September 24, 2019 Google contractors in Pennsylvania vote to unionize A group of Pittsburgh-based Google contractors voted to unionize on Tuesday.
September 23, 2019 45 Google employees claim retaliation after reporting abuse, harassment, discrimination An explosive document written by 45 Google employees alleges that they've been subjected to sexism, broken promises of promotion and other harassment.
September 20, 2019 Sen. Hawley: Zuckerberg was 'stunned' when I called for third-party audit of Facebook on alleged bias Missouri Republican Sen. Josh Hawley outlined Friday his tough questions for Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg on censorship and privacy on the social media platform, calling for the company to "take real action."
September 20, 2019 Facebook's Zuckerberg says there 'clearly was bias' in controversy over 'censorship' of pro-life group Live Action Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said the company's handling of a fact-checking controversy involving pro-life group Live Action was biased.
September 19, 2019 Facebook CEO Zuckerberg meets with Trump, key senators on DC swing Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg met with President Trump at the White House Thursday, part of a series of visits with lawmakers who have been critical of the social media giant.
September 18, 2019 Facebook still auto-generating Islamic State, al-Qaida pages WASHINGTON (AP) — In the face of criticism that Facebook is not doing enough to combat extremist messaging, the company likes to say that its automated systems remove the vast majority of prohibited content glorifying the Islamic State group and al-Qaida before it's reported.
September 17, 2019 Facebook to crack down on extremism by training AI with police videos Facebook will work with law enforcement agencies to train its artificial intelligence systems to detect videos of violent events as part of its ongoing battle against extremism on the platform.
September 14, 2019 Dozens of anti-ICE protesters arrested at NYC Microsoft store New York City police said Saturday that 76 immigration policy protesters had been arrested at a demonstration outside Microsoft's flagship store in midtown Manhattan.
September 11, 2019 Republican senators slam Facebook for 'censorship' of pro-life content as fact-checking group gets investigated Four Republican senators blasted Facebook for 'censorship' over the tech giant's recent fact check of pro-life organization Live Action.
September 11, 2019 Majority of Americans trust police to use facial recognition responsibly A majority of Americans trust law enforcement agencies to use facial recognition technology responsibly and say it's okay to use the controversial tool to keep public spaces securel, according to a new survey.