A push by leading Democrats to restrict how social media companies use algorithms to serve content to children has been met by a high-stakes lobbying effort. Source: New York Times
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Why the Owners of the Nets Are Funding Tech Start-ups
By Gotham Rex on December 6, 2022
BX-XL was set up to provide funding to entrepreneurs in Brooklyn from diverse backgrounds. Source: New York Times
Here’s What to Know With the NYPD Joining the Ring Neighbors App
By Gotham Rex on November 25, 2022
The nation’s largest police force recently joined the Ring Neighbors app and can now enlist the help of the city’s residents in investigations. Critics say it could lead to racial profiling. Source: New York Times
NY Attorney General Seeks to Criminalize the Spread of Violent Videos
By Gotham Rex on October 18, 2022
Following the mass shooting this year in Buffalo, Gov. Kathy Hochul and Attorney General Letitia James are urging legislators to punish those who make and distribute videos of extreme violence. Source: New York Times
How Iranians in New York Are Helping the Protests Abroad
By Gotham Rex on October 8, 2022
“It’s really been a very long process of suffering that has led to this moment,” one activist said. Source: New York Times
Meteorologist Erick Adame’s Firing Over Online Sex Prompts Backlash
By Gotham Rex on September 28, 2022
Spectrum News NY1 fired Erick Adame after someone took nude pictures of him performing on an adult webcam site and sent them to his employer and his mother. Source: New York Times
How Some Parents Changed Their Politics in the Pandemic
By Gotham Rex on August 1, 2022
They were once Democrats and Republicans. But fears for their children in the pandemic transformed their thinking, turning them into single-issue voters for November’s midterms. Source: New York Times
Ex-C.I.A. Engineer Convicted in Biggest Theft Ever of Agency Secrets
By Gotham Rex on July 13, 2022
The top federal prosecutor in Manhattan said Joshua Schulte had engaged in “one of the most brazen and damaging acts of espionage in American history.” Source: New York Times
Livestreams of Mass Shootings: From Buffalo to New Zealand
By Gotham Rex on May 19, 2022
Dozens of recordings of a 2019 massacre in Christchurch, New Zealand, remain online, in a sobering reminder of the internet’s permanence. Source: New York Times
Hochul Names White Nationalism as Our Greatest Threat
By Gotham Rex on May 19, 2022
The governor issued orders to widen the fight against gun violence in the aftermath of the Buffalo massacre. Source: New York Times
Hochul Vows to Crack Down on Extremist Acts of Violence in New York
By Gotham Rex on May 18, 2022
Gov. Kathy Hochul issued orders to strengthen the state’s “red-flag” law and create new units to target violent extremism online, following the Buffalo shooting that left 10 dead. Source: New York Times
Uber Partners With Yellow Taxi Companies in N.Y.C.
By Gotham Rex on March 24, 2022
The ride-hailing giant is partnering with two taxi technology companies in New York City. Source: New York Times
The Bitcoin Case That Puzzled the Shadowy World of Cryptocurrency
By Gotham Rex on February 14, 2022
Officials said the couple went to great lengths to try to launder stolen Bitcoin. Source: New York Times
Inside Heather Morgan and Ilya Lichtenstein's Confounding Bitcoin Case
By Gotham Rex on February 13, 2022
The arrests of Ilya Lichtenstein and Heather Morgan left the world of cryptocurrency incredulous: Could this goofy young couple have been Bitcoin’s Bonnie and Clyde? Source: New York Times
‘Attempted Security Threat’ Disables Software at Some New York Schools
By Gotham Rex on January 14, 2022
The outage in a platform used by teachers and students has caused another disruption for a system that has had its share amid the pandemic. Source: New York Times