US debate on internet liabilty spills over to global trade deals
US lawmakers seeking to rein in Big Tech have been stepping up efforts to limit legal immunity for online services, and now are taking that fight global.
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Sundar Pichai steps into huge role as Alphabet CEO
Taking the reins as chief executive of Google parent Alphabet, the soft-spoken, Indian-born Sundar Pichai faces a host of challenges at one of the world's most valuable companies, which has become besieged by activists and ...
Dec 4, 2019
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Facebook says AI getting better at spying unwanted content
Facebook on Wednesday said that its software is getting more skilled at spying banned content at the social network, then working with humans to quickly remove terrorist videos and more.
Nov 14, 2019
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Zuckerberg defends Facebook's currency plans before Congress
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg endured hours of prickly questioning from lawmakers Wednesday as he defended the company's new globally ambitious project to create a digital currency while also dealing with widening scrutiny ...
Oct 24, 2019
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Tech execs say they're acting faster on extremist content
Executives of Facebook, Google and Twitter told Congress on Wednesday that they've gotten better and faster at detecting and removing violent extremist content on their social media platforms in the face of mass shootings ...
Sep 18, 2019
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Study finds racial bias in tweets flagged as hate speech
Tweets believed to be written by African Americans are much more likely to be tagged as hate speech than tweets associated with whites, according to a Cornell study analyzing five collections of Twitter data marked for abusive ...
Aug 6, 2019
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After El Paso killings, renewed focus on online hate forums
Efforts to take down the 8chan website where a racist "manifesto" was posted shortly before the El Paso shooting highlight the legal and ethical difficulties in curbing online hate speech that foments violence.
Aug 5, 2019
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Meta to pull posts targeting 'Zionists' for harm
Meta on Tuesday said it will start removing posts that label Jews "Zionists" and target them for harm.
Jul 10, 2024
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Meta supreme court weighs posts calling ethnic groups criminals
An independent board considered a top court for Meta content moderation said Tuesday it is taking on the issue of whether accusing entire nationalities of crimes violates hate speech rules.
May 21, 2024
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EU to encourage influencers to have 'positive' impact
The EU announced steps Tuesday to encourage influencers to post content that has a "positive" impact on society, as concerns rise over disinformation in a fragmented information landscape.
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