Tech’s overdue reckoning with hate speech still isn’t enough

To be clear, online hate groups have been around for far longer than Trump’s presidency. There have always been fringe groups on the internet — see 4chan and 8chan, for example, where forum… Visit link: Tech’s overdue reckoning with hate speech still isn’t enough

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Tech’s biggest CEOs agree to appear at House antitrust hearing

Apple’s Tim Cook, Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg and Google’s Sundar Pichai have all reportedly agreed to testify at a House antitrust hearing in late July. According to… Continued here: Tech’s biggest CEOs agree to appear at House antitrust hearing

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Facebook shared user data with developers it shouldn’t have — again

Facebook has disclosed yet another instance of developers receiving user data they shouldn’t have. According to the company, at least a few thousand developers were able to access some personal… See original here: Facebook shared user data with developers it shouldn’t have — again

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Tech’s biggest CEOs agree to appear at House antitrust hearing

Apple’s Tim Cook, Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg and Google’s Sundar Pichai have all reportedly agreed to testify at a House antitrust hearing in late July. According to… Read the rest here: Tech’s biggest CEOs agree to appear at House antitrust hearing

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Facebook bans ‘boogaloo’ accounts and pages linked to violence

Facebook isn’t just limiting the spread of “boogaloo” groups on its platform — it’s tossing many of those groups out. The social media giant has banned accounts and pages from the… See the article here: Facebook bans ‘boogaloo’ accounts and pages linked to violence

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