Big Tech Backlash - Page 142

March 4, 2019

Google won't remove Saudi app that lets men track women, report says

Google has reportedly rejected calls from U.S. lawmakers to remove a Saudi government app that allows men to control where women travel.

Facebook doesn't allow phone number 'look up' opt-out

March 4, 2019

Facebook doesn't allow phone number 'look up' opt-out

Hot on the heels of the Onavo VPN fiasco and paying teenagers in return for spying on them, Facebook is facing fresh outrage over allowing everyone to look up users with a phone number.

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.

Conservatives call for PayPal boycott after CEO says Southern Poverty Law Center helps ban users

February 28, 2019

Conservatives call for PayPal boycott after CEO says Southern Poverty Law Center helps ban users

Paypal is under fire from conservatives after its CEO recently revealed they work with the far-left Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) to help identify accounts to ban from the payment platform. The admission revived calls for a boycott for using a group that lists several conservative Christian organizations as "hate groups" or "extremists" simply for their religious views.

Doctors on Facebook face harassment from anti-vaxxers

February 28, 2019

Doctors on Facebook face harassment from anti-vaxxers

Facebook is coming under fire because doctors are facing harassment on the platform by anti-vaccination activists.

New York requests documents from Facebook, apps on data sharing

February 28, 2019

New York requests documents from Facebook, apps on data sharing

A New York regulator is ramping up a promised investigation of how Facebook Inc. gathered sensitive personal information from popular smartphone applications after a report by The Wall Street Journal revealed that many such apps were sending the social-media giant data, including users’ body weight and menstrual cycles.

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.

Teen video app Musical.ly agrees to $5.7 million FTC fine

February 28, 2019

Teen video app Musical.ly agrees to $5.7 million FTC fine

The operator of a video-sharing app popular with teenagers agreed to pay $5.7 million to settle federal allegations it illegally collected personal information from children.

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 permanently bans far-right British activist Tommy Robinson

February 27, 2019

Facebook permanently bans far-right British activist Tommy Robinson

British far-right activist Tommy Robinson has been permanently banned from Facebook and Instagram for repeatedly violating the tech giant's hate speech policies.