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The Defense Department is looking for open-source intelligence software with access to at least 50 million websites and the ability to ingest data from sources like social media to create graphics—including location maps—for analysis in real time, according to a new solicitation. Open-source intelligence, or OSINT, refers to intelligence produced from publicly available information. This can include information like location data, which is often collected from smartphone apps and social media sites. The Defense and intelligence communities have used OSINT for decades, but the advent of the internet and social media has greatly increased the amount of public data available for collection and intelligence analysis.  The DOD solicitation, which was published Thursday on beta.SAM.gov by the Pentagon’s Washington Headquarters Service, is focused largely on Twitter, the only social media platform the solicitation explicitly names. The solicitation is a small business set aside specifically asking for software fulfilling five requirement program elements and 12 characteristics. The vendor must be able to alert the government via its platform and through email messages, access at least 50 million unique websites, be a “vetted Official Twitter Partner,” provide the entire Twitter historical archive for analysis and be able to handle data in at least 150 languages. The complete…

Thursday, December 10, 2020 Posted By Biba Adams on Thu, Dec 10, 2020 at 3:13 PM click to enlarge Evan Gonzalez, Detroit Stock City Inside of Townhouse Detroit, a bar and restaurant located in Ally Detroit Center. Well, apparently there’s data to confirm what we all have been thinking: Michiganders miss going out to eat more than residents of any other state. That's according to geotagged Twitter data over the last three months. The data tracked tweets and keyword phrases about how people miss dining out amid the COVID-19 pandemic, either by their own choice or by local and state restrictions. For example, "I miss dining out," "I miss eating out," "I miss going out to eat," "I miss going to dinner," etc., were tracked. More than 240,000 tweets were used to compile the data. According to the map compiled by the food and cooking site thedaringkitchen.com, the upper midwest and western states seem to miss dining out the most, with Michigan being the top state. The top 10 states that miss going out to eat are: 1. Michigan 2. North Dakota 3. New Hampshire 4. Oregon 5. California 6. New Mexico 7. Nevada 8. New York 9. Illinois 10.…

FILE PHOTO: The Twitter logo is displayed on a screen on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., September 28, 2016. REUTERS/Brendan McDermidBRUSSELS (Reuters) - Twitter and three other U.S. tech companies have urged the EU to take a flexible approach towards harmful and illegal online content instead of blanket rules requiring takedown, saying this would preserve an open internet.U.S. internet media group IAC/InterActiveCorp-owned online video platform Vimeo, nonprofit browser maker Mozilla and Automattic, owner of online publishing tool WordPress.com, made the call a week before EU tech chief Margrethe Vestager is due to present her draft rules.Known as the Digital Services Act, the rules aim to get bigger companies to take more responsibility for removing illegal and harmful content as soon as they have been notified.In a joint open letter published on Wednesday, Twitter and the other companies said the solution should be broader than just removing content. Blunt content removal obligations could have a negative impact on freedom of expression, they said.“...By limiting policy options to a solely stay up-come down binary, we forgo promising alternatives that could better address the spread and impact of problematic content while safeguarding rights and…

By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Twitter and three other U.S. tech companies have urged the EU to take a flexible approach towards harmful and illegal online content instead of blanket rules requiring takedown, saying this would preserve an open internet. U.S. internet media group IAC/InterActiveCorp-owned online video platform Vimeo, nonprofit browser maker Mozilla and Automattic, owner of online publishing tool WordPress.com, made the call a week before EU tech chief Margrethe Vestager is due to present her draft rules. Known as the Digital Services Act, the rules aim to get bigger companies to take more responsibility for removing illegal and harmful content as soon as they have been notified. In a joint open letter published on Wednesday, Twitter and the other companies said the solution should be broader than just removing content. Blunt content removal obligations could have a negative impact on freedom of expression, they said. "...By limiting policy options to a solely stay up-come down binary, we forgo promising alternatives that could better address the spread and impact of problematic content while safeguarding rights and the potential for smaller companies to compete," they said. The companies said a better tactic would be to limit the number…

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has unfollowed everyone from his Twitter account, including his first wife Jemima Goldsmith. But Twitteratis trolled him for feeling “inferior to former PM Nawaz Sharif”.According to a report by The News International, on Monday evening, users of Pakistani Twitter space noticed that PM Imran Khan was no longer following anyone on Twitter from his official @ImranKhanPTI account.Meanwhile, the Twitteratis have noticed that he unfollowed Jemima Goldsmith, a film producer and his former wife.Imran Khan, who had created his Twitter profile in 2010, had continued to follow his first wife Jemima Goldsmith even after parting ways with her and getting married twice.While not many comments have been made on Khan unfollowing everyone, people seem to have not like him unfollowing his first wife.“Bro @ImranKhanPTI unfollowed @Jemima_Khan?!?!” said one of the Twitter users.“Imran Khan visited Nawaz Sharif’s @NawazSharifMNS Twitter timeline, realised NS does not follow anybody. Got angry that this might reflect poorly on him. Went back to his own timeline and unfollowed all his MNAs and ex-wife,” another user said.Another user said, “Even though @ImranKhanPTI unfollowed everyone but I am sure something inside Jemima just broke.”“Baqi sub to theik hai khan sahib ne jemima ko b…

Twitter reacts to Buffalo Bills' 34-24 win over San Francisco 49ers Buffalo Bills wide receiver Gabriel Davis (13) scores a touchdown as San Francisco 49ers defensive back Tarvarius Moore (33) defends during the second half of an NFL football game, Monday, Dec. 7, 2020, in Glendale, Ariz. AP Photo / Rick Scuteri The Buffalo Bills are now 9-3 after a 34-24 victory over the San Francisco 49ers on Monday night, their first Monday Night Football win since defeating the Miami Dolphins during the 1999 season.As expected, Bills fans were in a celebratory mood on Twitter. See some of their tweets below:WUFFALO WILLS— Yoshi (9-3) (@mryoshi027) December 8, 2020Watched that game with my 12 yr old and felt like I was 12 again. @BuffaloBills #BillsMafia Lets go Buffalo!!!— @crafty1977 (@stevencraftjr) December 8, 2020I see you @stefondiggs selling out so your teammate can hit pay dirt. Love the unselfish play of everyone on this team from the top down. Thank you for showing the nation what the @BuffaloBills and #billsmafia are all about. Great win boys!! pic.twitter.com/49Q9YG1Nnc— Brian Wzontek (@zontek_nician) December 8, 20202019: Beat Cowboys with white face masks, lost to Ravens next week with regular face masks. 2020: Beat 49ers with…

Several former Bears players took to Twitter in frustration after the team’s 34-30 loss Sunday to the Lions, with at least one wondering whether the franchise will fire coach Matt Nagy before the end of the season. ‘‘I saw some . . . firings in my time in Chicago none of which happened mid season,’’ wrote former offensive lineman Kyle Long, who retired after the Bears put him on injured reserve last season. ‘‘I wonder what the tipping point is and who ultimately makes the decision.’’ Former running back Matt Forte encouraged the Bears to ‘‘just throw the whole offense away . . . Coaches included!’’ As for general manager Ryan Pace, Forte wrote that ‘‘football starts in the trenches bruh,’’ a reference to Pace not devoting a single first-round pick to an offensive or defensive lineman during his tenure. I saw some firings and firings in my time in Chicago none of which happened mid season. I wonder what the tipping point is and who ultimately makes the decision.— Kyle (@Ky1eLong) December 6, 2020 Forte pointed out that coach Lovie Smith, whom he played for, won 10 games in 2012 and still was fired. He sounded as though he felt bad for the…

The Cardinals are by no means an easy opponent, having Kyler Murray and DeAndre Hopkins, as well as Patrick Peterson and Budda Baker on the defensive side of the ball. But the Rams went into the Cardinals’ place on Sunday and dominated them, winning the game 38-28 on the road. It wasn’t even as close as the score indicates, either, as Arizona scored a touchdown in garbage time to draw within 10 points. For the most part, the Rams controlled this Week 13 matchup from the second quarter on. Afterwards, Rams players took to Twitter to celebrate the victory. Cooper Kupp and Jalen Ramsey were among those to share their thoughts, while Nick Scott shared some words of encouragement for Matt Gay after his 37-yard miss. Former Rams great Torry Holt pointed out that Jared Goff now has 41 wins in four seasons, too, which is quite impressive. Big division dub! Timely and complementary football. Big time response. On to New England! — Cooper Kupp (@CooperKupp) December 7, 2020 Never satisfied.. pissed off for greatness BUT Rams WIN!!.. & God is always good no matter what 🙏🏾 pic.twitter.com/gD5e2qBgM0 — Jalen Ramsey (@jalenramsey) December 7, 2020 Back to Ballin’. — Gerald…

Twitter has suspended the account of liberal political commentator and journalist Salil Tripathi for violating its rules. It is not yet clear why his account was suspended or what rules he violated. He tweets under the username @saliltripathi. Salil Tripathi suspended by Twitter It is not known whether Twitter mistakenly suspended Salil Tripathi. Given the fact that Tripathi is an anti-Modi liberal and not a non-left voice on the platform, it is very much possible that it was unintentional and the account could be restored very soon in that case. Liberals on the platform are quite distressed at the development as it is highly unusual for a person of liberal political inclinations to be suspended despite violating rules. Some suggested that Salil Tripathi might have been suspended for posting a poem on Babri Masjid demolition. Today is the 28 year anniversary of the demolition of the disputed structure at Ram Janmabhoomi. Was Salil Tripathi’s account suspended for a poem on Babri demolition @Twitter? What rule did it break?— Samrat X সম্রাট (@MrSamratX) December 6, 2020 Rahul Gandhi fan Sanjukta Basu suggested that the suspension could be the result of a ‘technical glitch’. “This must be a mistake,” she said. What…

Here's what the American power players are talking about on Twitter.  1. Journalism on Journalism "We journalists should have been tougher on Mr. Trump, questioning his every lie and insult," writes @jorgeramosnews. "We should not have let him get away with his racism and xenophobia." https://t.co/51ft4lzyXl — New York Times Opinion (@nytopinion) December 4, 2020 Speak for yourself. Some of us have pushed hard against every lie. Some of us pushed back from day one. Even when others would not. Some of us fought him in court - and won repeatedly. We have NO regrets. https://t.co/zIItQUFkPm — Brian J. Karem (@BrianKarem) December 6, 2020 With all due respect, the WH seized my press credentials after I called out Trump’s xenophobia when he referred to a migrant caravan as an invasion. Some of us were calling out his lies, his racism and dealt with serious death threats along the way. Inaccurate to say otherwise. https://t.co/ljTSQISuHr — Jim Acosta (@Acosta) December 5, 2020 They are only getting loud now that Trump lost. When was a moment to stand up, file affidavits, only a few brave ones did it. After the fact, anyone can do it. What matters is who did it for the free…