Best tech books of 2020 (so far)
A lot happened in the tech industry in 2020. Big Tech faced anti-trust investigations. New villains scraped our data. Misinformation about the deadly coronavirus, voting, and protests spread like wildfire…
Facebook will label controversial content, ban hate speech in ads after boycott
It’s a big reversal by the social network
Brand leviathan Unilever pulls ads from Facebook, cites ‘polarized times’
When the makers of Axe body spray don’t want to be associated with your brand, you know you’ve got a serious problem. London-based conglomerate Unilever announced Friday that it…
Verizon pulls ads from Facebook and Instagram amid growing boycott
Verizon is the latest company joining the #StopHateForProfit boycott
Verizon decides Facebook doesn’t need its ad money after all
Mark Zuckerberg can definitely hear Verizon now. The telecommunications giant announced Thursday that it is immediately ceasing all advertising on Facebook. So reports CNBC, which notes that Verizon is joining…
Facebook drops, YouTube rises as a source of U.S. news
YouTube’s in, Facebook’s out. Google’s video streaming platform is catching up to Facebook as the most popular social media platform for news in the U.S., a new report finds. According…
Mark Zuckerberg wants to register 4 million new voters but keep showing them Trump’s posts
As the U.S. presidential election approaches, tech companies’ responsibility to halt misinformation has become all the more pressing. To that end, CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced on Tuesday that Facebook will…
Microsoft will shut down its Twitch competitor Mixer, free Ninja, and partner with Facebook Gaming
Microsoft is throwing in the towel for Mixer. On Monday, the computer conglomerate announced that it would close down its video game livestreaming platform on July 22. Microsoft also announced…
Even scientists funded by Zuckerberg think Facebook is screwing up
Over 140 scientists who have received funding from the philanthropic group, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, sent Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg a letter on Saturday calling the social networking…
Facebook removes 190 white supremacist accounts trying to incite anti-protest violence
Facebook’s hate group whack-a-mole continues. The social network removed 190 accounts tied to white supremacist groups Proud Boys and American Guard, the Associated Press first reported, and Facebook confirmed to…