Big Tech Backlash - Page 172

Dozens of Facebook employees challenge 'intolerant' liberal culture

August 29, 2018

Dozens of Facebook employees challenge 'intolerant' liberal culture

A senior Facebook engineer called out what he termed the company’s “political monoculture” in an internal message board post, prompting over 100 fellow employees to join a group advocating for political diversity.

Google pressured by human rights groups to abandon censored search in China

August 29, 2018

Google pressured by human rights groups to abandon censored search in China

Google is facing scrutiny from a number of human rights groups to abandon its Project Dragonfly initiative, which would see the search giant launch a censored search engine in China, nearly eight years after it left the country.

Google CEO slammed by lawmakers for declining to testify at Senate hearing

August 28, 2018

Google CEO slammed by lawmakers for declining to testify at Senate hearing

On the same day that President Trump slammed social media companies for what he claims is a bias against conservative media, a bipartisan group of lawmakers went after Google’s CEO for refusing to testify next week on Capitol Hill.

White House 'taking a look' at regulating Google

August 28, 2018

White House 'taking a look' at regulating Google

The White House is “taking a look” at whether the government should regulate Google, President Trump’s top economic adviser said Tuesday – hours after the commander-in-chief targeted the platform.

Facebook continues to get hit, as teens leave in droves

August 28, 2018

Facebook continues to get hit, as teens leave in droves

Beleaguered Facebook has seen its user growth stagnate and even drop in lucrative markets such as the U.S. and Europe in recent months. As the company continues to deal with foreign threats and fake news, the company's lifeblood, its user base, won't be getting any help from teenagers.

Trump threatens Google over alleged biased search results

August 28, 2018

Trump threatens Google over alleged biased search results

President Trump threatened Google on early Tuesday morning, saying the Internet giant’s search engine is biased against conservative media and promised that the situation “will be addressed.”

Facebook 'shamed' LGBT users with 'gay cure' ads

August 27, 2018

Facebook 'shamed' LGBT users with 'gay cure' ads

Facebook showed "predatory" gay conversion therapy adverts to young LGBT people designed to "shame" and "hurt" them.

Twitter CEO, other tech execs to address social-media 'bias' against conservatives at Capitol Hill hearing

August 26, 2018

Twitter CEO, other tech execs to address social-media 'bias' against conservatives at Capitol Hill hearing

Amid concerns that conservative voices are being silenced on social media, a U.S. House committee announced Friday that Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey and other tech executives will appear before the panel on Capitol Hill Sept. 5.

Amazon pays a creepy Twitter army to convince you its warehouses aren't evil

August 24, 2018

Amazon pays a creepy Twitter army to convince you its warehouses aren't evil

Amazon is trying to clean up its reputation by unleashing a small army of Twitter fanatics to praise the company.

August 21, 2018

Google sued for tracking users' locations without permission

Google has been hit with a federal lawsuit for invasion of privacy – one week after the tech giant was caught tracking iPhone and Android users’ location in spite of enabled privacy settings.