September 21, 2018 Sessions urged not to go after social media companies by technology activists A group of technology activists and think tanks is urging Attorney General Jeff Sessions not to go after social media companies.
September 19, 2018 EU copyright law may force Google, Facebook to pay billions to music companies, publishers Facebook and Google could be forced to pay billions to media publishers, music companies and filmmakers if a proposed copyright rule is formally adopted in Europe.
September 18, 2018 Facebook accused of allowing gender bias in job ads Facebook is discriminating against millions of women by allowing companies to target job advertisements toward men, according to charges filed on Tuesday against the company with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
September 18, 2018 Facebook seeks to defend political candidates from hacking threats Facebook's latest effort to fight election meddling is designed to protect US political campaigns and their candidates from suffering an account takeover.
September 13, 2018 Facebook accused of censorship by liberal site after Weekly Standard fact checks article A liberal news site is seeing red after a Facebook fact checker tagged a story as false.
September 12, 2018 Evacuees turn to Facebook to find shelter from Hurricane Florence As thousands flee inland from the path of Hurricane Florence, many people are using social media to help find a place to say.
September 12, 2018 Google, Facebook face massive fines over terror propaganda The European Union is proposing massive fines for online providers that aren’t fast enough in removing terrorist content from their services, raising pressure on big tech firms like Facebook and Google that have backed voluntary approaches.
September 5, 2018 Facebook, Twitter pledge to defend against foreign intrusion WASHINGTON (AP) — Facebook and Twitter executives pledged on Wednesday to better protect their social media platforms in the 2018 elections and beyond, and told Congress of aggressive efforts to root out foreign intrusions aimed at sowing divisions in American democracy.
September 5, 2018 Google gets empty chair treatment at Senate Intel hearing Google was given "the empty chair treatment" at the Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on Wednesday, a sign lawmakers are fuming that neither CEO Sundar Pichai or Larry Page, chairman of parent company Alphabet, chose to attend the event to discuss election interference.
September 4, 2018 British broadcasters urge 'independent oversight' of Facebook, Google and Twitter A group of leading British broadcasters have called for tighter regulation and “independent oversight” of big technology firms in a letter published Sunday.
