Letter: European regulator Thierry Breton urges Mark Zuckerberg to be “vigilant” about removing disinformation from Meta's platforms during the Israel-Hamas war
and on tackling disinformation in elections in the EU ⤵️ [image] Jakub Simek / @jakubsimek : @ThierryBreton @Meta I think the EU has bigger problems to worry about than lecturing t...
In a letter to Thierry Breton, X CEO Linda Yaccarino says X has removed hundreds of Hamas-linked accounts, labeled tens of thousands of posts, and more
The X social media platform has removed hundreds of Hamas-affiliated accounts and taken action to remove or label tens of thousands …
SEC filing: in a letter to Twitter, Elon Musk revives his original bid for $54.20 per share, aiming to avoid a courtroom fight
Elon Musk is proposing to buy Twitter Inc. for the original offer price of $54.20 a share, Bloomberg News reports.Musk made the proposal in a letter to Twitter …
Report: the real-time bidding industry exposes a person's online activity and location 747 times per day on average in the US and 376 times per day in Europe
New data about the real-time-bidding (RTB) system's use of web users' info for tracking and ad targeting, released today … Source: Irish Council … .
Sources: Apple and Google removed Kremlin critic Navalny's app in September after FSB agents came to top executives' homes and threatened to take them to prison
Russian agents came to the home of Google's top executive in Moscow to deliver a frightening ultimatum last September …
SOTU: Biden asks Congress to pass new rules to enhance child safety on social media, including banning targeted ads to, and data collection of, children
He wants to ban targeted advertising to kids — President Joe Biden called on Congress to pass new rules to enhance child safety …
The January 6 House committee subpoenas Meta, Alphabet, Reddit, and Twitter after their “inadequate responses” to requests for information about the riot
The House committee investigating Jan. 6 on Thursday subpoenaed Reddit, Twitter and the parent companies of Google and Facebook after their …
Internal docs reveal farewell posts by some Facebook employees detail disappointment and dissatisfaction with a company unwilling or unable to change
The “badge posts” of the company's former researchers offer the parting thoughts of the disillusioned. — The Facebook Papers
Profile of Ifeoma Ozoma as she launches The Tech Worker Handbook, an online guide for tech workplace complaints, and Silenced No More Act becomes California law
- Ifeoma Ozoma, a former employee at Pinterest and Google, just published a resource guide for tech workers who are considering … Tweets: @ashleygjovik , @jenn_elias , @joshbbornst...
Gov. Newsom signs Silenced No More Act, which ex-Pinterest employee Ifeoma Ozoma helped draft, to protect CA workers who call out discrimination despite NDAs
if they so wish—when they are a victim of any type of harassment or discrimination in the workplace. #EmpowerSurvivors Release: https://sd20.senate.ca.gov/... https://twitter.com/....
A look at ShotSpotter, which uses sensors to “detect gunshots”, as court filings suggest it frequently alters evidence at the request of police departments
Prosecutors in Chicago are being forced to withdraw evidence generated by the technology, which led to the police killing …
Big tech whistleblowers describe the severe emotional toll that standing up to gigantic companies takes and how it sets them on the path to advocacy
Last summer, just before she published a viral Twitter thread about the discrimination she said she faced at Pinterest … Tweets: @issielapowsky , @folletto , @protocol , @joyehowar...
Ex-Pinterest employee Ifeoma Ozoma describes why she helped draft the Silenced No More Act, a CA bill aiming to let discriminated-against employees bypass NDAs
Google to pay $2.5M to 5,500+ female engineers as well as female and Asian job applicants to settle pay and hiring discrimination allegations
The US Department of Labor alleges systemic pay and hiring discrimination — Google has agreed to pay $2.5 million to more than 5,500 employees …
Lyft is testing a “priority mode” offering drivers more rides in exchange for a 10% pay cut; some drivers call it “poverty mode”, saying their earnings dropped
and agree to a 10% pay cut — they don't get rides. https://www.cnet.com/... via @CNET O...K / @kateconger : this is so messed up https://twitter.com/...
A group of over 200 Google and Alphabet workers have announced their plan to form a union, open to both employees and contractors
A group of more than 200 Google and Alphabet workers have announced the formation of the Alphabet Workers Union, The New York Times first reported.
Executives of the Alphabet Workers Union say discrimination and harassment continue and the company cracks down on those who are to speak out
Facebook is showing a notification atop its apps that Joe Biden is the projected winner of the 2020 election; Twitter is showing a banner in its Explore tab
As POTUS, Biden will overturn Trump's immigration EOs, support net neutrality, and may not prioritize Section 230 reform, but his antitrust approach is unclear
For the first time in years, US will have someone who likes evidence, governs using science, won't peddle quack theories and drugs, will fact check statements and accept fact check...
Uber and Lyft in-app messages urging riders and drivers to vote for Prop 22 could set a precedent for how companies use tech to lobby for political outcomes
The apps told California voters to vote yes on Proposition 22. And the voters listened. — Uber and Lyft spent over $200 million …