‘Social media services that I & others have built are tearing people apart’: ex-Facebook ads chief testifies
Facebook's former director of monetization testifies that the social media services he helped build are tearing people apart, and that...
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DOJ narrows Section 230 reform proposals for platforms to curb censorship & illicit content
Today, the Department of Justice narrows down its Section 230 reform proposals to focus on holding online platforms accountable in...
Senators grill Google exec over ‘double standard’ on punishing publishers for user comments
Senators grill a Google exec over what they call a double standard where Google punishes publishers over their users' comments...
Fitbit unveils new stress detecting features as Google awaits acquisition
If successful in acquiring Fitbit, Google may soon know even more intimate details about your emotional states as Fitbit today...
Big tech CEOs give Congress the 5 Ds of Dodgeball on anti-competitive behavior
Today, some 20,000 people on YouTube tuned-in on to a Congressional hearing where the CEOs of Google, Facebook, Apple, and...
4 House members ask Facebook, Twitter & Google to give them COVID-19 disinformation reports monthly
Four House Committee on Energy and Commerce members are asking Facebook, Twitter, and Google to give them monthly reports about their...
Facebook says it doesn’t benefit from hate, but its algorithms tell a different story: op-ed
At a time when huge companies are suspending their advertising campaigns on Facebook, the social media giant claims it doesn't...
‘When technology takes control of our information environment, it takes control of humanity’: Center for Humane Tech president
When technology like AI takes control of our information environment, then it takes control of the fate of humanity, according...
Big tech censorship reignites call for an Internet Bill of Rights
The idea of an Internet Bill of Rights has been floating around for years, but recent accusations of big tech...
DOJ proposes legal reforms to promote free speech, address illicit content on online platforms
Today the US Department of Justice (DOJ) publishes four reform proposals to Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act that...
Can tech companies that use facial recognition technology be allies in the fight for racial justice?
Developers and researchers of facial recognition technology, such as the multinational tech company IBM, have the power to incite discussions...
‘Censorship destroys the very diversity it was meant to protect’: former NSA foreign surveillance agent
A former NSA foreign surveillance agent tells The Sociable how censorship destroys the very diversity of thought it was meant to...
‘We must not let coronavirus response be a cover to restrict our human rights’: Committee to Protect Journalists advocacy director
Privacy, the freedom to access and share information, the freedom to peacefully assemble, and the freedom of expression are all...
Big tech COVID-19 surveillance data & censorship threaten privacy & free speech: op-ed
Big tech companies are collecting enormous amounts of data on the movement of private citizens while censoring free speech and...
‘We don’t want to be at the mercy of Facebook’: social app developer on the importance of filing patents
Filing a patent is an important step towards building the product that you want while providing legal protections to you...
What’s wrong with anti-competitive behavior in big tech?
Big tech companies like Google and Facebook are under investigation for antitrust by the the FTC and the DOJ. The...
Who will benefit from Microsoft’s $1.1B tech investment in Mexico
Microsoft’s announcement of a five-year ‘Innovating for Mexico’ investment plan worth $1.1 billion looks to benefit key demographics of the...
Know yourself before big tech owns your beliefs and directs your decisions: Op-ed
Know yourself before the Pavlovian puppet masters of big tech own your beliefs and drive all of your decision-making while...
Are big tech housing projects too late to scale back inequality, gentrification?
Big tech companies are trying to bring back affordable housing in cities like San Jose and San Francisco through multi-million-dollar...
Tech products, culture are ‘designed intentionally for mass deception’: Ex-google ethicist testifies
The Center for Humane Technology Co-Founder and ex-Google ethicist warns Congress that tech products and culture are "designed intentionally for...
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