What GitHub did to fight its trolls: hire a diverse safety team, enlist community's help, design features to make harassment difficult, provide users with tools
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UMich security expert says Clinton should petition for recount in PA, MI, WI given the insecurity of voting machines and sophistication of state-sponsored hacks
You may have read at NYMag that I've been in discussions with the Clinton campaign about whether it might wish to seek recounts in critical states.
UMich security expert says Clinton should petition for recount in PA, MI, WI given the insecurity of voting machines and sophistication of state-sponsored hacks
You may have read at NYMag that I've been in discussions with the Clinton campaign about whether it might wish to seek recounts in critical states.
UMich security expert says Clinton should petition for recount in PA, MI, WI given the insecurity of voting machines and sophistication of state-sponsored hacks
You may have read at NYMag that I've been in discussions with the Clinton campaign about whether it might wish to seek recounts in critical states.
Analysis shows top 20 fake election news stories generated more engagement on Facebook than the top 20 election stories from 19 major news outlets
In the final three months of the US presidential campaign, the top-performing fake election news stories on Facebook generated more engagement …
Twitter rolls out a mute filter, muted conversations, and new “hateful conduct” reporting option to combat abuse
At a pivotal moment, the company is introducing a mute filter, muted conversation threads, and user report infrastructure in an effort to win back its platform from the trolls.
Facebook says it will no longer allow advertisers to use its ethnic affinity marketing in housing, employment, and credit ads
but only for some ads Andrea Peterson / Washington Post : Facebook to stop allowing racially targeted ads for housing, employment, credit Luke Stangel / Silicon Valley Business Journal : Facebook prom...
Zuckerberg: “the idea that fake news on Facebook, which is a very small amount of the content, influenced the election in any way... is a pretty crazy idea”
but Mark Zuckerberg's response is tone deaf Todd Spangler / Variety : Mark Zuckerberg: ‘Pretty Crazy Idea’ That Facebook Fake News Helped Donald Trump Win Damon Beres / Mashable : Hey, Facebook: Socia...
Zuckerberg: “the idea that fake news on Facebook, which is a very small amount of the content, influenced the election in any way... is a pretty crazy idea”
“Voters make decisions based on their lived experience.” — After a day of criticism over his company's role …
Facebook says it will no longer allow advertisers to use its ethnic affinity marketing in housing, employment, and credit ads
SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook says it will no longer allow advertisers to exclude specific racial and ethnic groups when placing ads related to housing, credit or employment.
Tech CEOs send company-wide memos encouraging decency and kindness after Donald Trump's win
An ‘emotionally-charged election’ — Over the past 24 hours, top executives at Apple, eBay, Box, and Microsoft have sent company-wide memos urging employees to try to move forward and expressing the ...
Zuckerberg: “the idea that fake news on Facebook, which is a very small amount of the content, influenced the election in any way... is a pretty crazy idea”
“Voters make decisions based on their lived experience.” — After a day of criticism over his company's role …
Some tech companies worry Donald Trump may expand government surveillance, and are considering countermeasures such as moving servers abroad
Sheera Frenkel / BuzzFeed :
Facebook's massive reach, abundance of emotionally charged fake viral stories, and lack of traditional gatekeepers helped Donald Trump win
A close and — to pundits, journalists, and Democrats — unexpected victory like Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's is always overdetermined …
Just over a year after buying Looksery, Snap Inc.'s focus on creating new Lenses is keeping daily users entertained and also redefining AR
So, Snap Inc. is going to be the next great tech IPO. Rumor has it that the company formerly known as Snapchat will raise $4 billion dollars …
In letter to Uber and Lyft about potential discrimination by drivers, Sen. Al Franken questions the use of passengers' real names and pictures in profiles
Megan Rose Dickey / TechCrunch :
In letter to Uber and Lyft about potential discrimination by drivers, Sen. Al Franken questions the use of passengers' real names and pictures in profiles
Megan Rose Dickey / TechCrunch :
Facebook plans to show more images and stories with graphic content, including violence and nudity, if they're “newsworthy, significant or of public interest”
Facebook will soon display more graphic content including violence and nudity that would normally violate its policies …
Researchers: Friday's internet outage, caused by DDoS attack on DynDNS, was powered in part by a Mirai-based botnet of DVRs and cameras with XiongMai components
A massive and sustained Internet attack that has caused outages and network congestion today for a large number of Web sites …
Tesla says all new cars, including models in production, will come with self-driving hardware but features will be rolled out over time as software is perfected
On Wednesday night, Tesla, the electric car company helmed by Elon Musk, announced that all new cars in production would be equipped with …