Science, Technology, and Social Media

Senators Pressure Instagram Chief To Support Big Tech Regulations On Child Safety

Members of the Senate Commerce Committee earned a few token concessions from Instagram chief Adam Mosseri in a hearing Wednesday.…

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Head Of Instagram to Testify on Harm to Kids’ Mental Health as Politicians Threaten Regulation

Instagram chief Adam Mosseri is set to testify Wednesday before the Senate Commerce Committee, where he will face scrutiny from…

5 years ago

We’re on Telegram – Join Us!

While it seems a new social media network appears on a monthly basis, Telegram has been around since 2013. We're…

5 years ago

Hundreds Of Local Papers Are Suing Facebook and Google for Alleged Ad Monopolies

Small-town and local newspapers across the country are suing Google and Facebook, alleging that the tech giants hold a monopoly…

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Instagram Rolls Out Teen Safety Features One Day Before CEO Will Testify In Congress

Instagram unveiled a host of child safety measures and parental controls for its app just one day before chief executive…

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Congress Wants To Make Big Tech Responsible For Online Speech. Here’s Why That’s So Hard

Congress appears no closer to holding tech platforms accountable for undesirable behavior and content on their platforms following a hearing…

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Former Facebook Employee Alleges Company’s Anti-Conservative Bias With Shocking Statistics

Former Facebook employee and research fellow for technology policy at The Heritage Foundation Kara Frederick sat down with the Daily…

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Family Tracking App Life360 Is Selling Customers’ Locations To Data Brokers: REPORT

A family safety app used to track children’s movements is selling location data to several different data brokers, according to…

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Twitter, Facebook Take Down Thousands Of Chinese Accounts Linked To Propaganda Campaigns

Twitter and Facebook each removed thousands of accounts linked to Chinese state-backed propaganda campaigns, according to the platforms’ reports Wednesday…

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Facebook ‘Hate Speech’ Algorithm Found 90% of Hate Speech Directed at White People

Last week, the Washington Post reported that an April 2020 examination of Facebook’s anti-racism algorithm found that roughly 90 percent…

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