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By Barrabi Apple CEO Tim Cook and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai both personally lobbied members of the Senate Judiciary Committee to vote against legislation that would begin to rein in …
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By Zilber Twitter wants to inspire the masses with a billboard ad campaign featuring tweets from celebrity athletes and entertainers who made their dreams a reality. The tech giant on …
Read More By Moore Twitter permanently suspended an account linked to Iran’s supreme leader after it promoted a video depicting the assassination of former President Donald Trump, according to a report. ”The …
Read MoreBy Zilber Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg and his counterpart at Google, CEO Sundar Pichai, secretly struck a deal in 2018 to carve up the digital advertising market between the two …
Read MoreBy Zilber The Biden administration was given another chance to pursue legal action against Facebook over claims that the social network is a monopoly. A federal judge rejected parent company …
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By Steigrad The video-driven social media app is the most popular site in 2021 – beating out last year’s top favorite Google, according to a new tech report. TikTok even …
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By Moynihan Reddit announced it has confidentially filed paperwork with the Securities and Exchange Commission to go public. “The number of shares to be offered and the price range for …
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By Feuer Instagram is rolling out a slew of new features, including one that urges users to take a break and others designed to protect kids, the company announced Tuesday …
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By Elisa Facebook announced on Tuesday it is shutting down its facial recognition system, which automatically identifies users in photos and videos, citing growing societal concerns about the use of …
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By Wayt The escalating supply chain crisis isn’t just hurting manufacturers and retailers that sell goods off the shelf – it’s bleeding into the tech world. Companies that sell everything …
Read More By Feuer A developer who created a browser extension that helps Facebook users spend less time on the site claims he has now been banned from the social media platform …
Read More By Meyer Facebook’s controversial algorithms protect its users from being exposed to extreme content, hate speech and misinformation, the beleaguered company’s vice president for policy and global affairs claimed in …
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By Wayt Snapchat is cracking down on drug sales through its disappearing-photos app following reports of dealers using it to sling deadly fentanyl-laced pills. The company is ramping up automatic …
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By Elisa Russian authorities on Thursday warned social media giant Facebook it faces a fine of up to 10 percent of its annual turnover in the country unless it deletes content Moscow …
Read More By Wayt Senators slammed Facebook in a contentious hearing with its safety chief on Thursday, blasting the company over leaked research showing that Instagram can make body issues worse for …
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By Elisa Twitter on Thursday reported higher revenue growth than Wall Street had expected, as the social media platform rolled out ad targeting improvements and said changes by Apple to keep …
Read More By Feuer Spanish cops arrested a British man in Spain on Wednesday in connection with the 2020 hacking of hundreds of prominent Twitter accounts – including those of President Biden, former President Barack …
Read More By Wayt Twitter is getting rid of its disappearing posts feature called Fleets because not enough people used it, the company said Wednesday. Similar to Snapchat and Instagram’s “story” features, …
Read MoreBy Feuer UK politicians slammed Facebook and Twitter for not doing enough to combat hate speech on their platforms – in wake of racial abuse against members of England’s national …
Read More By Elisa A French court has ordered Twitter to provide clear details on what it is doing to tackle hate speech, according to a court judgment obtained by Reuters, after several …
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