Computer Sciences
A collaboration between computer scientists at the University of Bristol and nine major media companies, including ITV and BBC, will help the media industry understand and manage the significant carbon impacts of digital ...
Jan 13, 2020
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This week, YouTube announced changes to its advertising policies for children viewing videos on the site. The changes are designed to protect against the collection of children's personal information, but may have unintended ...
Jan 10, 2020
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Internet
YouTube spent 2019 answering critics with some of the most drastic changes in its 15-year history. With each step, it gave those activists, regulators and lawmakers more reasons to attack its free-wheeling, user-generated ...
Dec 25, 2019
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Internet
Facebook plans to clamp down on attempts to use its services to interfere with the 2020 U.S. census, including the posting of misleading information about when and how to participate, who can participate and what happens ...
Dec 19, 2019
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Business
That's one way to get a handle on employees procrastinating in the bathroom.
Dec 19, 2019
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Internet
Chinese tech companies including social media giant Tencent were ordered by regulators on Thursday to clean up how their apps handle user information or face possible penalties.
Dec 19, 2019
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Internet
Twitter is bringing back special labels to help users identify accounts and tweets from U.S. political candidates.
Dec 12, 2019
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Business
Australia's government on Thursday announced a new taskforce to monitor the actions of tech giants such as Facebook and Google but stopped short of a major clampdown recommended by the country's consumer watchdog.
Dec 12, 2019
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Internet
Social media companies are failing to stop manipulated activity, according to a report Friday by NATO-affiliated researchers who said they were easily able to buy tens of thousands of likes, comments and views on Facebook, ...
Dec 6, 2019
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Business
The Justice Department's top antitrust official warned Big Tech companies Friday that the government could pursue them for anticompetitive behavior related to their troves of user data, including for cutting off data access ...
Nov 9, 2019
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