James Farrell

James Farrell is the former editor-in-chief of Chiang Mai CityNews, where he wrote and managed daily news, features, op-eds and blogs on a diverse range of topics. Prior to this, in the same city of Northern Thailand where he lives, he was the longstanding deputy editor of the monthly magazine Citylife. He has written on culture, politics, travel, tech, business, human rights, for local, national, and international news services and magazines. He has a keen interest in the role technology is playing in the transformation of society, culture and politics, especially in developing nations. This is reflected in his not-so-successful first novel.

Latest from James Farrell

Facebook comes clean about hiring Definers PR firm to investigate George Soros

APPS By JAMES FARRELL8 YEARS AGO

Facebook Inc. admitted Wednesday that it hired a right-wing-oriented public relations firm to investigate billionaire George Soros and some of the company’s competitors, following an expose that said as much published by the New York Times this month. Facebook’s head of communication and …

Child pornography is the reason Tumblr was removed from Apple’s App Store

APPS By JAMES FARRELL8 YEARS AGO

It’s now known that the reason social blogging site Tumblr mysteriously went missing from Apple Inc.’s App Store was because it had allowed some users to post images of child pornography. The app disappeared from the store on Friday, but up until …

Facebook pledges almost $6 million to train journalists in the UK

APPS By JAMES FARRELL8 YEARS AGO

In what’s being called a first-of-its-kind project, Facebook Inc. has pledged £4.5 million ($5.7 million) to train journalists in the U.K. The money will go toward training 80 journalists who will work with local newspapers around the country. Part of what Facebook …

Facebook denies wrongdoing in the face of more scandals

APPS By JAMES FARRELL8 YEARS AGO

Facebook Inc. quickly responded to the scathing report published by the New York Times Wednesday, stating the story included a number of inaccuracies. In a post on Thursday, Facebook denied that it knew about Russian activity on the platform as early as 2016 …

Google open-sources API for its Quick, Draw! machine learning doodle tool

AI By JAMES FARRELL8 YEARS AGO

In 2016, Google LLC released a sort of digital Pictionary called Quick, Draw!, a machine learning tool that let people doodle sketches, which would then be analyzed by the tool. Apparently it caught on. Since then, Google has open-sourced about 50 million of those …

Report reveals Facebook’s aggressive strategies to deflect criticism away from itself

APPS By JAMES FARRELL8 YEARS AGO

Updated below: The truth can be as strange as social media, it seems, according to a report published Wednesday by the New York Times about Facebook Inc.’s internal affairs. One takeaway from that report was an order Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg had …

YouTube says EU’s copyright law could prove dire for its video creators

APPS By JAMES FARRELL8 YEARS AGO

The European Union’s copyright law Article 13 could put a lot of YouTube creators out of business, according to a company blog post published on Monday. YouTube Chief Executive Susan Wojcicki said in no uncertain terms that the directive means the “creator …

After global walkout, Google rewrites policy on sexual misconduct cases

POLICY By JAMES FARRELL8 YEARS AGO

After thousands of Google LLC took to the streets last week in protest over the treatment of women, the company has vowed to make some changes. Last week’s walkout saw Google employees all over the world gathering outside office buildings demanding an …

Mark Zuckerberg snubs international committee request to talk about fake news

APPS By JAMES FARRELL8 YEARS AGO

Facebook Inc. Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg rebuffed an invitation to meet with an “international grand committee” on Nov. 27 to discuss the matter of fake news and how much of it is disseminated on Facebook. The invitation came from Damian Collins, the head …

Facebook blocks dozens of Russia-linked accounts ahead of US midterms

APPS By JAMES FARRELL8 YEARS AGO

On the eve of midterm voting, Facebook Inc. said it blocked 30 accounts and 80 Instagram accounts for what the company said was “inauthentic behavior.” The removal of the accounts came after U.S. law enforcement contacted Facebook on Sunday evening regarding suspicious …

James Farrell

Latest from James Farrell

Facebook comes clean about hiring Definers PR firm to investigate George Soros

Child pornography is the reason Tumblr was removed from Apple’s App Store

Facebook pledges almost $6 million to train journalists in the UK

Facebook denies wrongdoing in the face of more scandals

Google open-sources API for its Quick, Draw! machine learning doodle tool

Report reveals Facebook’s aggressive strategies to deflect criticism away from itself

YouTube says EU’s copyright law could prove dire for its video creators

After global walkout, Google rewrites policy on sexual misconduct cases

Mark Zuckerberg snubs international committee request to talk about fake news

Facebook blocks dozens of Russia-linked accounts ahead of US midterms

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