Security
Videoconferencing group Zoom pledged to step up privacy and safety controls after a series of complaints about the application which has surged in popularity during the coronavirus pandemic.
Apr 3, 2020
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Consumer & Gadgets
In the days after Elon Musk took over Twitter in October 2022, the social media platform saw a "surge in hateful conduct," which its then safety chief put down to a "focused, short-term trolling campaign." New research suggests ...
Mar 21, 2023
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Business
The European Parliament on Thursday approved a proposal to impose unprecedented curbs on content online, including bans on the most intrusive methods of advertising, in a blow to Google and Facebook.
Jan 20, 2022
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Internet
California will impose first-of-its-kind requirements on social media companies to publish their policies for removing disturbing content including hate speech, with details on how and when they remove that content, under ...
Sep 14, 2022
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Internet
When is a photograph of nude bodies artistic or titillating? A woman's exposed nipple a political statement or erotica?
Jan 15, 2020
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Business
Amazon has asked federal regulators to block a number of shareholder proposals that strike to the heart of many recent criticisms of the Seattle-based commerce behemoth, including its stances on curbing hate speech and offensive ...
Jan 28, 2021
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Business
New research by academics at Warwick Business School at the University of Warwick argues that "responsible" AI can prevent children from seeing both harmful and legal but harmful content online.
Feb 7, 2023
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Internet
New Twitter head Elon Musk said Tuesday the site will charge $8 per month to verify users' accounts, arguing the plan would solve the platform's issues with bots and trolls while creating a new revenue stream for the company.
Nov 1, 2022
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Business
An exodus of big-name advertisers appeared under way at X, formerly Twitter, on Friday in the wake of Elon Musk endorsing an anti-Semitic conspiracy theory.
Nov 18, 2023
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Internet
Twitter shares rose Monday following reports an activist investor took a stake in the social media service and plans to push for changes.
Mar 2, 2020
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