News Around the Globe
By Chamberlain A former spokesman for former President Donald Trump launched a new social media platform on the Fourth of July by defiantly declaring “independence” from what he called the …
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By Elisa A bipartisan group of US lawmakers expert in antitrust urged the Federal Trade Commission Friday to press on with its lawsuit against Facebook, according to a statement from Sen. …
Read MoreBy Wayt A UK regulator is probing whether Amazon and Google are doing enough to crack down on fake reviews – and said it will take the tech giants to …
Read MoreBy Wayt Tech giants like Facebook, Twitter and Google will be forced to swiftly remove abusive online posts or face stiff fines under a tough new law passed by the …
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By Feuer Regulators in Europe and the United Kingdom on Friday announced they have launched formal competition investigations into Facebook in a two-front offensive on the social media giant’s use …
Read MoreBy Chamberlain Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Cullors called on would-be activists to “step up boldly and courageously to end the imperialist project that’s called Israel” during remarks on a …
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By Elisa Twitter on Thursday said it is worried about the safety of its staff in India and called for the government to respect freedom of expression, days after Indian …
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By Elisa Facebook lost a legal battle Friday with Ireland’s data privacy watchdog over a European Union privacy decision that could result in the social network being forced to stop …
Read More By Feuer Shares of Twitter fell more than 15 percent after the social media company missed on user growth in the first quarter and offered lower-than-expected revenue estimates for the …
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By Fonrouge Israel ended its outdoor mask mandate Sunday, now that about 80 percent of its adult population has received both doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine, reports said. “Being without …
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By Steigrad Disneyland fans who have been waiting over a year for the popular theme park to reopen are being forced to wait hours to snag a ticket online as …
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By Jaosn An advocacy group called on Facebook Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg not to create a version of photo-sharing app Instagram for children who are under 13, as it would put …
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By Manskar A hacker appears to be selling a giant stash of LinkedIn user data that was scraped from the networking website and other places, according to the company and …
Read More By Simmon Facebook will let users customize their feed and give them control over who can comment on their public posts, the social media giant said. The company will also …
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By Connelly Venezuela’s government accused Facebook of “digital totalitarianism” for freezing President Nicolas Maduro’s page for 30 days after he posted what the social network deemed misinformation about COVID-19. The …
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By Steigrad US regulators have ordered Tesla honcho Elon Musk to delete a 2018 tweet that said Tesla workers would lose their stock options if they voted to unionize, calling …
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By Manskar Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg called for reforms to one of the US’ most important internet laws as lawmakers pledged to tighten their regulatory grip on social media companies. …
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By Manskar Facebook disabled more than 1.3 billion fake accounts in the final three months of last year as part of its efforts to tackle misinformation, the company said. The …
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By Manskar YouTube star David Dobrik has left the board of his photo-sharing app Dispo after a former member of his online comedy crew was accused of rape. Dobrik’s departure …
Read More By Brown A senior Teen Vogue staffer who opposed Alexi McCammond’s hiring as editor-in-chief over troubling tweets as a teen had herself repeatedly dropped the N-word in online posts, according …
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