Ukraine, which this weekend formed an “IT Army” made up of global volunteer hackers, claims to have taken down several Russian government and bank websites
Welcome to the SecFraudOps Newsletter. I'm focusing in on Ukraine this week. Jessica Guynn / USA Today : Americans are at higher risk of Russian cyberattacks after Ukraine invasion: What you should d...
Facebook admits it often confuses advocacy and commentary on racism and white complicity in anti-blackness with attacks on a protected group
It was spirit week, and Carolyn Wysinger, a high school teacher in Richmond, California, was cheerfully scrolling through Facebook on a break between classes. Facebook: Reyma McCoy McDeid . Tweets: @a...
Recap of Pichai's testimony before Congress, where he said Google had 100+ people working on a Chinese search engine but has no plans to launch it “right now”
does it? Washington Post : Google CEO Pichai says in Post interview the company is still figuring out China and hate speech … Ina Fried / Axios : Google's Pichai on antitrust: There's more internation...
Facebook's board says it pushed Zuckerberg and Sandberg to respond to Russian interference faster and calls NYT report “grossly unfair”
The Spreading Gloom Over the Technology Sector Brian Deagon / Investor's Business Daily : Facebook Stock Hits 21-Month Low After New York Times Article Blowup Hannah Kuchler / Financial Times : Facebo...
Sheryl Sandberg says allegations that she and Zuckerberg hid info about Russian interference are untrue, claims she didn't know Facebook hired Definers
and that it might be toxic Michael Posner / Forbes : Confronting Facebook's Growing Pains Rob Price / Business Insider : Facebook employees react to the latest scandals: ‘Why does our company suck at ...
Overview of the Senate hearing on foreign influence in social media, which heard testimony from Sheryl Sandberg and Jack Dorsey
Facebook and Twitter Finally Face the Music Matt Binder / Mashable : Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey tweets opening testimony during congressional hearing Don Reisinger / Fortune : Watch Here: Twitter and Fac...
Despite recent moves to strengthen social connections, Facebook's real agenda and core DNA is to extract user data and make more money by keeping users addicted
Facebook's (much deserved) media nightmare continued this week when it came under criticism for spamming members who signed up for two-factor authentication. Tweets: @mdudas , @stevesi , @jason_kint ,...
How Philippine's President Duterte utilized Facebook, used by 97% of Filipino internet users, to spread his message before weaponizing it to target dissent
Rodrigo Duterte walked down the aisle of a packed auditorium at De La Salle University in downtown Manila, shaking hands and waving … Tweets: @bafeldman , @chafkin , @peterwsinger , @carlfranzen , @sa...
Ads for housing that exclude demographics are still being approved by Facebook, a year after a study highlighted the illegal discriminatory practice on Facebook
Why There's Nothing to Fear With the End of Net Neutrality Richard Nieva / CNET : Facebook still allowing discriminatory housing ads Cale Guthrie Weissman / Fast Company : Facebook's ad platform still...
James Damore's memo made giant, unfounded logical leaps and ignored important evidence that didn't support his conclusion
Last week this newspaper said Alphabet's boss should write a “detailed, ringing rebuttal” of a viral anti-diversity memo sent at Google. Here is how we imagine it Tweets: @eudaimonisty , @adamconover...