Internet
Four Republican senators introduced a bill Wednesday aimed at limiting legal protections of Big Tech platforms if they "selectively" suppress certain content, stepping up a political battle with social media.
Jun 17, 2020
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Internet
Facebook is allowing users to turn off all political ads in a move aimed at quelling criticism of the leading social network's hands-off approach to election misinformation.
Jun 17, 2020
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Security
Amid fears of a Big Brother-style society ruled by machines, the EU will urge authorities and companies to think hard before rolling out facial recognition technology.
Feb 17, 2020
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Internet
Facebook joined YouTube, Twitter and payment service Venmo on Wednesday in demanding that a facial recognition company stop harvesting user images to identify the people in them, which the startup does as part of its work ...
Feb 5, 2020
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Internet
Survey after survey shows we don't like having our sensitive personal information collected, monitored and tracked whenever we share with friends on social media, shop online or use our mobile devices.
Feb 5, 2020
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Internet
You've heard it a million times: Americans don't care about our online privacy. Turns out that's not really true.
Jan 29, 2020
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Internet
Social media sites, games and other online services won't be allowed to "nudge" British kids into revealing personal details or lowering their privacy settings, under tough new rules drawn up by the country's privacy regulator.
Jan 22, 2020
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Telecom
Equatorial Guinea is awash in oil, although little of the wealth has trickled down to the poor.
Jul 17, 2019
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Internet
Debate continues to rage in Australia over whether children should (or can) be banned from social media. Following politicians' recent promises to ban those under 16 from the platforms, eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant ...
Jun 27, 2024
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Business
As a US campaign to sever TikTok from its Chinese parent heads to the Senate, analysts say Beijing's response to a forced sale of the app—and its 'secret sauce' algorithm—will be clear: Hands off.
Mar 18, 2024
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