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March 3, 2019

YouTube bans comments on most videos featuring minors to fight child exploitation

YouTube will prevent users from commenting on most videos featuring minors, the Google-owned company said on Thursday, in response to growing concerns from users and advertisers that pedophiles were using comments to track and exploit children.

Gun safety devices get caught in online advertising bans

February 28, 2019

Gun safety devices get caught in online advertising bans

As more Americans keep loaded guns in their homes, efforts to sell them new kinds of safety locks are getting stuck by policies intended to block ads for firearms online.

Return of 'Momo suicide challenge' sparks fear among parents

February 28, 2019

Return of 'Momo suicide challenge' sparks fear among parents

The "Momo suicide challenge" is in the spotlight again.

At Facebook, Google and many other tech companies the level of political intolerance is stunning

February 28, 2019

At Facebook, Google and many other tech companies the level of political intolerance is stunning

The tech giants of Silicon Valley, particularly Google and Facebook, have faced intense criticism in recent years for promoting partisan political agendas in the workplace. Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey even admitted recently that conservative employees at his company “don't feel safe to express their opinions.”

Facebook, Google in crosshairs of new FTC competition task force

February 27, 2019

Facebook, Google in crosshairs of new FTC competition task force

In a sign of the deepening scrutiny faced by Big Tech companies like Facebook and Google, the Federal Trade Commission launched a new heavily-staffed task force to monitor competition and consider possible antitrust violations in U.S. technology markets.

February 26, 2019

YouTube pulls ads from anti-vaccination videos and Pinterest blocks all vaccination searches amid measles outbreak

Google-owned YouTube removed ads from videos promoting anti-vaccination rhetoric that violated its ad policies and Pinterest blocked all searches on vaccination to stem the flow of misinformation amid a measles outbreak in Washington state.

PETA faces backlash after criticizing late 'Crocodile Hunter' Steve Irwin on birthday

February 23, 2019

PETA faces backlash after criticizing late 'Crocodile Hunter' Steve Irwin on birthday

People for the Ethical Treatment for animals came under fire after the animal rights groups accused Google of sending a “dangerous, fawning message” for using its homepage to honor wildlife conservationist Steve Irwin on what would have been his 57th birthday.

YouTube pedophile problem has major advertisers jumping ship

February 22, 2019

YouTube pedophile problem has major advertisers jumping ship

Google-owned YouTube is dealing with an exodus of some of its major advertisers in the wake of disturbing claims that pedophiles have not only been infiltrating the comments section of childrens videos, seemingly without consequence, until now, but that YouTube's own technology may have been facilitating this disturbing trend.

February 22, 2019

YouTube kills 400 channels for hosting pedophilic comments

YouTube has terminated more than 400 channels on the video-sharing service for hosting comments from child predators.

To battle opioid crisis, Google is partnering with gov't, big pharma to help

February 21, 2019

To battle opioid crisis, Google is partnering with gov't, big pharma to help

Google is expanding its efforts to combat America's opioid crisis, an epidemic that takes the lives of more than 130 people every day, by announcing it is partnering with the federal and local governments and private healthcare companies.