Despite improvements to its platform, Facebook has made “vexing and heartbreaking decisions” with “real world consequences that are serious setbacks for civil rights,” says an independent audit of the social network’s practices and policies, released Wednesday. The 89-page report, led by civil right experts Laura Murphy and Megan Cacace and conducted with Facebook’s cooperation, questions the …
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The US Federal Trade Commission and Justice Department are probing allegations that TikTok has failed to meet its obligation to protect children’s privacy under a 2019 agreement, Reuters reported Tuesday. Two sources told the news agency they participated in separate conference calls with the agencies regarding the accusations. TikTok is a wildly popular social media app where people, mostly teens and …
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T-Mobile has almost 20 times more 5G cities than AT&T and Verizon combined, according to a new analytics report by Ookla. T-Mobile is sitting on 5,013 cities with 5G — and that’s before adding in the former 5G sites of Sprint after the carrier’s $26.5 billion merger with Sprint — while AT&T has 237 5G cities and Verizon has 39. Verizon was …
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Walmart will reportedly launch its own paid membership service, called Walmart Plus, later this month. The service, which aims to take on Amazon Prime, will cost $98 a year and include perks like same-day delivery of groceries, discounts at Walmart gas stations and early access to some deals, according to a report Tuesday from Recode. Walmart reportedly planned to launch …
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This story is part of Generation China, CNET’s series exploring the nation’s technological ambition. TikTok said late Monday it plans to exit the Hong Kong market within days as several tech giants have announced they’re pausing the review of Hong Kong government requests for user data in reaction to a new national security law China imposed on the region that …
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Twitter said Monday it has suspended 16 accounts discovered to be part of a network of fake personas spreading propaganda about Middle East countries. The accounts were suspended for violating the social media company’s platform manipulation policy. “Using technology, human review and partnerships with researchers and other independent organizations studying these issues, we work to identify platform manipulation on our service …
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With the release of MacOS Catalina, Apple made some key changes to how you’ll use your Mac going forward. For starters, iTunes is nowhere to be found, developers can tweak iPad apps to run on the Mac and you can use your iPad as a second monitor with Sidecar. After installing MacOS Catalina, you’ll notice that you have new Apple …
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