April 1, 2019 Fake news runs wild on WhatsApp as India elections loom In India, viral fake news is lighting up Facebook Inc.’s WhatsApp messaging app as the world’s biggest democracy prepares for national elections in the coming weeks.
April 1, 2019 Facebook reveals News Feed algorithm's secrets Facebook is finally pulling back the curtain on how its algorithms decide what to show in your News Feed.
April 1, 2019 'Unplanned' actress on Twitter backlash: 'I couldn't even follow my own movie' The Pure Flix film based on the true story of former Planned Parenthood worker-turned pro-life advocate, Abby Johnson, has run into some unexpected hurdles leading up to and into opening weekend: including an R rating and its account getting suspended on Twitter.
March 29, 2019 Google pulls gay conversion therapy app from Play Store following outcry Google has pulled a controversial conversion therapy app from its Play Store following an outcry from LGBTQ groups.
March 28, 2019 Google loses major LGBTQ rights endorsement in Living Hope Ministries app dispute Google's endorsement was revoked by the country's largest LGBTQ rights group over its refusal to remove an app tied to the practice of conversion therapy.
March 28, 2019 HUD charges Facebook with housing discrimination over company's targeted advertising practices Facebook was charged with violating the Fair Housing Act by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development because the company's targeted advertising discriminates on the basis of race and color.
March 28, 2019 Twitter may annotate Trump's tweets, and those of other officials, if they violate its rules The next time President Trump tweets something that's in violation of Twitter's standards but still newsworthy, the 280-character message might have a note attached to it.
March 27, 2019 Facebook bans white nationalism and white separatism Facebook is banning white nationalism and white separatism from its platform, the Mark Zuckerberg-led company announced on Wednesday.
March 26, 2019 EU parliament backs landmark copyright bill STRASBOURG, France (AP) — The European Parliament approved Tuesday a landmark copyright bill which seeks to give creative writers and artists better protection of their rights and income.
March 25, 2019 Facebook under criminal investigation over controversial data-sharing deals Facebook is under criminal investigation over the controversial data-sharing deals that it struck with dozens of other big tech companies — casting a cloud of uncertainty over the social media behemoth as it tries to crawl back from two years of scandals, controversies and apologies.
