Insider Q&A: How YouTube decides what to ban
Matt Halprin, the global head of trust and safety for YouTube, has a tough job: He oversees the teams that decide what is allowed and what should be prohibited on YouTube.
Jan 5, 2020
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New Alphabet chief Pichai sees big pay boost
Google parent Alphabet boosted the salary of newly anointed chief Sundar Pichai and promised more than $200 million in shares if the company hits performance goals, a regulatory filing Friday said.
Dec 20, 2019
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The pressure is now on Facebook to ban political ads, too
Twitter's ban on political advertising is ratcheting up pressure on Facebook and Mark Zuckerberg to follow suit. But so far, that doesn't appear likely to happen.
Oct 31, 2019
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Twitter pulls back on political ads, but pitfalls await
Twitter announced an end Wednesday to political campaign and issue ads on its service, calling it an important step in reducing the flow of election-related misinformation.
Oct 30, 2019
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Facebook takes more heat for enabling political falsehoods
Facebook came under fresh criticism Tuesday for its hands-off approach to political speech, as a group of employees and US lawmakers called on the social network to fact-check politicians spreading misinformation.
Oct 29, 2019
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Social networks face quandary on politics in misinformation fight
As social media firms ramp up their fight against misinformation, politicians have been largely left exempt. To some, that's a huge problem.
Oct 10, 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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US judge halts pending TikTok ban in Montana
A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked a ban on TikTok set to come into effect next year in Montana, saying the popular video sharing app was likely to win its pending legal challenge.
Dec 1, 2023
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YouTube scraps 2020 US election misinformation policy
YouTube will stop removing content that falsely claims the 2020 US presidential election was plagued by "fraud, errors or glitches," the platform said Friday, a decision quickly criticized by anti-misinformation advocates.
Jun 3, 2023
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Silicon Valley debate over Twitter divides county leaders in the heart of it
The thorny national debate about Twitter's future skidded into Silicon Valley's largest local government this month as Santa Clara County grappled over whether it should abandon the increasingly contentious social media platform ...
Dec 27, 2022
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