January 4, 2018 Mark Zuckerberg's 2018 goal to fix Facebook is widely mocked Amid a myriad of controversies that surrounded the company in 2016, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's goal for 2018 is fixing Facebook.
January 4, 2018 Germany can now fine social media sites $60 million for allowing hate speech 2018 rang in a new era in Germany in terms of the nation's laws around hate speech, and in 2018, the country began enforcing strict regulations that could result in fines of up to $60 million if such posts are not removed within 24 hours
January 3, 2018 Logan Paul controversy: YouTube under fire for letting shocking video stay up Though YouTube star Logan Paul has faced severe criticism for posting a video to his channel that appeared to show a body hanging in a Japanese "suicide forest" (which he later deleted and apologized for), it appears the platform itself is also to blame.
December 31, 2017 Facebook, Google could face new tax in Britain for failing to tackle extremism Tech giants like Google and Facebook, already under fire for not doing enough to combat extremism and fake news, could face new taxes in the United Kingdom if a government official has his way.
December 29, 2017 Apple apologizes for slowing down older iPhone batteries Apple has issued an apology and said it will cut the cost of replacing iPhone batteries after the tech giant caused an uproar last week when it admitted it slowed down batteries on older iPhones for technical reasons.
December 29, 2017 Facebook, cocaine, opioids: How addictive is the social network? According to some health specialists, the excessive use of social media may wind up having a similar short-term impact as opioids and cocaine.
December 28, 2017 Twitter suspends outspoken ex-WSU College Republicans president amid far-right purge A former Washington State University College Republicans student president received a bitter Christmas gift from Twitter amid ongoing far-right purges by the tech giant.
December 27, 2017 Apple now facing at least 8 class-action lawsuits over slowing down older iPhones The lawsuits over slow iPhones keep piling up.
December 22, 2017 Facebook says job ads that target by age aren’t (necessarily) discriminatory ProPublica is picking on Facebook's ad-targeting system again, but Facebook says the age filters are appropriate. The report names a number of companies that took out job ads on Facebook that were targeted to specific age groups.
December 22, 2017 Chicago PD says Facebook was no help in takedown of online gun and drug ring Chicago cops said they received no help from Facebook while they were investigating a weapon and a drug ring that was using the social media site for illicit activity.
