Expect another black eye for Facebook come Sunday. The world’s largest social network has been “disingenuous” with UK lawmakers investigating fake news and Russian propaganda on social media platforms, says a report set for release that day, according to a Saturday story from The New York Times. Prepared by a UK Parliament committee, with help …
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Has the rise of fake news plunged democracy into crisis? Some UK politicians believe it has. Britain should have more powers to regulate and scrutinize the world’s largest tech companies, says a report published Sunday by Parliament’s committee investigating fake news. The report paints a picture in which people’s data is being manipulated and voters are being targeted without their …
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Facebook has deleted or blocked 362 posts over the past six months to comply with Germany’s new law against hate speech. Germany kicked off 2018 with a strict law against online hate speech. The law allows for fines against tech companies, such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube, of up to $58 million (£44 million, AU$79 million) if they don’t remove offending …
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PepsiCo got a court order in India to have social networks take down posts that say the company’s Kurkure corn puffs contain plastic. PepsiCo obtained an interim order from the Delhi High Court to block these posts on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube, reported Indian site Medianama. The defamation suit reportedly applies to years worth of posts on the social …
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Amazon raised the price of its Prime memberships in the US by 20 percent, but so far that isn’t harming renewals. That’s according to Amazon finance chief Brian Olsavsky, who said on an earnings call with reporters Thursday that Prime renewals are “looking really, really good” despite the price hike. Last week’s Prime Day sale also brought in a single-day …
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Now playing: Watch this: If you’re not using Chrome, Google’s redesign just made… 5:13 On this podcast, we talk about: How if you’re not watching YouTube on Chrome, expect slowdowns. Facebook launching Watch Party. Apple releasing a patch to fix its slowdown issues for the MacBook Pro. The 3:59 gives you bite-size news and analysis about the top stories of …
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Facebook is launching Watch Party, its new format for viewing videos with a group, after about half a year of testing it. Watch Party, which lets people watch videos together in the digital equivalent of a living room, is rolling out to all Facebook groups on Wednesday. Facebook will also begin testing Watch Party for pages, which are basically profiles that belong …
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Facebook is doubling its presence in London by acquiring office space across two buildings in King’s Cross. The 600,000 square feet (56,000 square meters) of office space will be enough for more than 6,000 workstations. The social media giant hasn’t said how many new jobs this will create, but it plans to have 2,300 UK employees by the end of …
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Earlier this year, Instagram made it possible to see the last time you or one of your friends was using the app. Recently Instagram added a green dot of those who are online to profile pictures, similar to what Facebook Messenger has. Revealing, to the minute, the last time you were using the app is a bit creepy, to be …
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This May, sleuths at IEEE Spectrum revealed something exciting — Facebook appeared to be secretly working on an experimental satellite that could beam internet down to Earth using millimeter wave radio signals. Now, Facebook has confirmed to Wired and CNET that the satellite, dubbed Athena, is indeed a Facebook project — and that Facebook is a believer in satellite internet technology. …
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