A recap of TikTok CEO Shou Chew's testimony before Congress, in which he struggled to address national security concerns over ByteDance's ownership of TikTok
“[T]he day was dominated by political grandstanding that failed to acknowledge the real solutions already underway through Project Texas or productively address industry-wide issues of youth safety.” ...
The UK's ICO plans to ensure porn websites and adult-only services are verifying users' ages, expanding on its Age Appropriate Design Code and Children's Code
The UK's Information Commissioner's Office has pledged to crack down on porn sites and other adult-only services to ensure they are taking steps … Tweets: @oliviasolon , @oliviasolon , @livingstone_s ...
Adam Mosseri says Instagram is pausing work on Instagram Kids, after criticism from parents, experts, regulators, policymakers, and others
Good morning! This Tuesday, Facebook says Instagram isn't bad for teens … Ben Lyons / Gamereactor UK : Development of Instagram Kids has been paused Barbara Ortutay / NBC Bay Area : EXPLAINER: Why Fa...
A look at the making of Facebook's Oversight Board, its members, Zuckerberg's rationale for its existence, and criticisms of the endeavor
one that's also an obvious part of @Facebook's PR strategy. https://www.newyorker.com/... Alex Kozak / @alexkozak : Such amazing reporting here from @Klonick. She manages to capture a lot about tech c...
Pornhub says it has removed all videos from unverified accounts from its platform; the number of hosted videos dropped from 13.5M to 7.2M
More Than 10 Million Videos — From Its Site Charlie Osborne / ZDNet : Pornhub suspends over 10 million videos to eradicate illegal content Charlesarthur / The Overspill : Start Up No.1451: the trouble...
Facebook says it proactively identified 52% of hate speech in Myanmar it removed in Q2 2018 using AI, up from 13% in Q4 2017
Sara Su / Facebook : Tweets: @oliviasolon and @nickmiriello See also Mediagazer Tweets: Olivia Solon / @oliviasolon : This has been updated to include a few extra details including the fact that Face...
Credit agency Equifax says breach affecting up to 143M US consumers found 7/29; sensitive data exposed included DOB, SSN, and 209K credit card numbers
Struck by cow Wall Street Journal : Equifax Hack Leaves Consumers, Financial Firms Scrambling Theo Douglas / Government Technology News : Equifax Data Breach Could Involve State Agencies but How, to W...