October 12, 2017 Facebook, Google, Twitter sued by family of American killed in Nice terror attack The complaint, filed in the northern district of California, argues that the three Silicon Valley-based companies “have knowingly and recklessly provided the terrorist group ISIS with accounts to use its social networks as a tool for spreading extremist propaganda, raising funds, and attracting new recruits.”
October 12, 2017 Sheryl Sandberg: Congress should release Facebook ads to public Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg believes that Congress should release the ads Russian operatives purchased on Facebook to the public.
October 11, 2017 Facebook's Sandberg meets with lawmakers amid Russia probe One of Facebook's top executives met Wednesday with House members investigating the company's Russia-linked ads, and told them the social media giant is serious about dealing with the issue.
October 11, 2017 Zuckerberg blasted for VR tour of hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has apologized for what many perceived as a tone-deaf move, demonstrating virtual reality (VR) features on Facebook while virtually visiting the devastated island of Puerto Rico.
October 10, 2017 Mozilla gave $100,000 to secure email platform harnessed by Antifa groups Mozilla has awarded $100,000 to RiseUp, a secure communication platform widely used by anti-fascist groups.
October 9, 2017 Facebook: 150 Russia-linked political ads showed up on Instagram Facebook has confirmed that about 150 of the political ads linked to Russia during the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election appeared on Instagram.
October 9, 2017 Lawyer takes on Google, Facebook, Twitter over terror videos Keith Altman claims that Google, Facebook and Twitter have allowed their social media platforms to be used to recruit jihadists and that these companies have even profited from advertisements on terrorist propaganda.
October 9, 2017 Facebook is continuing the fight against fake news with a new button Intended to help individuals make more informed decisions about the types of news that they read, share, and ultimately, believe, Facebook's new "i" button will give readers additional information about the source.
October 5, 2017 Fake news is here to stay, study says Fake information will pervade “mature economies” in the next few years, a new study says.
October 4, 2017 Family of American killed in Barcelona terror attack sues Facebook, Google and Twitter The family of a man killed in the Barcelona terror attack is seeking damages compensation from Google, Facebook and Twitter.
