Science, Technology, and Social Media

Twitter Beats France Over The Head With Its Own Anti-Fake News Law

Twitter used an anti-fake news law France passed in 2018 to block the French government’s social media campaign to get…

8 years ago

NASA Announces Finalists in Competition to Build Shelters On Mars

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration announced on Thursday the three final teams who will compete for the privilege of…

8 years ago

Mark Zuckerberg Takes Another Crack At Making Facebook A Hub For News

Facebook is considering jumping into news curation, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Monday night in a video posted on the company’s…

8 years ago

Twitter Temporarily Suspended ‘Unplanned’ Movie Account On Opening Weekend

‘Unplanned’ opened in theaters on Friday, but Twitter temporarily suspended the ‘Unplanned’ twitter account on Saturday causing pro-lifers to rally…

8 years ago

HUD Is Also Probing Twitter And Google For Housing Discrimination Practices

Federal officials alerted Twitter and Google in 2018 that they are peering into the tech giants’ business practices for possible…

8 years ago

Twitter Might Have A Plan for How To Handle Trump Tweets They Dislike Without Deleting Them

A top Twitter executive announced Wednesday that Twitter is pondering adding explanatory notes to hateful rhetoric in what might be…

8 years ago

Google, Amazon And Other Corporate Giants Target Texas Religious Protection Bills

Google, Amazon, IBM and Texas businesses banded together to oppose several Texas bills offering religious exemptions to businesses and state…

8 years ago

What Would It Mean for AI to Become Conscious?

As artificial intelligence systems take on more tasks and solve more problems, it’s hard to say which is rising faster:…

8 years ago

Scientists Surprised to Find One Of the Fastest Shrinking Glaciers is Growing Again

One of fastest shrinking ice glaciers in the world is reversing course and starting to accumulate ice at an alarming…

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Insurance Companies Could Start Tracking Social Media Accounts To Determine Premiums

“Fox & Friends” contributor Kurt Knutsson said insurance companies will likely start looking at social media accounts to determine premiums…

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