Facebook, Google and Twitter CEOs face grilling by Republican senators over ‘bias’
4 years, 2 months ago

Facebook, Google and Twitter CEOs face grilling by Republican senators over ‘bias’

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The CEOs of Twitter, Facebook and Google are facing a grilling by Republican senators making unfounded allegations that the tech giants show anti-conservative bias. The Senate Commerce Committee has summoned Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg and Google’s Sundar Pichai to testify for a hearing Wednesday. “For too long, social media platforms have hidden behind Section 230 protections to censor content that deviates from their beliefs,” Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., the Commerce Committee chairman, said recently. He cited the action by Twitter and Facebook regarding the New York Post story, calling the companies’ limitations “quite concerning.” The head of the Federal Communications Commission, an independent agency, recently announced plans to reexamine the legal protections, potentially putting meat on the bones of Trump’s order by opening the way to new rules.

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Mark Zuckerberg’s MAGA makeover will reshape the entire internet
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3 days, 11 hours ago

Mark Zuckerberg’s MAGA makeover will reshape the entire internet

CNN  

New York CNN — Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is making sweeping changes to the social internet, all in line with the desires of President-elect Donald Trump and his supporters. The recent elections “feel like a cultural tipping point towards once again prioritizing speech,” Zuckerberg said in his announcement, justifying relaxed new content moderation rules on Facebook, Instagram and Threads. Tuesday …

Elon Musk’s X sues to block California law that aims to combat election deepfakes
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Elon Musk’s X sues to block California law that aims to combat election deepfakes

LA Times  

X, the social media app owned by Elon Musk, has sued California in an attempt to block a new law requiring large online platforms to remove or label deceptive election content. X alleges the new law would prompt social media sites to lean toward labeling or removing legitimate election content out of caution. X, though, alleges it would be difficult …

Column: Former California Rep. Devin Nunes once sued media companies. Now he’s struggling to run one
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Column: Former California Rep. Devin Nunes once sued media companies. Now he’s struggling to run one

LA Times  

A billboard on Highway 99 in the San Joaquin Valley opposes the reelection of then-Rep. Devin Nunes in 2018. Who would have guessed that Devin Nunes, who left Congress to run former President Trump’s media company, would be accused of mismanagement and cronyism? Before taking the helm of Trump Media in 2022, Nunes had a master’s degree in agriculture but …

Shed partisan glasses in reading Meta letter
4 months, 1 week ago

Shed partisan glasses in reading Meta letter

Hindustan Times  

Meta founder-CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s letter to the United States House Judiciary Committee that says the Joe Biden administration “pressured” the digital giant to “censor” content on its platforms, including Facebook, has been weaponised by the Republicans in the election season. The Republicans have long claimed that social media companies have been colluding with liberal political persuasions and censoring conservative voices, …

Zuckerberg says the White House pressured Facebook over some COVID-19 content during the pandemic
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Zuckerberg says the White House pressured Facebook over some COVID-19 content during the pandemic

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg says senior Biden administration officials pressured Facebook to “censor” some COVID-19 content during the pandemic and vowed that the social media giant would push back if it faced such demands again. In a letter to Rep. Jim Jordan, the Republican chair of the House Judiciary Committee, Zuckerberg alleges that the officials, including those from …

Meta CEO Zuckerberg says U.S. pressure on Covid-19 posts was 'wrong'
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Meta CEO Zuckerberg says U.S. pressure on Covid-19 posts was 'wrong'

Raw Story  

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg believes U.S. government pressure on his social media platforms to take down certain Covid-19 content in 2021 was "wrong," and said he would resist similar attempts in the future, according to a letter submitted to a US congressional committee. Regarding the pandemic, the Facebook founder said the Biden administration had in 2021 "repeatedly pressured our teams …

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg says U.S. pressure on Covid-19 posts was 'wrong'
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg says U.S. pressure on Covid-19 posts was 'wrong'

The Hindu  

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg believes U.S. government pressure on his social media platforms to take down certain Covid-19 content in 2021 was "wrong," and said he would resist similar attempts in the future, according to a letter submitted to a US congressional committee. Regarding the pandemic, the Facebook founder said the Biden administration had in 2021 "repeatedly pressured our teams …

Justice Dept. says it’s committed to sharing info about foreign election threats with tech companies
5 months, 1 week ago

Justice Dept. says it’s committed to sharing info about foreign election threats with tech companies

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department remains committed to sharing with social media companies information that it picks up about efforts by foreign governments to influence this year’s elections, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco told a lawyers’ conference on Friday. 2 official, said that though it’s ultimately up to technology companies to decide what if any action to take, “We will …

The Supreme Court casts doubt on Florida and Texas laws to regulate social media platforms
6 months, 1 week ago

The Supreme Court casts doubt on Florida and Texas laws to regulate social media platforms

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday kept on hold efforts by Texas and Florida to limit how Facebook, TikTok, X, YouTube and other social media platforms regulate content posted by their users in a ruling that strongly defended the platforms’ free speech rights. “The court’s recognition that the government cannot control social media in an effort to impose its …

Supreme Court allows White House to request removal of misinformation on social media
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court allows White House to request removal of misinformation on social media

NPR  

Supreme Court allows White House to request removal of misinformation on social media toggle caption Andrew Harnik/Getty Images The U.S. Supreme Court handed a major victory for the Biden administration Wednesday, throwing out a lower court ruling that had placed major restrictions on the ability of government officials to communicate with social media companies about their content moderation policies. While …

Judge dismisses lawsuit by Musk’s X against nonprofit researchers tracking hate speech on platform
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Judge dismisses lawsuit by Musk’s X against nonprofit researchers tracking hate speech on platform

Associated Press  

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit by Elon Musk’s X Corp. against the non-profit Center for Countering Digital Hate, which has documented the increase in hate speech on the site since it was acquired by the Tesla owner. X, formerly known as Twitter, had argued the center’s researchers violated the site’s terms of service by improperly compiling public tweets, …

Supreme Court seems favorable to Biden administration over efforts to combat social media posts
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court seems favorable to Biden administration over efforts to combat social media posts

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court seemed likely Monday to side with the Biden administration in a dispute with Republican-led states over how far the federal government can go to combat controversial social media posts on topics including COVID-19 and election security in a case that could set standards for free speech in the digital age. Justice Brett Kavanaugh also signaled …

Elon Musk criticizes Google's chatbot, calls for honesty in approach to AI safety
10 months ago

Elon Musk criticizes Google's chatbot, calls for honesty in approach to AI safety

Op India  

Elon Musk, the entrepreneur behind companies like SpaceX and Tesla, has taken aim at Google’s chatbot, Gemini, accusing artificial intelligence of mirroring the biases and mistakes of its creators. In a recent tweet, Musk lambasted Google’s AI efforts, suggesting that the technology’s flaws were evident in Gemini’s generation of biased and unreliable data and images. The chatbot faced backlash for …

Supreme Court casts doubt on GOP-led states’ efforts to regulate social media platforms
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court casts doubt on GOP-led states’ efforts to regulate social media platforms

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court cast doubt Monday on state laws that could affect how Facebook, TikTok, X, YouTube and other social media platforms regulate content posted by their users. Next month, the court will hear an appeal from Louisiana, Missouri and other parties accusing administration officials of pressuring social media companies to silence conservative points of view. Social media …

Meta, TikTok, other social media CEOs to testify before Senate committee on child exploitation
11 months, 1 week ago

Meta, TikTok, other social media CEOs to testify before Senate committee on child exploitation

The Hindu  

Self-harm and eating disorders. On Wednesday, the CEOs of Meta, TikTok, X and other social media companies are testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee about child exploitation on their platforms, as lawmakers, families and advocates are growing increasingly concerned about the effects of social media on young people’s lives. But when you’re faced with really important safety and privacy decisions, …

Meta, TikTok and other social media CEOs testify in heated Senate hearing on child exploitation
11 months, 1 week ago

Meta, TikTok and other social media CEOs testify in heated Senate hearing on child exploitation

Associated Press  

Suicide and eating disorders. “They’re responsible for many of the dangers our children face online,” Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin, who chairs the committee, said in opening remarks. From left; Discord CEO Jason Citron, Snap CEO Evan Spiegel, TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew, X CEO Linda Yaccarino and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, are sworn in during a Senate Judiciary Committee …

Meta, TikTok and other social media CEOs testify in heated Senate hearing on child exploitation
11 months, 1 week ago

Meta, TikTok and other social media CEOs testify in heated Senate hearing on child exploitation

LA Times  

Meta Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg turns to address the audience during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill on Wednesday to discuss child safety. On Wednesday, the chief executives of Meta, TikTok, X and other social media companies went before the Senate Judiciary Committee to testify as lawmakers and parents grow increasingly concerned about the effects of social media …

CEOs of Meta, X, TikTok grilled about online child safety at US hearing
11 months, 1 week ago

CEOs of Meta, X, TikTok grilled about online child safety at US hearing

Al Jazeera  

Parents and lawmakers say executives are not doing enough to thwart dangers, including sexual exploitation and bullying. “They’re responsible for many of the dangers our children face online,” US Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin, who chairs the committee, said in opening remarks. “You have a product that’s killing people.” Zuckerberg testified along with X CEO Linda Yaccarino, Snap CEO Evan …

Musk’s X fails to block California content moderation law
1 year ago

Musk’s X fails to block California content moderation law

LA Times  

Elon Musk’s X Corp. lost its effort in court to block a California law that seeks to control toxic posts on social media by requiring companies to disclose their content-moderation polices. In an eight-page ruling Thursday, a federal judge in Sacramento rejected arguments by the company formerly known as Twitter that the measure violates the free-speech rights of social media …

Supreme Court to hear court ban on government contact with social media companies
1 year, 2 months ago

Supreme Court to hear court ban on government contact with social media companies

NPR  

Supreme Court to hear court ban on government contact with social media companies Enlarge this image Eric Baradat/AFP/Getty Images Eric Baradat/AFP/Getty Images The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to review a lower court decision that barred White House officials and a broad array of other government employees at key agencies from contact with social media companies. In the meantime, …

Elon Musk’s X, formerly Twitter, sues California over social media law
1 year, 4 months ago

Elon Musk’s X, formerly Twitter, sues California over social media law

LA Times  

X, the company formerly known as Twitter, is suing California over a state law passed last year that lawmakers say aims to make social media platforms more transparent. In the lawsuit, filed in a federal court in Sacramento on Friday, X alleges the law violates the 1st Amendment’s free speech protections and would pressure social media companies to moderate “constitutionally-protected” …

Federal judge blocks Biden administration officials from communicating with social media companies
1 year, 6 months ago

Federal judge blocks Biden administration officials from communicating with social media companies

CNN  

CNN — A federal judge on Tuesday ordered some Biden administration agencies and top officials not to communicate with social media companies about certain content, handing a win to GOP states in a lawsuit accusing the government of going too far in its effort to combat Covid-19 disinformation. In a preliminary injunction issued by US District Judge Terry Doughty, the …

United States: Supreme Court rules in favour of Twitter, Google in internet liability case
1 year, 7 months ago

United States: Supreme Court rules in favour of Twitter, Google in internet liability case

India TV News  

In a milestone judgment, the Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that internet companies cannot be held accountable for the content posted on their sites, the hill reported. After the legal accusations, Google claimed that it was shielded from all of it by Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, passed in 1996 to stop internet service providers from being held …

Supreme Court wrestles with lawsuit shield for social media
1 year, 10 months ago

Supreme Court wrestles with lawsuit shield for social media

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — In its first case about the federal law that is credited with helping create the modern internet, the Supreme Court seemed unlikely Tuesday to side with a family wanting to hold Google liable for the death of their daughter in a terrorist attack. At the same time, the justices also signaled in arguments lasting two and a half …

GOP subpoenas tech CEOs as part of probe into censorship
1 year, 10 months ago

GOP subpoenas tech CEOs as part of probe into censorship

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Subpoenas were sent to the chief executives of the five largest tech companies on Wednesday as congressional Republicans moved to investigate what they assert is widespread corporate censorship of conservative voices. And in them, Jordan outlined the committee’s objective to “understand how and to what extent the Executive Branch coerced and colluded with companies and their intermediaries to …

Republican hearing to expose alleged Twitter bias 'backfires' spectacularly
1 year, 11 months ago

Republican hearing to expose alleged Twitter bias 'backfires' spectacularly

Raw Story  

A House Oversight Committee hearing held this week to purportedly prove that former Twitter executives colluded with federal government officials to cover up a 2020 New York Post article about Hunter Biden's laptop did not pan out the way Republican members hoped, The Daily Beast reports. Ex-Twitter executives Yoel Roth, James Baker, and Vijaya Gadde, and Anika Collier Navaroli testified …

Republican hearing to expose alleged Twitter bias against conservatives spectacularly “backfires”
1 year, 11 months ago

Republican hearing to expose alleged Twitter bias against conservatives spectacularly “backfires”

Salon  

A House Oversight Committee hearing held this week to purportedly prove that former Twitter executives colluded with federal government officials to cover up a 2020 New York Post article about Hunter Biden's laptop did not pan out the way Republican members hoped, The Daily Beast reports. Ex-Twitter executives Yoel Roth, James Baker, and Vijaya Gadde, and Anika Collier Navaroli testified …

’Musk’s actions as Twitter CEO raise concerns on…’ Senator Warren to Tesla board
2 years ago

’Musk’s actions as Twitter CEO raise concerns on…’ Senator Warren to Tesla board

Live Mint  

In view of billionaire Elon Musk's actions as new Twit Chief, Massachusetts Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren on Monday sent a letter to the Tesla Inc. board questioning whether Chief Executive Officer Musk is meeting his legal obligations to the company and its, according to Bloomberg News. In the letter, Warren wrote that Musk's actions as the new Twitter CEO have …

The truth of Twitter’s role in the Hunter Biden laptop story and it’s not what you think
2 years, 1 month ago

The truth of Twitter’s role in the Hunter Biden laptop story and it’s not what you think

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Specifically, Mr Musk has echoed claims from prominent …

E.U. Warns Musk To Beef Up Twitter Controls Ahead Of New Rules
2 years, 1 month ago

E.U. Warns Musk To Beef Up Twitter Controls Ahead Of New Rules

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING LONDON — A top European Union official warned Elon Musk on Wednesday that Twitter needs to beef up measures to protect users from hate speech, misinformation and other harmful content to avoid violating new rules that threaten tech giants with big fines or even a ban in the 27-nation bloc. Breton warned Elon Musk on Wednesday Nov. …

Why Twitter is ditching its Prevention of COVID Misinformation policy now and shirking a “huge responsibility”
2 years, 1 month ago

Why Twitter is ditching its Prevention of COVID Misinformation policy now and shirking a “huge responsibility”

Firstpost  

Twitter’s campaign to tackle COVID misinformation has been vital to suppress fake news. Much to the dismay of health experts and Twitter users, Elon Musk-led Twitter has announced that the platform will no longer be enforcing its Prevention of COVID Misinformation policy. “Effective November 23, 2022, Twitter is no longer enforcing the COVID-19 misleading information policy,” the social media platform …

Elon Musk has undermined Twitter's integrity: US lawmakers urge antitrust probe
2 years, 1 month ago

Elon Musk has undermined Twitter's integrity: US lawmakers urge antitrust probe

India Today  

Seven Democratic senators have accused Elon Musk, who is now the owner of Twitter, of disregarding users' rights and have urged the Federal Trade Commission to probe his handling of users’ privacy and security. The US lawmakers claimed that Twitter's new Chief Executive Officer, has taken alarming steps that have undermined the integrity and safety of the platform. 'ANNOUNCED NEW …

Musk’s partisan tweets call Twitter neutrality into question
2 years, 2 months ago

Musk’s partisan tweets call Twitter neutrality into question

Associated Press  

Elon Musk used his Twitter megaphone to appeal to “independent-minded voters” on Monday, urging them to vote Republican in Tuesday’s U.S. midterm elections and stepping into the country’s political debate that tech company executives have largely tried to stay out of — so their platforms wouldn’t be seen as favoring one side over the other. “And it feels like the …

Twitter deal: Time is running out for Elon Musk; he must do this or face trial
2 years, 2 months ago

Twitter deal: Time is running out for Elon Musk; he must do this or face trial

Live Mint  

Elon Musk has until October 27 at 5 PM ET to complete the $44 billion acquisition of Twitter, so time is running out. The Tesla CEO is currently under investigation by US federal authorities in relation to his $44-billion acquisition of Twitter, according to media sources citing a court filing by the microblogging platform. Without going into specifics, Twitter stated …

News organisations get more power over tech platforms after U.S. Senate panel approves bill
2 years, 3 months ago

News organisations get more power over tech platforms after U.S. Senate panel approves bill

The Hindu  

The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee voted Thursday to approve a bill aimed at allowing news organisations to band together to negotiate with Alphabet Inc.'s Google and Meta's Facebook and win more revenue. The bill is aimed at giving news and broadcast organisations more clout after years of criticism that the big tech companies use their content to attract traffic and …

US appeals court bars social media cos’ right to regulate online speech: Report
2 years, 3 months ago

US appeals court bars social media cos’ right to regulate online speech: Report

Live Mint  

A United States appeals court on Friday upheld a Texas law that reportedly bars large social media companies from banning or censoring users based on “viewpoint,” a setback for technology industry groups that say the measure would turn platforms into bastions of dangerous content, according to Reuters report. Judge Andrew Oldham, an appointee of former President Donald Trump, wrote in …

Mozilla, DuckDuckGo support bill to rein Big Tech
2 years, 3 months ago

Mozilla, DuckDuckGo support bill to rein Big Tech

The Hindu  

A group of 13 companies urged the U.S. Congress on Tuesday to approve a bill that would rein in giant tech companies like Alphabet's Google and Meta's Facebook. DuckDuckGo, Mozilla, Proton and other companies that advertise themselves as pro-privacy expressed support for a bill to ban self-preferencing by Big Tech platforms like Google and Amazon.com. In a letter to Senate …

Twitter whistleblower raises security concerns before US Congress
2 years, 3 months ago

Twitter whistleblower raises security concerns before US Congress

Al Jazeera  

‘I am here today because Twitter leadership is misleading the public,’ company’s former security chief tells lawmakers. “I am here today because Twitter leadership is misleading the public, lawmakers, regulators and even its own board of directors,” Peiter “Mudge” Zatko, a respected cybersecurity expert, said before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday. US Senator Dick Durbin, an Illinois Democrat who …

Judge orders more document production in Musk-Twitter suit
2 years, 4 months ago

Judge orders more document production in Musk-Twitter suit

Associated Press  

— A Delaware judge ordered both Twitter and Tesla CEO Elon Musk to turn over more information to opposing lawyers in their tussle over Musk’s agreed-to-then-abandoned $44 billion deal to acquire the social platform. Chancellor Kathaleen St. Jude McCormick on Thursday ordered Twitter to provide Musk’s attorneys more data regarding the company’s estimates that less than 5% of the accounts …

Elon Musk vs Twitter saga: With court battle in offing, a look at possible outcomes
2 years, 5 months ago

Elon Musk vs Twitter saga: With court battle in offing, a look at possible outcomes

Firstpost  

While Twitter could have demanded the $1 billion breakup fee that Elon Musk agreed to pay if the deal fell through, the social media company has vowed to take the world’s richest man to court and force him to follow through on the agreement Elon Musk’s announcement that he wants out of his deal to purchase Twitter and the social …

Suddenly, Twitter’s biggest stakeholder is Tesla’s Elon Musk
2 years, 9 months ago

Suddenly, Twitter’s biggest stakeholder is Tesla’s Elon Musk

Associated Press  

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has acquired a 9% stake in Twitter to become its largest shareholder while joining other critics in questioning the social media platform’s dedication to free speech and the First Amendment. “Musk’s actual investment is a very small percentage of his wealth, and an all-out buyout should not be ruled out,” wrote Zino, who covers Twitter and …

Facebook whistleblower attends State of the Union as Biden calls for crackdown on social media firms
2 years, 10 months ago

Facebook whistleblower attends State of the Union as Biden calls for crackdown on social media firms

The Independent  

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Lawsuit: Google, Facebook CEOs colluded in online ad sales
2 years, 11 months ago

Lawsuit: Google, Facebook CEOs colluded in online ad sales

The Hindu  

Newly unredacted documents from a state-led antitrust lawsuit against Google accuse the search giant of colluding with rival Facebook to manipulate online advertising sales. According to the lawsuit, Facebook's chief operating officer, Sheryl Sandberg, was “explicit that ‘this is a big deal strategically’" in a 2018 email thread about the deal that included Facebook's CEO. In a statement, Google spokesperson …

Lawsuit: Google, Facebook CEOs colluded in online ad sales
2 years, 11 months ago

Lawsuit: Google, Facebook CEOs colluded in online ad sales

Associated Press  

Newly unredacted documents from a state-led antitrust lawsuit against Google accuse the search giant of colluding with rival Facebook to manipulate online advertising sales. According to the lawsuit, Facebook’s chief operating officer, Sheryl Sandberg, was “explicit that ‘this is a big deal strategically’” in a 2018 email thread about the deal that included Facebook’s CEO. In a statement, Google spokesperson …

Facebook Banned Trump 1 Year Ago. Social Media Hasn't Gotten Much Better.
3 years ago

Facebook Banned Trump 1 Year Ago. Social Media Hasn't Gotten Much Better.

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING So: Have they? Facebook “remains an extremist breeding ground,” offering militia groups unparalleled ability to spread anti-government propaganda, recruit new members and even run ads, according to a report by the Tech Transparency Project released last week. “The prevalence of these groups is startlingly similar to what we found a year ago.” In a separate study focused …

Alphabet CEO Pichai can be questioned in privacy lawsuit, judge rules
3 years ago

Alphabet CEO Pichai can be questioned in privacy lawsuit, judge rules

The Hindu  

Plaintiffs who accused Alphabet Inc's Google of unlawfully tracking their internet use while on "Incognito" browsing mode can question Chief Executive Sundar Pichai for up to two hours, a California federal judge has ruled. In the lawsuit filed in June 2020, users accused Google of illegally invading their privacy by tracking internet use while Google Chrome browsers were set in …

U.S. senators announce bipartisan social media data transparency bill
3 years, 1 month ago

U.S. senators announce bipartisan social media data transparency bill

The Hindu  

Three U.S. senators, two Democrats and a Republican, announced on Thursday a bill to require social media companies like Facebook, now known as Meta Platforms Inc, to give certain researchers access to its data. It would require the companies to release internal data and assist independent researchers whose projects have been vetted by the National Science Foundation, an independent federal …

Haugen urges lawmakers to avert impasse on social media laws
3 years, 1 month ago

Haugen urges lawmakers to avert impasse on social media laws

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Ex-Facebook employee and whistleblower Frances Haugen implored lawmakers Wednesday to avert the usual congressional stalemates as they weigh proposals to curb abuses on social media platforms by limiting the companies’ free-speech protections against legal liability. Enacted when many of the most powerful social media companies didn’t even exist, the law allowed companies like Facebook, Twitter and Google to …

Murdoch accuses Google, Facebook of silencing conservatives
3 years, 1 month ago

Murdoch accuses Google, Facebook of silencing conservatives

Al Jazeera  

Rupert Murdoch renewed his attacks on Google and Facebook during News Corp’s annual shareholder meeting on Wednesday, accusing the tech giants of trying to silence conservative voices and calling for “significant reform”. The Silicon Valley companies are favourite targets for Murdoch, 90, who for years has criticized Google for taking the publisher’s news articles without compensation and Facebook for failing …

Facebook’s safety head tells U.K. lawmakers it does not amplify hate
3 years, 2 months ago

Facebook’s safety head tells U.K. lawmakers it does not amplify hate

The Hindu  

Facebook Inc's algorithms demote rather than promote polarising content, its global head of safety told British lawmakers on Thursday, adding that the U.S. company would welcome effective government regulation. "I don't agree that we are amplifying hate," Davis told the committee on Thursday, adding: "I think we try to take in signals to ensure that we demote content that is …

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