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7 Aug, 5 tweets, 3 min read
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Almost £100m in government contracts given to controversial tech companies Palantir and Faculty, a 16 month investigation by @allthecitizens and @BylineTimes reveals - far more than previously reported. THREAD:
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This is a fascinating detail from this explosive interview with Facebook whistleblower @szhang_ds. Facebook went after her hosting server & got her personal website taken down. This is *exactly* what Facebook did to @FBoversight’s website before launch. Extraordinary.
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