"I want to bring your attention to the impact of a Guardian story. In December, we published a story, A black hole': families and police say tech giants delay investigations in child abuse and drug cases, about grieving families and law enforcement officers who say that Meta and Snapchat have slowed down criminal investigations. (The tech companies contend that they cooperate.) This month, Colorado lawmakers introduced a bill to compel social media platforms to respond to warrants in 72 hours."
"During the weekend that followed, the US weathered a fearsome winter storm and the killing of an American citizen by federal immigration agents. Both knocked TikTok off its feet. Winter Storm Fern crippled multiple Oracle datacenters that TikTok relies on. The app suffered severe outages as a result. Many users said they were unable to upload videos. Others said their videos received zero views despite significant followings."
Families and law enforcement officers say Meta and Snapchat slowed criminal investigations into child abuse and drug cases, while the companies say they cooperate. Colorado lawmakers introduced a bill to require social platforms to respond to warrants within 72 hours. TikTok completed a sale to US investors including Oracle and changed its privacy policy to allow broader data collection. Winter Storm Fern crippled Oracle datacenters TikTok relies on, causing severe outages that prevented uploads and left many videos unseen. Users accused censorship after attempts to discuss a high-profile death were impeded, prompting backlash, departures threats, and regulatory scrutiny.
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