Texas bans social networks booting users over politics
Texas on Thursday made it illegal for popular social media platforms to ban users "simply based on their political viewpoints."
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Facebook slams UK antitrust watchdog over call to sell Giphy
Facebook has criticized the U.K. competition watchdog's provisional decision ordering that it sell off Giphy because it said the acquisition of the company stifles competition for animated images.
Sep 8, 2021
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Texas is about to pass a new law Republicans say will stop censorship of conservatives on Facebook, Twitter
Texas is on the verge of passing a new law that would crack down on social media companies Republicans say are censoring conservative speech.
Sep 2, 2021
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New scientific approach reduces bias in training data for improved machine learning
As companies and decision-makers increasingly look to machine learning to make sense of large amounts of data, ensuring the quality of training data used in machine learning problems is becoming critical. That data is coded ...
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Capitol riot committee demands records from Google, Facebook, Reddit and Twitter related to Jan. 6 attack
Facebook, Google and Twitter and other technology companies are being asked to hand over records on efforts to overturn the 2020 election and the deadly Capitol attack.
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YouTube says it removed 1mn 'dangerous' videos on COVID-19
YouTube said Wednesday it has removed more than one million videos with "dangerous coronavirus misinformation" since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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TikTok to offer in-app shopping with Shopify
TikTok unveiled plans to allow users to buy products while using the video-sharing app in a partnership with e-commerce platform Shopify.
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UK watchdog: Facebook's ownership of Giphy hurts competition
Facebook's ownership of Giphy will hurt competition for animated images, U.K. regulators said Thursday, meaning the social network could ultimately be forced to unwind the deal if the provisional findings are confirmed.
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Facebook shuts down anti-vaccine influencer campaign
Facebook on Tuesday said it shut down a disinformation operation which sought to spread Covid-19 vaccine hoaxes by duping social media influencers into backing false claims.
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Some praise, some doubts as Facebook rolls out a prayer tool
Facebook already asks for your thoughts. Now it wants your prayers.
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