August 28, 2019 PragerU exec blasts YouTube's 'laughable' claim it's politically neutral Craig Strazzeri, the chief marketing officer for Prager University, balked at Google's claim that its subsidiary YouTube lacked political bias -- arguing that the company's restrictions on PragerU had reached the "point of absurdity."
August 27, 2019 Hundreds of parts from endangered birds reportedly found for sale via Facebook Hundreds of parts of the endangered helmeted hornbill appeared on Thai-language Facebook groups, a new report claims.
August 27, 2019 Palantir's work with ICE prompts LGBTQ tech conference to disinvite it Software company Palantir has been disinvited from a major LGBTQ tech conference because of public objection to its work with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
August 26, 2019 Google cracks down on political speech among its workforce Google is cracking down on political speech at work amid a widespread backlash from politicians, activist groups and its own employees over a host of issues.
August 26, 2019 Amazon slammed over product safety issues Amazon could be committing "widespread deception" by selling thousands of products without any warnings despite goods having been deemed unsafe, according to a top consumer protection regulator.
August 26, 2019 'Highways of hate': Current policing of hate groups is ineffective, expert warns Social media firms such as Facebook are policing online hate groups all wrong, according to new research.
August 25, 2019 US tech industry sees growing wave of employee activism Despite six-figure salaries and unlimited vacation time, many tech workers are questioning the effects of their work and joining forces with their more precarious blue-collar, service and contract-worker counterparts, pressing for better work conditions and pay.
August 21, 2019 Fake news can lead to false memories, new study claims Voters could form false memories after seeing fabricated news stories if those articles align with their existing political beliefs, according to newly released results of a 2018 study.
August 21, 2019 YouTube pressured to kick Chinese state media ads off platform over misinformation YouTube users are pressuring the video platform to take down advertisements for China Central Television (CCTV), a state media channel accused of spreading misinformation about pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong.
August 20, 2019 Amazon's Ring barred police from using 'surveillance' to describe its products Amazon's home security company Ring deleted the term "surveillance" from a statement that law enforcement officials gave to local news outlets, public records obtained by Gizmodo reveal.