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Facebook Inc. proclaimed in 2017 that it was developing noninvasive technology that would measure thought signals, but today the company announced that the dream is no more. When the company announced it was working on a Brain-Computer Interface or BCI that would …
Twitter says it’s getting more requests from governments to remove media content
Twitter Inc.’s latest transparency report published today shows the company has received a significant increase in the number of requests from global governments demanding that content from journalists and media companies be taken off the platform. Twitter said through the first half …
Facebook introduces ‘Experts’ to cut down on misinformation in Groups
In an effort to reduce the amount of dubious information appearing in Facebook Inc.’s Group pages, the company said today it will now let experts decide what is true. The feature, called “Group Experts,” will allow administrators to choose certain people they …
Twitter and Facebook criticized for racist abuse on their platforms after England Euro final loss
Twitter Inc. and Facebook Inc. have come under fire after abuse was hurled via social media at the England team’s Black players, with some critics saying Twitter Inc. and Facebook Inc. did not act fast enough to take down the abuse. The …
Trump files lawsuits against social media companies over their alleged conservative bias
Former President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that he has filed lawsuits against Facebook Inc., Twitter Inc., Google LCC and their respective chief executives Mark Zuckerberg, Jack Dorsey and Sundar Pichai. “We’re asking the U.S. district court for the southern district of …
India says Twitter no longer has liability agreement after flouting new internet law
Twitter Inc. will now be held responsible for content posted by users in India after a court ruled that the country failed to comply with the country’s new information technology law. The Delhi High Court said in a legal filing published on …
Hacker meddled with pro-Trump social media platform GETTR on its launch day
A Twitteresque social media platform, GETTR, was hacked on Sunday shortly after it was launched, with its founder, Jason Miller, saying the invasion was brief and harmless. Miller, who was a senior adviser to former U.S. President Donald Trump, said the issue …
FTC vote to revoke antitrust policy could have big impact on big tech
The Federal Trade Commission today voted to revoke a 2015 policy statement that limited regulators from challenging companies for anticompetitive practices. The Democratic-majority commission voted 3-2 in favor of scrapping the “Statement of Enforcement Principles,” which limited what the agency could do. …
Instagram spreads wings with plans to add paying subscribers and focus on video
Facebook Inc.-owned Instagram said today it’s planning to add a paid subscription model to the platform so fans can see exclusive content from those they follow. Similar to what Twitter Inc. recently announced in its own “Super Follow” option, Instagram will give …
Teamsters announces national push to unionize Amazon
The International Brotherhood of Teamsters said it passed a resolution today to focus on unionizing Amazon across the U.S. In April this year, workers at Amazon’s fulfillment center in Bessemer, Alabama, chose not to unionize in what was called a historic union …