From ‘metaverse’ to ‘NFT’ – here’s a wrap-up of the key buzzwords that shaped 2021 in the tech industry. These subjects were the talk of the...
CEO Mark Zuckerberg had repeatedly promised to stop recommending political groups to users to squelch the spread of misinformation Leaked internal Facebook documents show that a...
Facebook insists that mainstream news sites perform the best on its platform. But by other measures, sensationalist, partisan content reigns In early November, Facebook published its...
Leaked internal documents suggest Facebook – which recently renamed itself Meta – is doing far worse than it claims at minimizing COVID-19 vaccine misinformation on the Facebook social...
Digital rights advocates on Tuesday welcomed Facebook’s announcement that it plans to jettison its facial recognition system, which critics contend is dangerous and often inaccurate technology abused...
“Changing their name doesn’t change reality: Facebook is destroying our democracy and is the world’s leading peddler of disinformation and hate.” Tech ethicists and branding professionals on...
The metaverse is a network of always-on virtual environments in which many people can interact with one another and digital objects while operating virtual representations –...
Facebook Inc. has rebranded itself, now, as Meta, most likely as a means to separate the corporate identity of the social network that has been tied...
As ProPublica has reported, cybercriminals are flooding the internet with fake job ads and even bogus company hiring websites whose purpose is to steal your identity...
“This industry is rotten at its core,” said one critic, “and the clearest proof of that is what it’s doing to our children.” Internal documents dubbed...
While still CEO of Amazon, Jeff Bezos testified in Congress by video conference on July 29, 2020. Now, there are at least Five members of a...
Leaked documents reveal the e-commerce company’s private-brands team in India “secretly exploited internal data” to copy products from other sellers and rigged search results. U.S. Sen....
“How many more insurrections have to happen before we hold Facebook to account?” one group asked after whistleblower Frances Haugen said the corporation is unwilling to...
Frances Haugen said the company’s leaders know how to make their platforms safer, “but won’t make the necessary changes because they have put their astronomical profits...
Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg is said to be working on a rebranding plan. According to The New York Times, the plan which has come to be known...
The tweak, which targets the code in accessibility features for visually impaired users, drew ire from researchers and those who monitor the platform Facebook has begun...
Experts say the privacy promise—ubiquitous in online services and apps—obscures the truth about how companies use personal data You’ve likely run into this claim from tech...
Chair of the Federal Trade Commission Lina Khan posted on her Twitter the official press release of its position against Facebook. Pulling no punches the language...
As reported from Reuters, in the 80 page new complaint, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) accuses Facebook of illegally monopolizing power. The refiled case includes...
The social media giant’s powerful targeting tools appear to be part of Ben Shapiro’s success in growing his audience on the platform Ben Shapiro, co-founder of...
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden said on Thursday he is revisiting proposed legislation that would crack down on the giant tax-free retirement accounts amassed by...
The Markup found industry fingerprints on at least five bills around the country—weak laws, experts say, that are designed to preempt stronger protections By: Todd Feathers...