Wired is reporting that the Department of Homeland Security is planing increase its surveillance of social media. The government is looking to run a “24 hours per day, 7 days per week, 365 days per year” program that would turn Instagram posts and TikTok clips into leads for deportation raids.
All proceeds go directly to the artist. Bandcamp started skipping its cut on the first Friday of the month in 2020, and it’s turned into something of a tradition.
It doesn’t run the promotion every month anymore (there’s no Bandcamp Friday in November), but it will return on December 5th.
Navigating the digital world is tough for parents, and it’s even harder for children. Sesame Street and Google have partnered on a bunch of resources to help teach kids about digital wellbeing. And, if they hang around to watch some Sesame Street on YouTube, so be it.
TikTok is just the latest prize in the Silicon Valley billionaire’s second act as a media mogul.
