Ron DeSantis Said Google Should Be Broken Up
The loudest voice calling for dramatic Big Tech break up in the upcoming 2024 presidential election might not come from President Joe Biden or progressive lefties, but rather, from Florida…
Meta Security Exec Hacked and Tracked for a Year by ‘Predator’ Spyware
A former executive on Meta’s security policy team was hacked by the Greek government using sophisticated spyware known as “Predator,” which tracked her for a whole year. CC Off English…
Parents Group Demands Meeting With Meta and TikTok Over Child Suicide
A family advocacy group called Parents Together published an open letter Thursday demanding a meeting with the heads of Meta and ByteDance, arguing that the companies knowingly expose children to…
Senators Are Largely United in Desire to Rewrite Section 230
Photo: Drew Angerer (Getty Images) During a combative Senate Judiciary Committee hearing Wednesday, Senate lawmakers from both sides of the political aisle doubled down on calls to gut major provisions…
Meta is planning a fresh round of job cuts, report claims
Meta is planning to embark on another round of job cuts that could see “thousands” of positions go, according to a Bloomberg report on Monday. The efficiency cuts would follow…
FTC Set to Fine BetterHelp $7.8 Million for Sending Facebook Your Mental Health Data
Screenshot: BetterHelp The Federal Trade Commission is poised to ban the mental health app BetterHelp from sharing medical information with Facebook, Snapchat, and other online advertisers. A proposed order issued…
Meta boss Zuckerberg says new team is building ‘AI personas’
With the tech industry increasingly focusing on generative AI products following the whirlwind of interest in OpenAI’s ChatGPT chatbot, Meta is keen to ensure that everyone knows that it too…
Will the Supreme Court End Social Media as We Know It This Week?
Photo: Chip Somodevilla (Getty Images) The Supreme Court’s ruling on a pair of ISIS terrorism cases this week will rest on the nine justices’ interpretation of 26 words written in…
From 404 to 420: Twitter Now Allows Weed Advertising
Twitter’s ad revenue may have gone up in smoke recently, but the company isn’t letting that get it down. Instead, it’s taking the high road and adjusting for headwinds. CC…
Meta’s Oversight Board Will Now Fast-Track Case Reviews
Image: Kelly Sullivan (Getty Images) Meta’s Oversight Board announced it is introducing new measures to expedite case reviews to ensure urgent cases receive a quicker response time. Each case will…