Twitter veiled another tweet by President Donald Trump for breaking the site’s rules, a move that’ll likely increase tensions between the social network and the White House. Twitter said the tweet, which threatened protesters in Washington, DC, violated its policy against “the presence of a threat of harm against an identifiable group.” Twitter placed a notice …
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Ben & Jerry’s has become the latest company to join an advertising boycott against Facebook, saying it stands with groups and other companies calling on the social network to do more to remove abusive content from the social-networking giant’s platform The boycott, which also applies to ads placed on Facebook-owned photo-sharing app Instagram, begins on July 1, the ice cream …
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This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. If you’ve ever wondered how quickly 5,000 seats in a convention center auditorium can fill up, Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference is a good gauge. I can say from personal experience that the running crowd of enthusiastic Apple fans, some of whom have literally …
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Smartphone footage has become a tool for citizen journalists to record interactions with police, be it for themselves or filming as a bystander. Phone videos filmed by activists and shared on social media and news sites have made a huge difference in the public perception of police brutality and provide new evidence for cases that might otherwise be left unexamined. …
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A pair of major outdoor-goods retailers have joined a boycott of Facebook after six civil rights groups called on businesses to stop advertising on Facebook in July to push the social network to do more to combat hate speech and misinformation. On Friday, outdoor-clothing brand The North Face announced on Twitter that it’s joining the #StopHateforProfit campaign. “We’re in. We’re Out @Facebook #StopHateForProfit,” …
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Steven Carrillo met Robert Justus for the first time when he picked him up at the San Leandro, California, train station on May 29. But the two were already familiar with each other, according to court documents unsealed earlier this week. They’d connected in a Facebook group that was geared toward members of the far-right extremist boogaloo movement. The two …
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Facebook has announced it’s donating $200 million to Black-owned businesses, Black creators and nonprofits that support the Black community. It’s part of a total $1.1 billion investment in “Black and diverse suppliers and communities,” Facebook said Thursday. Facebook already pledged $10 million to various groups that fight against racial injustice, as well as its COVID-19 donations. Facebook is also promising …
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For Erin Feher, protesting systemic racism after the death of George Floyd meant relying heavily on one app: Google Maps. Feher, a magazine editor in San Francisco, organized a caravan of automobiles to drive through some of the city’s sleepier neighborhoods earlier this month, in order to bring the protest to places other than downtown centers. Amid the coronavirus pandemic, …
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Bouquets of brightly colored flowers and prayer candles rest at the door of a small windowed guard booth in downtown Oakland, California. A ribbon with an American flag motif waves from the door handle. Two bullet holes pockmark the booth’s windows. This is where Dave Patrick Underwood, 53, was fatally shot around 9:45 p.m. on May 29 while working as …
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At first glance, a private “Justice for George Floyd” Facebook group looks like many of the dozens of other groups created to collectively mourn the killing of an unarmed Black man by a white police officer. “We demand justice for the murder of George Floyd,” the group says in its description with the hashtag #BLM, for Black Lives Matter. The …
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