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The Department of Justice filed a complaint today accusing Facebook Inc. of discriminating against the U.S. workforce regarding its hiring practices. Prosecutors accuse Facebook of purposefully hiding jobs from the U.S. workforce and ignoring them for 2,600 positions that had an average …
Google accused of breaking labor laws for firing staff behind protests
A complaint was filed today by the National Labor Relations Board accusing Google LLC of breaking U.S. labor laws. The company is accused of illegally spying on workers and also questioning them, before firing staff who were behind protests in 2019. The …
Facebook Oversight Board announces its first cases to review
Facebook Inc.’s Oversight Board announced today that it has chosen its first batch of cases to review. The board, which was announced at the beginning of the year, is made up of academics, media specialists and human rights advocates from around the world. …
Apple hit with 10 million euro fine in Italy after being accused of misleading customers
Italy’s antitrust watchdog has fined Apple Inc. €10 million ($12 million) for not being clear about how water-resistant some of its iPhones are. The watchdog, the Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato, said in a press release today that Apple had falsely …
Tensions rise as India bans yet more Chinese apps
India announced this week that it has banned 43 more Chinese apps on top of the 175 apps that were banned this year, something that drew complaints from the Chinese government today. “This action was taken based on the inputs regarding these apps …
After election, Facebook changed algorithm to highlight authoritative news sources
In response to a surge of misinformation on its platform after the election, Facebook Inc. reportedly made changes to its algorithm to favor more reliable news sources. According to a report published in the New York Times today, after the election, staff at …
Twitter is now adding warning labels when people try to like misleading tweets
In its battle to fight the spread of misinformation, Twitter Inc. announced today that it will now add a warning label when a user tries to like a tweet containing dubious information. “Giving context on why a labeled tweet is misleading under …
Digital media merger: BuzzFeed is buying HuffPost from Verizon
Two of the largest digital media companies, Buzzfeed News and Verizon Media-owned HuffPost, today said they’ve agreed to join forces. Buzzfeed said as part of a stock deal it will acquire HuffPost, although the two entities will stay as they are in …
Facebook content moderators are demanding a safer working environment
More than 200 moderators who work for Facebook Inc. in various countries have signed an online letter published today asking that the company allow them to work from home during the COVID-19 pandemic. The letter, which was sent to Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg …
Facebook and Twitter CEOs defend their companies before Congress
Facebook Inc. Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg and Twitter Inc. CEO Jack Dorsey said Tuesday they’re open to changes being made to a controversial federal internet law as both men faced a number of questions on various topics from Democrats and Republicans. Both …