The EU tells Meta its “pay or consent” model for Facebook and Instagram may violate consumer protection laws, giving Meta until September 1 to propose changes
The EU tells Meta its “pay or consent” model for Facebook and Instagram may violate consumer protection laws, giving Meta until September 1 to propose changes
The EU tells Meta its “pay or consent” model for Facebook and Instagram may violate consumer protection laws, giving Meta until September 1 to propose changes
Social media creators say earning a decent, reliable income is getting harder, as platforms pay less for popular posts and brands get pickier about partnerships
Platforms are paying less for popular posts, brands are pickier about partnerships and a possible TikTok ban looms
A look at Meta's AI strategy, which is a bet that open sourcing the tech will drive down competitors' prices and spread Meta's version of AI more broadly
Wall Street Journal : Threads: @jjackyliang . Bluesky: @marypcbuk.bsky.social . X: @hoofnagle , @canadakaz , @ylecun , and @ylecun Threads: Jacky Liang / @jjackyliang : no tech co...
How an Uber Eats worker created UberCheats, a web app that computed the actual distance a courier traveled, after suspecting algorithmic error and underpayment
A tech-savvy Uber Eats worker was sick of the algorithms that controlled his day. So he decided to fight back X: @mrbrownsir , @hoofnagle , @ftmag , @michaelezra , @madhumita29 , ...
GM, Honda, Kia, Hyundai, and others added optional features in their apps to rate people's driving in recent years, offering the data to brokers like LexisNexis
LexisNexis, which generates consumer risk profiles for the insurers, knew about every trip G.M. drivers had taken in their cars … Mastodon: @dangillmor@mastodon.social . X: @evan_g...
Q&A with Andrew Ng, a Google Brain cofounder, Stanford professor, ex-Baidu executive, and investor, on AI models, training, regulation, Big Tech, and Biden's EO
The computer scientist says it's a mistake to fall for the doomsday hype on AI — and that regulators who do will only benefit vested interests X: @per_thorn , @hoofnagle , @anastas...
Political advertisers have raised concerns about X's Community Notes after major brands like Apple, Samsung, and Uber had critical notes attached to their ads
his top priority for revenue growth. Community Notes on ads will 100% be removed because of this. Meg Graham / @megancgraham : “This Is a False Advertisement”: Major brands like Ap...
The FTC proposes barring Meta from monetizing kids' data, accusing the company of violating a 2020 order with its privacy program and COPPA with Messenger Kids
In an announcement today, the agency said that, on top of … Jamey Kistner : 🔒 The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has proposed changes to its 2020 privacy order with Facebook, accus...
The FTC proposes barring Meta from monetizing kids' data, accusing the company of violating a 2020 order with its privacy program and COPPA with Messenger Kids
In an announcement today, the agency said that, on top of … Jamey Kistner : 🔒 The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has proposed changes to its 2020 privacy order with Facebook, accus...
Having perfected the art of using hype to move markets, VCs managed to hype their own rumors to collapse SVB, accidentally slaying a much loved accomplice
After more than a decade of venture capitalists insisting they provide more than just cash to their portfolio companies, the moment to prove that finally arrived.
The US Treasury, Federal Reserve, and the FDIC say all Silicon Valley Bank depositors will be “fully” protected, and their money will be available on March 13
WASHINGTON, DC — The following statement was released by Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen …
Memo to staff: Meta is reallocating resources from Facebook's News tab and newsletter platform Bulletin, as the company focuses more on the creator economy
to pay Rupert's and the Germans' blackmail, actually—without paying for links. Danny Denhard / @dannydenhard : Most people forget Facebook is ahead of the curve when it comes to wh...
FactSet survey of Q1 ad revenue: Google is expected to rise 23% YoY to $55.1B, Meta is expected to rise 8% YoY to ~$27.5B, and Twitter to grow 25% YoY to $1.1B
Google's search business expected to stay resilient while social platforms grapple with challenges Tweets: @megancgraham , @csooran , @enriqueabeyta , @hoofnagle , @jason_kint , an...
Several experts say steady improvements in advanced driver-assistance systems are a better pathway to scaling driverless tech than a “moonshot” Level 4 solution
they shouldn't have Tweets: Hussein Kanji / @hkanji : “There is really no path from L2 to L4 — there's a huge chasm. It's a completely different development mindset.” https://amp-f...
South Korea has become a global center for digital sex crimes as cases of illegal filming and distribution of images rose to 7,000 in 2020, up 70% from 2019
South Korea's cutting edge technology has abetted a wave of digital sex crimes targeting young women and girls.
Ukrainian police arrest members of ransomware gang Clop, the first time that a national law enforcement agency has carried out mass arrests of such a gang
Arrests of Cl0p hacker group members adds to pressure on other countries to follow suit — Ukrainian police have arrested members …
Biden names Lina Khan, an antitrust expert who wrote the “Amazon Antitrust Paradox”, as FTC chair, after the Senate voted 69-28 to confirm her as commissioner
Ms. Khan, who first attracted notice as a critic of Amazon, was confirmed by the Senate as a commissioner on the agency on Tuesday.