US DOJ antitrust chief Gail Slater says she is leaving, in a departure viewed as a victory for tech giants over some of MAGA's more populist voices
In a letter to Rep. Jim Jordan, YouTube says it will reinstate creators it banned for COVID and election misinfo, and blames Biden officials for the bans
This. Big Tech had the legal power to stop censorship and make good law, and didn't use it. Hopefully they'll have more courage in future. Elon Musk / @elonmusk : Well done! Julia ...
Senate testimony: Sarah Wynn-Williams alleges that Meta briefed China on US AI efforts, “ignored warnings” on China potentially accessing US user data, and more
Former Facebook executive Sarah Wynn-Williams testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday …
A recap of the US Senate Judiciary Committee's hearing on kids' online safety, with testimony from the CEOs of Meta, TikTok, X, Snap, and Discord
Microsoft and X say they support the Kids Online Safety Act; Meta, Discord, and TikTok demur, citing criticism from groups or supporting only some parts of KOSA
how much they care & the promises—are empty. It is the voices & stories of the advocates who joined me today that will create real change. We will win this fight for the Kids Onlin...
The Senate Judiciary votes 16-6 to advance the American Innovation and Choice Online Act, which would stop platforms from favoring their products over rivals'
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 16-6 Thursday to advance a major tech competition bill, which some experts consider lawmakers' best shot …
Bipartisan Senate legislation announced Thursday would ban tech companies from self-preferencing and anti-competitively discriminating against businesses
because @EnergyCommerce Dems still don't understand how #Section230 works https://twitter.com/... Alex Harman / @citizenalex3 : The bipartisan American Innovation and Choice Online...
JBS, the world's top meatpacker, is hit by a ransomware attack, leading it to pause its Australian operations, livestock slaughter in many US states, and more
- The attack caused JBS's Australian operations to shut down on Monday. The company, the world's largest meatpacker, said it was working to resolve the incident.
Former Facebook employees describe tests of News Feed algorithm changes and their impact on left- and right-leaning news sites, with tweaks to favor the right
even if that change would make the News Feed better.” This report is absolutely damning, with @facebook playing politics through the pushing of certain outlets over others to placa...
Former Facebook employees describe tests of News Feed algorithm changes and their impact on left- and right-leaning news sites, with tweaks to favor the right
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