Big Tech Backlash - Page 132

Amazon re-training employees after mistakenly blocking religious ads

May 14, 2019

Amazon re-training employees after mistakenly blocking religious ads

Amazon is retraining its staff after incorrectly blocking several Christian sellers from advertising online for crosses, Bibles, and religious symbols and statements.

Twitter accidentally shared user data with advertising partner

May 14, 2019

Twitter accidentally shared user data with advertising partner

Twitter says it “inadvertently” collected iOS location data from some of its users and shared it with one of its “trusted” advertising partners — marking the fourth time in the past year that people’s private information has been made public.

May 13, 2019

Dan Gainor: Yes, Google censors conservatives -- Even liberal journalists now admit it

Google picks liberal sites five times as often as ones it considers conservative.

Embattled Facebook slams antitrust breakup, says it would 'penalize success'

May 13, 2019

Embattled Facebook slams antitrust breakup, says it would 'penalize success'

Facebook is pushing back hard against calls from several Democratic lawmakers and its co-founder Chris Hughes to break up the embattled tech giant.

ISIS still uses Instagram to promote jihad and provoke terror attacks, study says

May 13, 2019

ISIS still uses Instagram to promote jihad and provoke terror attacks, study says

ISIS extremists still use Instagram “to promote jihad and incite support for terror attacks on the West,” according to an investigation by British newspaper The Daily Telegraph. However, Instagram maintains terrorists aren’t welcomed on the platform as parent company Facebook continues to crack down on dangerous users.

May 13, 2019

India investigates Google for suspected Android abuse

India’s antitrust watchdog is investigating whether Alphabet Inc.’s Google used its Android platform to block rivals, New Delhi’s latest move to try to tamp down American tech behemoths.

New Amazon machines can pack 600 orders per hour, could replace thousands of jobs

May 13, 2019

New Amazon machines can pack 600 orders per hour, could replace thousands of jobs

Amazon is using new machines that would automate a job held by thousands of workers -- boxing up orders inside the company's cavernous warehouses worldwide.

Google favors left-leaning outlets CNN, New York Times in its Top Stories algorithm, study says

May 13, 2019

Google favors left-leaning outlets CNN, New York Times in its Top Stories algorithm, study says

Google’s Top Stories box provides users with articles from left-leaning news organizations such as CNN 62.4 percent of the time -- with only 11.3 percent coming from outlets that are considered conservative, according to a study by Northwestern University researchers.

Sen. Josh Hawley proposes ban of Candy Crush, other so-called ‘loot box’ apps that he says target kids

May 9, 2019

Sen. Josh Hawley proposes ban of Candy Crush, other so-called ‘loot box’ apps that he says target kids

Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley is targeting the tech industry by proposing a ban on “pay-to-win” and “loot box apps aimed at children that offer an assortment of digital items that critics say can be costly for parents and fosters addiction and gambling.

Facebook's Zuckerberg under fire as shareholders are urged to remove him as board chair

May 7, 2019

Facebook's Zuckerberg under fire as shareholders are urged to remove him as board chair

Two nonprofits are mobilizing to push shareholders to remove Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg from his post as chair of the tech giant's board.