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.
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.
April 4, 2019 Facebook asked new users for their email passwords Some new Facebook users have reportedly been asked to hand over their email address passwords as part of the sign-up process.
April 4, 2019 After suspension of 'Unplanned' movie's Twitter account, GOP lawmaker calls for independent audit Missouri Senator Josh Hawley has called on Twitter chief Jack Dorsey to open the tech giant up to an independent outside audit after the temporary suspension of the account for the movie “Unplanned.”
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.
April 3, 2019 Conservative leaders urge tech giants to cut ties with Southern Poverty Law Center Following the firing of a Southern Poverty Law Center co-founder amid accusations of harboring a sexist and fostering a racist workplace culture, conservative leaders are calling for tech giants to end partnerships with the organization.
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.
April 3, 2019 Singapore to demand that Facebook, Twitter and Google fix fake news Tech giants such as Facebook Inc., Alphabet Inc.’s Google and Twitter Inc. would be required under a draft law introduced Monday in Singapore to immediately issue corrections of false information published on their platforms and inform users when they might have been exposed to inaccuracies.
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.
April 1, 2019 Fake news runs wild on WhatsApp as India elections loom In India, viral fake news is lighting up Facebook Inc.’s WhatsApp messaging app as the world’s biggest democracy prepares for national elections in the coming weeks.