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TECHDivergence Score:Partial08/29/26

Flock Camera Surveillance Backlash

Flock Safety's AI license plate readers face scrutiny over funding sources and civil liberties concerns.

Flock Camera Surveillance Backlash
Photo: Washington Examiner Tech

DIFFERENT FOCUS

Mother Jones emphasized Misuse of Public Health Funds; Washington Examiner Tech emphasized Civil Liberties & Political Resistance.

LEFT FOCUS

  • ▸More than a dozen law enforcement agencies used opioid settlement funds to purchase Flock cameras. — Mother Jones

RIGHT FOCUS

  • ▸Sen. Josh Hawley opened a Senate investigation into Flock Safety's data collection, retention, and dissemination practices. — Washington Examiner Tech
  • ▸Hawley argued the vast majority of Americans captured in Flock's records committed no wrongdoing. — Washington Examiner Tech
Meta's Child Safety Settlement
09/03/26Photo: Fox News Tech
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Meta's Child Safety Settlement

Meta reached a multi-billion dollar settlement with states over child safety on Instagram and Facebook.

Left: Left sees a blueprint for regulating all of Big Tech.

Right: Right focuses on screen limits and parental control.

Meta Teen Social Media Settlement
YesterdayPhoto: Fox News Tech
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Meta Teen Social Media Settlement

A judge approved Meta's child safety settlement, imposing new restrictions on teen use of Instagram and Facebook.

Left: Left sees a push for nationwide tech rules.

Right: Right focuses on what parents can do now.

Meta's Landmark Teen Safety Settlement
09/01/26Photo: Fox News Tech
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Meta's Landmark Teen Safety Settlement

Meta agreed to pay up to $18 billion and impose new restrictions on teen social media use.

Left: Left sees a blueprint for regulating all of Big Tech.

Right: Right focuses on what changes for teens daily.

Pentagon Defies Court on Anthropic Blacklist
YesterdayPhoto: Washington Examiner Tech
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Pentagon Defies Court on Anthropic Blacklist

A Pentagon official reaffirmed Anthropic's supply-chain-risk designation despite a federal court ruling against it.

Left: Trump team is split on trusting Anthropic.

Right: Pentagon appears to defy Biden judge's ruling.