Century-old statutes can’t cope with companies that maintain market dominance through harvesting data for free.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
Facebook and Twitter move to delete Trump’s false claim about COVID-19
For the first time, Facebook removed a post from the president for violating its policies on spreading misinformation about the coronavirus.
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Facebook launches new TikTok clone, Instagram Reels
The new feature will let users record and edit 15-second videos with audio, and will let users add visual effects.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: CEOs fail to rebut valid concerns over Big Tech
A House hearing makes clear that the heads of Alphabet, Amazon, Apple and Facebook are focused on advancing their own interests, harming competitors and abusing the public.
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Australia to make Google and Facebook pay for news content
The Australian government plans to give Google and Facebook three months to negotiate with Australian media businesses fair pay for news content.
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House panel grills Big Tech CEOs over antitrust concerns
Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, Sundar Pichai of Google and Tim Cook of Apple face questions about their business practices and market dominance.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Civil rights audit of Facebook finds ‘serious setbacks’ on hate speech, bias, misinformation
A 2-year audit recommends that Facebook build a ‘civil rights infrastructure’ into every aspect of the company.
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Facebook CEO to meet with civil rights groups as hundreds of companies join ad boycott
Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg placed the meetings in the context of ongoing protests and calls to root out racism in the United States.
Posted inBusiness, Elections, Nation & World, Politics
Social media platforms gird for 78 days of disinformation chaos after Election Day
Because of a surge in mail-in ballots, results are likely to be delayed.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Facebook removes Trump ads with symbol once used by Nazis to designate political prisoners
A red inverted triangle was first used in the 1930s to identify Communists, and was applied as well to Social Democrats, liberals, Freemasons and other members of opposition parties.