September 6, 2018 Facebook, Twitter and Google have failed to protect us and must do better What are social media giants Facebook, Twitter and Google doing to address online foreign disinformation campaigns meant to disrupt our November midterm elections, and potentially undermine America’s democratic system?
September 5, 2018 Facebook, Twitter pledge to defend against foreign intrusion WASHINGTON (AP) — Facebook and Twitter executives pledged on Wednesday to better protect their social media platforms in the 2018 elections and beyond, and told Congress of aggressive efforts to root out foreign intrusions aimed at sowing divisions in American democracy.
September 5, 2018 Google gets empty chair treatment at Senate Intel hearing Google was given "the empty chair treatment" at the Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on Wednesday, a sign lawmakers are fuming that neither CEO Sundar Pichai or Larry Page, chairman of parent company Alphabet, chose to attend the event to discuss election interference.
September 5, 2018 Facebook, Twitter and Google have too much power – We can't just legislate ourselves out of this mess Tech giants like Facebook, Twitter and Google have grown so powerful that they can – whether through intent or incompetence – unleash serious threats to our society and political system. Yet they remain secretive and unaccountable.
September 4, 2018 ‘No bias at Twitter’: CEO Jack Dorsey denies anti-conservative allegations Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has laid out his firm’s defense to allegations of anti-conservative bias on its platform.
September 4, 2018 British broadcasters urge 'independent oversight' of Facebook, Google and Twitter A group of leading British broadcasters have called for tighter regulation and “independent oversight” of big technology firms in a letter published Sunday.
September 3, 2018 Chinese billionaire arrested in Minneapolis for alleged sexual misconduct Chinese billionaire Liu Qiangdong, also known as Richard Liu, was arrested in Minneapolis on Friday night on suspicion of criminal sexual conduct, jail records showed.
August 30, 2018 Facebook 'sorry' after removing Holocaust picture of naked starving children posted by Anne Frank Center Facebook apologized after it removed a post from the Anne Frank Center that was seeking to raise awareness of the Holocaust and depicted children who had been stripped naked and starved by the Nazis.
August 30, 2018 Google refutes Trump's accusation that it snubbed State of the Union Google has refuted President Donald Trump’s accusation that the tech giant snubbed his State of the Union address after years of promoting President Obama’s addresses.
August 29, 2018 Dozens of Facebook employees challenge 'intolerant' liberal culture A senior Facebook engineer called out what he termed the company’s “political monoculture” in an internal message board post, prompting over 100 fellow employees to join a group advocating for political diversity.