Big Tech Backlash April 4, 2019 Fake 'good' news? Facebook pays major UK newspaper to publish articles praising the tech giant Facebook, which has been inundated with negative press coverage, has found a new way to take its message directly to the public -- by paying a major British newspaper to run positive stories about it.
OPINION April 4, 2019 L. Brent Bozell, Dan Gainor: Facebook's Zuckerberg threatens free speech with his latest Big Tech power move President Ronald Reagan used to tell of the “nine most terrifying words” – “I’m from the government and I’m here to help.” Facebook’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg has found a new way to make the words even scarier. He wants global governments involved in speech and free press, even though his staff pretend otherwise.
Big Tech Backlash April 4, 2019 Australia could jail social media execs for showing violence Australia's Parliament passed legislation on Thursday that could imprison social media executives if their platforms stream real violence such as the New Zealand mosque shootings.
Big Tech Backlash April 3, 2019 Millions of Facebook records found on Amazon cloud servers A massive trove of Facebook users' information was discovered on Amazon's cloud computing servers on Wednesday.
Big Tech Backlash April 2, 2019 Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook regulation proposals are 'self-serving and cynical,' ex-mentor says Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's call for government regulation of Big Tech is self-serving, cynical and a "monument to insincerity," according to an early mentor of the tech executive.
Big Tech Backlash April 1, 2019 Facebook reveals News Feed algorithm's secrets Facebook is finally pulling back the curtain on how its algorithms decide what to show in your News Feed.
Big Tech Backlash March 28, 2019 HUD charges Facebook with housing discrimination over company's targeted advertising practices Facebook was charged with violating the Fair Housing Act by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development because the company's targeted advertising discriminates on the basis of race and color.
Big Tech Backlash March 25, 2019 Facebook under criminal investigation over controversial data-sharing deals Facebook is under criminal investigation over the controversial data-sharing deals that it struck with dozens of other big tech companies — casting a cloud of uncertainty over the social media behemoth as it tries to crawl back from two years of scandals, controversies and apologies.
Big Tech Backlash March 19, 2019 Facebook under fire as watchdog disputes claim New Zealand massacre video was not flagged Facebook is under fire after a watchdog group disputed the tech giant's claim that no one reported the New Zealand massacre livestream video during the attack itself.
Big Tech Backlash March 13, 2019 Pete Buttigieg calls out Big Tech's 'monopoly power,' says US is being left behind by China in AI race Pete Buttigieg, the 2020 presidential candidate and mayor of South Bend, Ind., singled out Facebook, Google and Amazon for their "monopoly power" and said America is falling behind China in the race to harness artificial intelligence.
Facebook March 12, 2019 Zuckerberg wants Facebook to build a creepy mind-reading machine If you're concerned about Facebook's privacy scandals or worried that it's listening in on your phone calls, you'll likely be disturbed by CEO Mark Zuckerberg's recent comments at Harvard.