February 7, 2018 Social media surveillance unfairly targeted Muslims, report says BOSTON (AP) — A social media monitoring tool used by the Boston Police Department to identify potential threats swept up the posts of people using the hashtag #MuslimLivesMatter and a lawmaker's Facebook update about racial inequality, according to a report released Wednesday by the American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts.
February 6, 2018 Apple considers rebates for some iPhone battery replacements Apple Inc. responding to U.S. Senate questions about its decision to slow performance on older iPhones, said it is considering rebates for battery replacements for some users affected by the issue.
February 6, 2018 France to combat fake news with rapid response law A new judicial procedure would be established to stop the spread of fake news, said France’s culture minister as she introduced a new anti-fake news law.
February 5, 2018 YouTube algorithm could be manipulated by 'bad actors,' used for 'fraudulent content,' senator warns YouTube’s powerful recommendation algorithm may be “optimizing for outrageous, salacious and often fraudulent content” or easily manipulated by “bad actors, including foreign intelligence entities,” a top-ranking Democrat on the Senate’s intelligence committee said.
February 1, 2018 1.4 million Twitter users engaged with Russian propaganda during election At least 1.4 million people on Twitter interacted with Russian propaganda during the 2016 presidential election—double the number initially identified—according to a company blog post.
January 31, 2018 Facebook enables 'fake news' with its digital advertising platform, report says Another former Facebook executive has turned on the tech giant.
January 30, 2018 Facebook slammed by experts as being 'no place' for young kids Facebook is getting slammed by child-health advocates who have written a letter urging the company to discontinue its recently released Messenger Kids app, saying it will "undermine children’s healthy development."
January 28, 2018 Facebook, Google, Twitter open up to Congress about Russian misinformation Congress on Thursday published responses by Facebook, Twitter and Google to questions about how Russia used their platforms to spread misinformation amidst the 2016 presidential election.
January 27, 2018 Steve Hilton: Elitist hypocrite George Soros makes a fool of himself in Davos Liberal billionaire George Soros grabbed headlines at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Thursday by attacking internet giants Google and Facebook.
January 26, 2018 George Soros slams Google, Facebook, says they're a 'menace' to society Further adding fuel to the fire that is currently engulfing social media and the tech sector, billionaire investor George Soros has slammed Facebook and Google, calling them a "menace" and "obstacles to innovation."
