August 2, 2018 Twitter CEO gets why conservatives are suspicious of Big Tech Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey says he understands the basis for that suspicion.
August 1, 2018 Facebook cuts off 'hundreds of thousands' of apps in new review process Facebook has blocked a massive number of apps from accessing its data as a part of a new review process formed in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica data privacy scandal.
July 31, 2018 Twitter brings in anti-Trump academics to combat intolerance Twitter’s campaign to foster healthier conversations on its platform with the aid of academics is itself facing an allegation of anti-Trump bias.
July 30, 2018 All-Star closer Sean Doolittle has advice for MLB players about their old social media posts Washington Nationals left-hander Sean Doolittle used his Twitter account to comment on potentially damaging tweets from some MLB players in recent weeks.
July 30, 2018 Facebook, tech giants creating 'crisis in democracy' and must be held liable, UK report says A scathing new report from the British parliament calls for technology companies to be held liable for “misleading” content on their platforms and says the world is facing a “democratic crisis” thanks to the spread of false information online.
July 26, 2018 Trump is right -- Twitter needs to stop 'shadow banning' conservatives President Trump, whose brilliant mastery of Twitter helped propel him into the White House and allows him to communicate directly with the American people, made the right move Thursday when he sharply criticized Twitter for “shadow banning” some prominent Republicans – a troubling practice that restricts the visibility of their tweets in search results.
July 25, 2018 Twitter slammed for 'shadow banning' prominent Republicans Twitter has been slammed for "shadow banning" certain prominent Republicans, restricting their visibility in search results.
July 16, 2018 Trump trolled with 'traitor' tweet by Dictionary.com after Putin summit President Donald Trump was trolled by Dictionary.com Monday with the tweeted definition of “traitor” after his extraordinary joint press conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki.
July 16, 2018 Twitter boots Guccifer 2.0 and DCLeaks after Mueller indictment Twitter on Saturday kicked off two accounts, Guccifer 2.0 and DCLeaks, that were connected to the 2016 hack of the Democratic National Committee and the leak of stolen documents.
July 16, 2018 Can we talk? I'm a millennial and I'm struggling with the poisonous side of social media Once upon a time, if you wanted to smear someone anonymously from a distance, you had to write on a bathroom wall.
