Facebook has long prided itself on being a place where small businesses can market their providers at an reasonably priced price by concentrating on a small, relevant group of customers. In an interview with Bloomberg News on Monday, Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg stated the marketing trade is bound to […]
Watchdog report finds Facebook has failed to weed out ‘boogaloo’ extremists
A member of the “boogaloo bois,” a loose network of far-right activists. (Logan Cyrus / AFP via Getty Images) Facebook continues to serve as a breeding ground for the extremist “boogaloo” movement despite multiple attempts by the social network to crack down on posts by adherents, who advocate a violent […]
Facebook founder sees wealth hit $100bn after TikTok rival launch
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has seen his personal wealth rise to $100bn (£76bn) after the launch of a new short-form video feature. On Wednesday, Facebook announced the US rollout of Instagram Reels, its rival to controversial Chinese app TikTok. Facebook shares rose by more than 6% on Thursday. Mr Zuckerberg […]
Donald Trump’s Video Removed by Facebook and Twitter for Spreading Misinformation About Coronavirus
Alex Wong/Getty Images Donald Trump A post from the Donald Trump campaign was removed on Wednesday from Facebook and Twitter for violating the rules of the social media sites. The post, which was shared by Team Trump, featured a video of the president spreading misinformation about the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) […]
20 state attorneys general are demanding that Facebook improve its policing of online hate speech and disinformation
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Getty Images State attorneys general are calling on Facebook to do more to fight hate speech and disinformation. 20 AGs signed an open letter addressing the social network on Wednesday. The coalition asks Facebook to more closely police itself, and improve tools for users who are […]
Do lawmakers understand Google and Facebook enough to regulate them?
Many of us have had the feeling that technology, which continues to change at an ever-dizzying pace, may be leaving us behind. That was embodied this past week during a Congressional hearing, nominally convened to investigate antitrust concerns of four big tech titans: Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google. While the five-and-a-half-hour inquiry touched on […]
Holocaust survivors urge Facebook to remove genocide denial posts
New York (AFP) – Holocaust survivors launched a campaign Wednesday in which they plan to upload daily videos to Facebook urging CEO Mark Zuckerberg to remove posts from the site that deny the Nazi genocide of Jews. Survivors from around the globe, including Anne Frank’s stepsister, have recorded 30-second messages […]
Apple, Amazon, Facebook, Google face claims of ‘harmful’ power
The heads of some of the world’s biggest tech companies have appeared before Washington lawmakers to defend their firms against claims they abuse their power to quash competitors. Amazon boss Jeff Bezos said the world “needs large” firms, while the heads of Facebook, Apple and Google argued their companies had […]
CEOs of Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google face congressional antitrust grilling
The chiefs of four of the biggest tech companies in the world — Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google — will face lawmakers Wednesday for a hearing on digital competition that could have cataclysmic impacts on an industry largely unhindered by regulators. The grilling of tech titans Jeff Bezos, Tim Cook, […]
CEOs of Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google to face congressional antitrust grilling
The chiefs of four of the biggest tech companies in the world — Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google — will face lawmakers Wednesday for a hearing on digital competition that could have cataclysmic impacts on an industry largely unmoored by regulators. The grilling of tech titans Jeff Bezos, Tim Cook, […]
Tech giants Facebook, Google, Apple and Amazon to face Congress
Unprecedented is a dangerous word in journalism, but this really hasn’t happened before. On Wednesday, four of the biggest names in tech will give evidence to members of the US Congress. Mark Zuckerberg (Facebook), Sundar Pichai (Google), Tim Cook (Apple) and Jeff Bezos (Amazon) will all be grilled. Jeff Bezos […]
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s opening statement for Wednesday’s antitrust hearing
Read Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s prepared opening remarks for Wednesday’s antitrust hearing below. I. Introduction Chairman Cicilline, Ranking Member Sensenbrenner, and members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to be here today. I’d also like to thank your staff for their professionalism and courtesy in working with our […]
Why Amazon, Facebook, Google and Apple are Bad for America
On Wednesday, four big tech CEOs — Apple’s Tim Cook, Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, Google’s Sundar Pichai and Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg — will come face to face with Congress, in a hearing held by Antitrust Subcommittee Chair David Cicilline. The hearing is one result of a yearlong investigation by Cicilline’s subcommittee […]
Trump’s Department of Commerce Petitions FCC to Narrow Protections for Twitter, Facebook
The Department of Commerce (DOC) has formally petitioned the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to review and narrow the interpretation of Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act — which currently protects platforms like Facebook and Twitter from being sued for content their users post — and impose new regulations on […]
Twitter and Facebook become targets in Trump and Biden ads
CHICAGO (AP) — Social media has become the target of a dueling attack ad campaign being waged online by the sitting president and his election rival. They’re shooting the messenger while giving it lots of money. President Donald Trump has bought hundreds of messages on Facebook to accuse its competitor, […]
The CEOs of Apple, Google, Facebook, and Amazon are set to testify before Congress in a historic antitrust hearing next week. Here’s what’s at stake for each company.
From left to right, Mark Zuckerberg, Sundar Pichai, Tim Cook, and Jeff Bezos. Getty/Carsten Koall/Michael Kovac/Business Insider composite The tech CEOs of Apple, Google, Amazon, and Facebook will appear before Congress in a first-of-its-kind hearing on Wednesday. They’ll be testifying as part of an antitrust investigation into the dominance of […]
Inside Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google versus the Feds
Sometime very soon, four of the most powerful men on the planet will face off against a small congressional subcommittee. The stakes couldn’t be higher. Yes tech execs are called into D.C. regularly these days, but this time is different. These are the CEOs of the four mega-tech companies, starting […]
Are Facebook and Alexa really listening? 6 common tech myths debunked
We once believed that Macs would never get a virus, closing apps would save battery life, and private mode was really private. For the record, switching to incognito in your browser probably doesn’t do what you think. Tap or click for six practical reasons to use it, from keeping your […]
Facebook has failed to control hate speech. Will advertiser demands change anything?
Jonathan Greenblatt, the chief executive and national director of the Anti-Defamation League, was not all that optimistic in advance of the online meeting that Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and COO Sheryl Sandberg had set up with him and the heads of other civil rights groups last Tuesday. Many of them […]
Will the Facebook advertising boycott force the social media giant to change? Not likely
Hundreds of advertisers say they won’t spend money on Facebook in July or beyond over concerns the social media company isn’t doing enough to stop hate speech. But the exodus of spenders may not be enough to push CEO Mark Zuckerberg to make the level of change that critics are demanding. Critics have an initial […]