Elon breaks Twitter to save it; Threads app slithers in for the kill; Meghan Markle gets an apology;Digital surveillance in France + Virginia + Sacramento. — NEWS ROUNDUP

So much happened with Twitter. It broke, or maybe they broke it. Then they broke it more, possibly trying to fix it. It’s still broken and the vibes are off. Meta launched its new Threads app into the social hole abdicated by Twitter, and 30 million people said “ok” even though Meta is a demonstrably terrible brand that chooses profit over people over and over and over again. We’ll probably check it out. 

The ever increasing availability of digital surveillance tools is threatening privacy in France (the police want to turn on your phone’s camera), Virginia (adults need to register with a government website to view porn), and Sacramento (the Sheriff illegally shares license plate data with police in states that have criminalized abortion).

Meanwhile in England, a newspaper was forced to publish a front-page apology for a sexist (but not racist!!!) article about Meghan Markle (it was racist).

Threads’ privacy policy: https://help.instagram.com/515230437301944 

French law: https://gazettengr.com/france-passes-bill-to-allow-police-remotely-activate-phone-camea-microphone-spy-on-people/ 

Sacramento Sheriff: https://news.yahoo.com/sacramento-sheriff-sharing-license-plate-133000119.html 

Virginia is for lovers (not filthy perverts): https://www.wired.com/story/porn-age-checks-id-laws/

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