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Big Tech Backlash May 30, 2019

Facebook ignores Hillary Clinton, Nancy Pelosi amid growing backlash over doctored video

Facebook is standing by its refusal to take down a doctored video of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi amid a growing backlash from Democrats. 

Facebook May 29, 2019

Facebook's average US user spent 38 minutes per day on the platform, a drop from 2017, but Instagram usage increased

Are Americans spending less time on Facebook?

Big Tech Backlash May 28, 2019

Apple rejects Google CEO's criticism over privacy being a 'luxury good'

A senior Apple executive dismissed Google CEO Sundar Pichai's claim that Apple is only able to focus on privacy because it charges a premium for its products.

Mark Zuckerberg May 24, 2019

Mark Zuckerberg claims Facebook security efforts will suffer if company is broken up

(Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) Mark Zuckerberg is countering calls to break up Facebook, saying that doing so would only diminish his company's billion-dollar attempts to fix the social network.

Facebook May 23, 2019

Facebook fake account removal doubles to 3 billion in six months

Facebook took down more than 3 billion fake accounts from October to March, according to a report released on Thursday.

Instagram May 21, 2019

Trolls using Instagram to 'try to show Trump as a Russian puppet,' influence 2020 US presidential election, study says

As the 2020 U.S. presidential election campaign draws nearer, an independent study has uncovered a coordinated troll campaign using Instagram in an attempt to damage President Donald Trump.

Big Tech Backlash May 17, 2019

Fake Facebook accounts impersonated Big Tech CEOs like Tim Cook and Sundar Pichai

A new fake account problem has recently bedeviled Facebook.

Big Tech Backlash May 15, 2019

Facebook imposes new restrictions on livestreaming to prevent abuse following Christchurch attacks

Two months after the deadly white nationalist terrorist attacks in New Zealand, Facebook has announced new restrictions on who can livestream video on the social network. 

Big Tech Backlash May 7, 2019

Facebook's Zuckerberg under fire as shareholders are urged to remove him as board chair

Two nonprofits are mobilizing to push shareholders to remove Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg from his post as chair of the tech giant's board.

Mark Zuckerberg May 3, 2019

Zuckerberg spent $59M buying 'secret' property in Lake Tahoe

A new report from The Wall Street Journal indicates that Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has spent $59 million buying two properties in Lake Tahoe, continuing to expand his vast real estate portfolio around the country.

Facebook May 2, 2019

Facebook bans Louis Farrakhan, Alex Jones, Milo Yiannopoulos for being 'dangerous'

Facebook has permanently banned several far-right or hate figures and organizations including Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan, Infowars host Alex Jones, Laura Loomer, and Milo Yiannopoulos, for being "dangerous" -- a signal that the social network is enforcing its policies against hate speech more intensely.