July 31, 2018 Twitter brings in anti-Trump academics to combat intolerance Twitter’s campaign to foster healthier conversations on its platform with the aid of academics is itself facing an allegation of anti-Trump bias.
July 30, 2018 Facebook, tech giants creating 'crisis in democracy' and must be held liable, UK report says A scathing new report from the British parliament calls for technology companies to be held liable for “misleading” content on their platforms and says the world is facing a “democratic crisis” thanks to the spread of false information online.
July 27, 2018 Facebook admits it blocked Florida Republican's pro-gun ad, reverses course Facebook has apologized after it “mistakenly” blocked a Florida Republican’s pro-gun ad from the social media platform.
July 27, 2018 Amazon face recognition wrongly tagged lawmakers as police suspects, fueling racial bias concerns Amazon’s Rekognition facial surveillance technology has wrongly tagged 28 members of Congress as police suspects, according to ACLU research, which notes that nearly 40 percent of the lawmakers identified by the system are people of color.
July 27, 2018 Facebook is sorry: Ten times Mark Zuckerberg's social network apologized Facebook is sorry—for many, many things.
July 26, 2018 Free from Facebook: Study reveals what types of people are fleeing the social network Are you likely to flee Facebook? New research reveals what types of people are deactivating their Facebook accounts.
July 26, 2018 Trump blasts Twitter's Republican 'shadow banning,' vows to probe 'illegal practice' President Trump took to Twitter Thursday morning to blast the social media platform over the reported practice of “shadow banning” certain prominent Republicans, restricting their visibility in search results.
July 25, 2018 Twitter slammed for 'shadow banning' prominent Republicans Twitter has been slammed for "shadow banning" certain prominent Republicans, restricting their visibility in search results.
July 25, 2018 Facebook slammed by Sandy Hook parents over lies, hoax claims In a letter to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg the parents of a Sandy Hook massacre victim are pleading with the social network to protect them from lies, abuse and harassment resulting from hoax claims on the platform.
July 25, 2018 Instagram porn shame as secret sex hashtags reveal hundreds of smutty videos Instagram is awash with hardcore porn videos despite being aimed at children as young as 13, The Sun can reveal.