November 28, 2017 Google found a way to stop phone creepers Have you ever sat on the bus, texting your BFF about your plans when you notice the person sitting next to you with their eyes glued to the display?
November 27, 2017 Advertisers flee YouTube over videos exploiting children, 'disturbing' autofill results Major companies have suspended advertising campaigns on YouTube after their ads were displayed with videos depicting children in threatening situations—while the tech giant investigates ‘disturbing’ autofill results that users flagged over the weekend.
November 24, 2017 Top 5 Black Friday smart speaker deals: Amazon Echo leads the pack The home smart speaker is the newest home consumer electronics product category. And this year the technology is more advanced with features like built-in displays.
November 21, 2017 Google collects data on Android users' locations when location services are turned off, report says A new report shows that Google has been accessing data about Android users' locations, even when the user believes that the data is being kept private.
November 21, 2017 Google plans to 'derank' articles from Russian media outlets Russia Today and Sputnik in search Google plans to ‘derank’ Russian articles from media outlets Russia Today (RT) and Sputnik following alleged Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. Presidential election.
November 16, 2017 Facebook, Google, publishers fight fake news with 'trust indicators' It’s hard to know what to trust in the era of fake news.
November 9, 2017 Google will revamp algorithm after surfacing fake news tweets on Texas church shooter Google says it will improve its algorithm after surfacing fake news tweets on Texas gunman Devin Patrick Kelley, who killed 26 people in a horrific church attack Sunday.
November 1, 2017 Facebook, Twitter, Google execs testify on Capitol Hill as part of Russia probe A Facebook executive told a Senate panel Tuesday that they “should have had a broader lens” into currency used for payments of political advertisements on their social media platform during the 2016 presidential election.
October 31, 2017 Petition urges Facebook to reveal details of 'Russian propaganda' More than 81,000 people have signed a petition calling on Facebook to inform users how they were exposed to “Russian propaganda.”
October 27, 2017 Opioid crisis: Sellers tout prescription drugs on social media Social media giants unwittingly help fuel illegal opioid trade as ads make their way onto YouTube, Facebook.