Microsoft publishes first National Security Letter in transparency report

 Microsoft’s biannual transparency report was just released and, like many other major tech companies that have…

Stance’s app lets you record a message for your Congressperson, then leaves it on their voicemail

 Want to call your senator or U.S. representative to let them know where you stand on an…

Facebook officially launches “Town Hall” for contacting government reps, adds local election reminders

 Earlier this month, TechCrunch reported Facebook was rolling out a new feature called “Town Hall,” which…

Facebook’s new “Town Hall” feature helps you find and contact your government reps

 In Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s nearly 6,000-word manifesto published last month, he laid out a number…

Tutoring startup Toot launches into twin policy storms around education and immigration

 Earlier this week, as President Donald Trump was readying his second attempt to block immigrants from…

Politwoops adds realtime stats for politicians’ deleted tweets across 54 countries

 Today Politwoops, the service that tracks politicians’ deleted tweets in an effort to hold elected officials accountable for…

Trump’s hiring freeze is taking jobs away from cybersecurity students

 One of President Trump’s first moves in office was to order a sweeping hiring freeze across…

Trump is causing a political app boom, data shows

 Anyone surprised by this? The growth of politically-focused mobile apps has been booming since November, with…