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Facebook points finger at Google and Twitter for data collection

'Other companies suck in your data too' Facebook explained in many, many words today with a blog post detailing how it gathers information about you from around the web......»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralApr 17th, 2018

WATCH LIVE: The CEOs of Google, Facebook, and Twitter are testifying in a congressional hearing about misinformation

Sundar Pichai, Mark Zuckerberg, and Jack Dorsey are facing questions from lawmakers over online disinformation during a livestreamed hearing. The CEOs of Google, Faceb.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderMar 25th, 2021

Live updates: Big tech CEOs face Congress in House hearing on social media’s role in extremism, misinformation

Live updates as lawmakers interrogate the chief executive officers of Google, Facebook and Twitter on the role their companies have played in promoting extremism and spreading misinformation......»»

Category: topSource: washpostMar 25th, 2021

Live updates: Big tech CEOs back in Congress, facing questions on how social media promotes extremism and misinformation

Lawmakers are interrogating the chief executive officers of Google, Facebook and Twitter on the role their companies have played in promoting extremism and spreading misinformation......»»

Category: personnelSource: nytMar 25th, 2021

Facebook, Twitter, Google CEOs are back in Congress, facing questions on how social media promotes extremism and misinformation

Lawmakers are interrogating the chief executive officers of Google, Facebook and Twitter on the role their companies have played in promoting extremism and spreading misinformation......»»

Category: worldSource: nytMar 25th, 2021

Republicans set to quiz tech CEOs on election misinformation tweeted #StopTheSteal themselves

A Post analysis found that seven Republicans scheduled to grill the CEOs of Facebook, Google and Twitter about election misinformation on Thursday sent tweets that advanced baseless narratives of election fraud......»»

Category: topSource: washpostMar 24th, 2021

: The fate of Facebook’s business model may lie in the hands of the European Union supreme court

The supreme court of the European Union has been drawn into a German battle over whether Facebook’s broad collection of user data is in breach of competition rules, in a landmark challenge threatening the viability of the tech giant’s business model......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchMar 24th, 2021

Gatekeepers: These tech firms control what’s allowed online

Moderating content isn’t just something Facebook, Google and Twitter do. There’s a whole “stack” of companies that run the Internet — and are under pressure to exert control......»»

Category: topSource: washpostMar 24th, 2021

The CEOs of Google, Facebook, and Twitter will appear before Congress in a misinformation hearing on Thursday. Here"s why the execs are testifying.

Sundar Pichai, Mark Zuckerberg, and Jack Dorsey have faced pressure to moderate misinformation about the pandemic and the election. Left to right: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, and Google CEO Su.....»»

Category: personnelSource: nytMar 23rd, 2021

Google must face suit in "incognito" data collection suit, Bloomberg reports

See the rest of the story here. Theflyonthewall.com provides the latest financial news as it breaks. Known as a leader in market intelligence, The Fl.....»»

Category: blogSource: theflyonthewallMar 15th, 2021

Google must face suit in "incognito" data collection suit, Bloomberg reports

See the rest of the story here. Theflyonthewall.com provides the latest financial news as it breaks. Known as a leader in market intelligence, The Fl.....»»

Category: blogSource: theflyonthewallMar 15th, 2021

India has reportedly threatened to jail Twitter, Facebook, and WhatsApp employees if the firms don"t give up data regarding the farmers protests

India wrote letters to Facebook and Twitter citing specific employees in the country who risk jail time, The Wall Street Journal reported. Members of human rights organisations hold placards in.....»»

Category: worldSource: nytMar 5th, 2021

Trump calls on states to "punish" big tech with sanctions if they "silence conservative voices"

"The time has come to break up big tech monopolies," Trump said, adding that states should sanction Twitter, Google, and Facebook over censorship. .....»»

Category: personnelSource: nytMar 1st, 2021

Zuckerberg, Pichai, Dorsey to testify at House online disinformation hearing

The chief executives of Facebook, Twitter and Google will testify before House lawmakers on March 25 about "misinformation and disinformation plaguing online platforms," .....»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchFeb 18th, 2021

House to grill Facebook, Google, Twitter CEOs as Washington seeks to crack down on disinformation, antitrust

House lawmakers are embarkin.....»»

Category: topSource: washpostFeb 18th, 2021

Facebook is reportedly building a smartwatch and wants to sell it to you starting next year in exchange for your health data

Facebook's push into hardware could make it less dependent on Apple and Google, but may also raise privacy concerns. Charles Platiau/Reuters Facebook is making a smartwatch it hopes to start selling in 2.....»»

Category: worldSource: nytFeb 12th, 2021

Why Big Tech and Conservatives Are Clashing on Free Speech

When Twitter banned President Donald Trump after a mob he had encouraged stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, the White House fell into an unusual social media silence. But the company’s move, followed by actions by Facebook, Apple, Google and A.....»»

Category: topSource: washpostJan 20th, 2021

Signal is now top of both Google and Apple"s app stores. Downloads skyrocketed 4,200% after WhatsApp announced it would force users to share personal data with Facebook.

Signal topped Apple and Google's app stores and saw 7.5 million downloads in the five days following WhatsApp's announcement about data-sharing. Mark Zu.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderJan 13th, 2021

Why Big Tech, U.S. Conservatives Battle Over Speech

When Twitter banned President Donald Trump after a mob he had encouraged stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, the White House fell into an unusual social media silence. But the company’s move, followed by actions by Facebook, Apple, Google and A.....»»

Category: topSource: washpostJan 12th, 2021

What is Gab? The far-right social media site that Google and Apple banned and that is still gaining thousands of new users after Twitter and Facebook deplatformed Trump

Gab was launched in 2016 for users who don't like Twitter and Facebook's rules on f.....»»

Category: dealsSource: nytJan 11th, 2021

Sacha Baron Cohen shamed Google for keeping Donald Trump"s YouTube account live after Facebook and Twitter banned him

"Trump's YouTube channel is STILL showing videos of his election lies to MILLIONS of people!" Sacha Baron Cohen. Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic Actor and satirist Sacha Baron Cohen has .....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderJan 11th, 2021