Category: Big Tech

TikTok Could Be Fined More Than $29M Over Failure To Protect Childrens' Privacy

The company allegedly breached children's privacy between 2018 and 2020

Gov. Gavin Newsom Signs Bill Strengthening Online Protections For Kids

Advocacy groups have called the legislation unconstitutional and a 'poison pill for the internet'

Facebook Worked With the FBI to Spy on Conservatives Who Questioned 2020 Election

The company has been sending direct messages of its users to the FBI for 19 months

Newsom Signs Social Media Bill Targeting 'Hate Speech' and 'Disinformation' Into California Law

Twitter Shareholders Approve Elon Musk's $44 Billion Acquisition

Sale cannot be completed until Musk's lawsuit against the company is resolved

Whistleblower Says Twitter Unable to Track Foreign Agents Embedded at the Company

Peiter Zatko warned half the company's employees have access to sensitive user data during...

White House Outlines Parameters For Big Tech Reform

Listening session reiterated calls to reform section 230

Instagram Removes Pornhub’s Account

The pornography website had more than 13 million followers on the platform

Irish Data Protection Commission Fines Meta $400 Million For Violating Children's Privacy

California Lawmakers Pass Bills Aimed at Protecting Children on Social Media

Critics argue legislation violates the First Amendment

US Patent and Trademark Office Denies Trademark for Trump's Truth Social

YouTube ‘Unbanned’ Questioning Mask Effectiveness in The Latest Iteration of the Platform’s COVID-19 Misinformation Policy

CEO Susan Wojcicki said the policy was intended to 'raise up authoritative and trusted content'

Yelp Adds Labels to Pregnancy Center Listings to Avoid Misleading Abortion Seekers

The company’s vice president of User Operations says pregnancy centers that do not provide...

Meta to Pay $37.5 Million Settlement Over Facebook Tracking User Locations Without Permission

Meta's AI Chatbot Says 2020 Election Was 'Stolen' and Keeps Talking Trash About Facebook and Zuckerberg

Twitter Announces Plan to Tackle 'Misleading Narratives' Ahead of Midterms, Vows to Throttle Tweets Deemed Incorrect

Snapchat Unveils New Parental Controls

The features will deactivate once a user turns 18 years old

Robinhood to Lay Off 23% of Staff, Cites Inflation and Crypto Market Crash

The CEO said the layoff would impact operations, marketing, and program management functions...

Twitter Warns Governments Are Increasing Demands For User Account Info

During a six month period, the company received nearly 50,000 requests on nearly 200,000 unique...

Twitter Puts ‘Hateful Conduct’ Label on Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene Tweet About Transgender US Assistant Secretary for Health

#TwitterHatesWomen Trends After Black Feminist is Permanently Banned for Saying 'Trans Rights' Are 'Rape Culture in Disguise'

Twitter Files Lawsuit Against Elon Musk

Elon Musk Seeks to Terminate Twitter Purchase, Company Pledges to Enforce Agreement

'We are confident we will prevail in...Court,” said Twitter board chairman

Secret Service Director Leaves to Become Snapchat's Chief Security Officer

James Murray has been the agency's director since 2019