Big Tech Backlash - Page 143

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.

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.

Amazon's Virginia HQ2 faces some New York-style pushback

February 26, 2019

Amazon's Virginia HQ2 faces some New York-style pushback

Amazon could be facing a New York-style backlash in response to its plans for a massive second headquarters in Virginia.

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.

Facebook moderators have PTSD-like symptoms from horrifying and violent images, fringe content

February 25, 2019

Facebook moderators have PTSD-like symptoms from horrifying and violent images, fringe content

Facebook's low-paid army of content moderators suffer PTSD-like symptoms, are subjected to poor working conditions and deal with micro-managed bathroom breaks — while viewing some of most vile and fringe content posted to the social network every day — according to a scathing new report.

Popular apps cease sharing data with Facebook

February 25, 2019

Popular apps cease sharing data with Facebook

Popular health and fitness apps scrambled to stop sending sensitive personal information to Facebook Inc. after The Wall Street Journal reported Friday many were transmitting detailed information about topics including their users’ weight and menstrual cycles.