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U.S. senators are asking for answers after a report today by The Wall Street Journal revealed that Facebook Inc. seemingly downplays the impact Instagram has on the mental health of the young. Internal documents seen by the Journal show that Facebook knew that …
Report: Facebook program gives VIPs immunity from standard moderation
Facebook Inc. has a program that gives millions of users immunity from the company’s standard moderation practices, according to an article published in the Wall Street Journal today. Documents obtained by the Journal seem to suggest that there’s a “one rule for …
Amazon announces it will pay full college tuition for employees in the US
Amazon.com Inc. said today that it will cover all college tuition fees should any of its 750,000 operations workers in the U.S. decide to take on higher education. The e-commerce giant said as part of a $1.2 billion investment in education and …
Twitter is testing a ‘Communities’ feature for people who want to stick to one topic
Twitter Inc. announced today that it’s slowly rolling a feature called “Communities” that will allow users to form their own groups and focus on one topic. In what has been a transformative time for Twitter, the company is now going the way …
Ford hires exec who was behind Apple’s secretive Apple Car project
Ford Motor Co. announced today that it has hired Doug Field, a former Apple Inc. executive who worked on the company’s autonomous car project. Field reportedly led Apple’s efforts to build an autonomous electric car, a project that is still somewhat shrouded …
Report: Automated hiring software is rejecting millions of suitable job candidates
According to a report published by the Harvard Business School today, automated hiring software is overlooking a lot of talent in the U.S. The report states that millions of job candidates in the U.S. don’t even get a foot in the door, …
Twitter announces new ‘Safety Mode’ to combat harassment
Twitter inc. announced today that it’s testing out a new safety feature that should cut down on trolling, something for which the platform is still notorious. The “safety mode” can be activated by users in the settings menu, after which Twitter’s algorithm …
Facebook makes plans to reduce political content on the platform
Following Facebook Inc.’s promise last February to “turn down the temperature” regarding political content in people’s News Feeds, the company has now taken that to another level. It was reported by Axios today that Facebook has received positive feedback after reducing political …
China clamps down on gaming addiction, limiting playing time for kids under 18
Children under the age of 18 in China will now be limited to playing online games for one hour only on Fridays and weekends, and also on public holidays, the Chinese government announced today. Three hours per week might seem a hefty …
UK announces it will shake up GDPR data protection rules
The U.K. said today that it will “shake up” data laws previously in line with European data protection regulations. Now that the U.K. is on its own following its Brexit break with the European Union, it’s reported that the country wants to …