakes-detection/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger
Republican tech elites like Peter Thiel were once enticed by the prospect that Trump would usher in a new, ultra-capitalist era of Republican politics. Now they’re adrift. https://wapo.st/3sEBxHM
