Facebook to censor anything it deems necessary to avoid ‘adverse legal or regulatory impacts’
Facebook will start removing user content that could get the social media giant into legal or regulatory trouble in a...
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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...
‘Facebook’s business model is poison & its algorithms amplify misinformation’: digital forensics expert testifies
Facebook's business model is poison and its divisive algorithms are a driving force behind online misinformation, according to a digital...
‘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...
House Intel Committee ditches script, grills big tech on polarizing users and toxic civic discourse
Today, representatives from big tech companies Google, Facebook, and Twitter testified remotely in a virtual hearing before the House Intelligence...
Think for yourself? Facebook removes QAnon-related content as ‘coordinated inauthentic behavior’
Today, Facebook releases its Coordinated Inauthentic Behavior report for the month of April, saying it took down over 30 QAnon-related...
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...
Will Facebook be able to handle a joke with new deepfake policy? How about a political one?
As Facebook unveils its new policy on deepfakes, will the social media giant be able to handle a joke and...
Facebook News looks to be just another brick in the echo chamber wall
Facebook News launches in the US today in an attempt to help the media industry and democracy, but it appears...
‘Zuck Buck’ grilled in the House: Facebook CEO defends Libra in hearing
Mark Zuckerberg is appearing before the House Financial Services Committee where Chairwoman Maxine Waters grills him over Libra, political ads,...
47 attorneys general now support Facebook antitrust investigation
New York's attorney general announces today that 47 attorneys general have joined the antitrust investigation into Facebook, reaching as far...
FBI worries Facebook’s privacy first policy will be a ‘child predator’s dream’
An incredibly sensitive subject -- Facebook is looking to push a privacy first policy with end-to-end encryption, but the FBI...
Symptoms of shadowbanning on social media for your diagnosis
Shadowbanning is not uniformly defined, but here we show you the symptoms of this cyber affliction, so you can make...
Facebook’s Libra has powerful backing but Europe sees a threat
In spite of Facebook’s Libra enjoying powerful backing from some of the biggest global companies, European countries like France and...
‘Facebook’s Libra is a huge endorsement of the sustainability, capacity of blockchain’
The introduction of Libra by a tech giant like Facebook validates the sustainability of blockchain technology, Garrick Hileman, Head of Research...
Facebook’s new startup will let you control smart devices like Yoda wields the force
Facebook acquires a startup that could one day let you control smart devices with your thoughts, much like how Yoda...
Politicians on both sides agree big tech needs regulation, American citizens are split
Both liberal and conservative politicians agree that big tech needs regulation, but the average American is split on whether or...
Internet Accountability Project launches to take on big tech’s ‘bad acts’
A former Senate staffer is taking a stab at big tech through the non-profit Internet Accountability Project (IAP), which aims...
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