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October 12, 2019

Elizabeth Warren intentionally submitted Facebook ad with false claims to expose platform, warn about Trump's ads

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., attempted to warn people about President Trump's political ads after showing that Facebook easily accepted false content her campaign intentionally submitted to the platform.

October 9, 2019

'Black US voters' main target of Russia's 2016 disinformation campaign, Senate report concludes

The Russian social media campaign against the U.S. targeted no single group more than African-Americans, a new federal report concludes.

October 9, 2019

Anti-Semitic German synagogue shooting was livestreamed on Twitch

A shooting near a German synagogue on Wenesday that left two people dead and was motivated by anti-Semitism was live-streamed on the online streaming platform Twitch.

October 8, 2019

Twitter lets 'Die Trump' trend in Turkey, then apologizes

Twitter apologized on Monday after allowing a phrase that roughly translates to mean "Die Trump" briefly trend in Turkey.

October 4, 2019

PayPal withdraws from group backing Facebook's Libra cryptocurrency

PayPal is pulling out of a group of companies assembled by Facebook to launch its new cryptocurrency payments network.

October 4, 2019

Organized Amazon warehouse workers got two fired co-workers rehired: report

An Amazon delivery center in California reportedly rehired two warehouse workers after their colleagues organized to demand they be reinstated.

October 4, 2019

Facebook CEO says he won't 'further antagonize' Elizabeth Warren after threatening lawsuit

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg committed to treating Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., fairly on his platform despite his previously reported indication that he would sue her if she tried to break up big tech companies like his.

October 3, 2019

Barr asks Facebook's Zuckerberg to stop end-to-end encryption plans

Attorney General William Barr is demanding that Facebook stop its plan for end-to-end encryption across its messaging services.

October 3, 2019

Facebook can be forced to remove content worldwide, EU court says

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s highest court ruled Thursday that individual member countries can force Facebook to remove what they regard as unlawful material from the social network all over the world - a decision experts say could hinder free speech online and put a heavy burden on tech companies.

October 1, 2019

Facebook fact-checking to exempt opinion and satire

Facebook is planning to exempt opinion pieces and satire from its fact-checking program, sources told The Wall Street Journal, amid recent controversies over content moderation.