WhatsApp To Move Ahead With Privacy Update Despite Backlash Via Reuters: Facebook Inc’s WhatsApp said on Thursday it will go ahead with its controversial privacy policy update but will allow users to read it at “their own pace” and will also display a banner providing additional information. In January, the messaging platform informed users it was preparing a new privacy policy, under which it could share limited user data with […]
Facebook, Google, Twitter CEOs Will Testify About Misinformation Before U.S. Congress Via Reuters: The chief executives of Facebook Inc, Alphabet Inc and Twitter will testify before a U.S. House panel on March 25 on “misinformation and disinformation plaguing online platforms.” A pair of House Energy and Commerce subcommittees will hold a fully remote joint hearing including Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Google CEO Sundar Pichai and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey as […]
Facebook Unfriends Australia: News Sites Go Dark In Content Row Via Reuters: Australians woke to empty news feeds on their Facebook Inc pages on Thursday after the social media giant blocked all media content in a surprise and dramatic escalation of a dispute with the government over paying for content. The move was swiftly criticised by news producers, politicians and human rights advocates, particularly as it became clear that official […]
BBC World News Barred In Mainland China, Radio Dropped By HK Public Broadcaster Via Reuters: China barred Britain’s BBC World News from its television networks on Friday and Hong Kong’s public broadcaster said it would stop relaying BBC World Service radio, a week after Britain revoked Chinese state television’s broadcast licence. China’s National Radio and Television Administration said BBC World News’ reports on China had “seriously violated” a requirement to […]
Lucasfilm Drop ‘Mandalorian’ Star Gina Carano Following Offensive Social Media Posts Via Variety: Gina Carano is “not currently employed by Lucasfilm,” the company said in a statement Wednesday after controversy erupted over “The Mandalorian” star’s social media posts. UTA has also dropped her as a client, Variety has confirmed. “Gina Carano is not currently employed by Lucasfilm and there are no plans for her to be in the future,” a Lucasfilm […]
Gov. DeSantis And State Lawmakers Plan To Take Action Regarding Big Tech Via Just The News: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis during a Tuesday news conference discussed plans for the Sunshine State to pursue legislation pertaining to big tech companies. "The message is loud and clear: When it comes to elections in Florida, big tech should stay out of it," Gov. DeSantis said. "We can't allow Floridans' privacy to be violated, their voices […]
Twitter Launches Crowd-Sourced Fact-Checking Project Via AP News: Twitter is enlisting its users to help combat misinformation on its service by flagging and notating misleading and false tweets. The pilot program unveiled Monday, called Birdwatch, allows a preselected group of users — for now, only in the U.S. — who sign up through Twitter. Those who want to sign up must have a U.S.-based phone carrier, verified email and phone […]
Italy Tells TikTok To Block Users After Death Of Young Girl Via Reuters: The Italian data privacy watchdog ordered video app TikTok on Friday to block the accounts of any users in Italy whose age it could not verify following the death of a 10-year-old girl who had been using the Chinese-owned app. In a statement, the regulator said that although TikTok had committed to ban registration for children aged […]
Parler Loses Bid To Require Amazon To Restore Service Via Reuters: A U.S. judge on Thursday rejected Parler’s demand that Amazon.com Inc restore web hosting services for the social media platform, which Amazon had cut off following the Jan. 6 storming of the U.S. Capitol. U.S. District Judge Barbara Rothstein in Seattle said Parler was unlikely to prove Amazon breached its contract or violated antitrust law by suspending service on […]
