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March 19, 2019

Facebook under fire as watchdog disputes claim New Zealand massacre video was not flagged

Facebook is under fire after a watchdog group disputed the tech giant's claim that no one reported the New Zealand massacre livestream video during the attack itself. 

March 19, 2019

The dirty political data economy you don’t know about -- even though you are its primary target

Data is the new oil, except it isn’t the earth that is being excavated - it’s you.

March 19, 2019

Nunes sues Twitter, some users, seeks over $250M alleging anti-conservative 'shadow bans,' smears

California GOP Rep. Devin Nunes filed a major lawsuit seeking $250 million in compensatory damages and $350,000 in punitive damages against Twitter and a handful of its users on Monday, accusing the social media site of "shadow-banning conservatives" including himself to influence the 2018 elections, explicitly and systematically censoring opposing viewpoints and "ignoring" lawful complaints of repeated abusive behavior.

March 18, 2019

Arlington approves $23M Amazon incentives package as raucous protesters shout 'shame'

The Arlington County Board approved $23 million in incentives for Amazon to build a huge complex in Crystal City at the end of a meeting that was interrupted by raucous protesters who shouted "shame" and voiced their opposition to the tech giant's second headquarters. 

March 18, 2019

YouTube struggled to remove New Zealand shooting videos. This is why

Not long after a man allegedly gunned down at least 50 worshipers inside two New Zealand mosques while wearing a body-mounted camera to record the carnage, the video quickly spread on YouTube — being taken down and then posted again — with uploaders able to work around the Google-owned video platform's AI detection tools. 

March 14, 2019

Amazon warehouse conditions drove her to consider suicide, former employee tells Tucker Carlson

A former Amazon employee claims the hostile working conditions in the warehouse where she worked drove her to consider suicide. She told her story to Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ host Tucker Carlson on Thursday's edition of "Tucker Carlson Tonight."

March 13, 2019

Pete Buttigieg calls out Big Tech's 'monopoly power,' says US is being left behind by China in AI race

Pete Buttigieg, the 2020 presidential candidate and mayor of South Bend, Ind., singled out Facebook, Google and Amazon for their "monopoly power" and said America is falling behind China in the race to harness artificial intelligence.

March 13, 2019

Google slammed over privacy invasions in Washington hearings

The global pressure on Google over its privacy invasions has intensified, with US politicians attacking the tech titan’s continual collection of data even after users believed they had opted out.

March 12, 2019

Facebook backtracks after removing Elizabeth Warren's ads blasting the platform, drawing another rebuke

Facebook was forced to backtrack after it removed ads placed by Sen. Elizabeth Warren's presidential campaign that called for the breakup of the social network and other Big Tech companies. 

March 12, 2019

Google agreed to pay $135 million to two executives accused of sexual harassment

Google agreed to pay $135 million in exit packages to two top executives who left the company after being accused of sexual harassment and covered up the reasons for their departures, according to a complaint filed in a lawsuit unsealed Monday.