2021-12-03
This sounds like good news - but so bizarre that they won't even name the countries (supposedly the total will be “more than 50” and include US, India and Portugal) It's all don't call us, we'll call you, but trust us. 🤔 https://twitter.com/...
TechCrunch
Facebook makes 2FA mandatory for high-risk accounts, an expansion of Facebook Protect, which covers 1.5M accounts and will be in 50 countries by the end of 2021
Carly Page / TechCrunch :
2021-10-25
In case of Afghanistan, at Facebook just 1 percent of hate speech was taken down. https://www.politico.com/...
Associated Press
Facebook docs detail issues with moderating non-English speech, leading to inflammatory language in Afghanistan, bans on common words in Palestine, and more
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — As the Gaza war raged and tensions surged across the Middle East last May …
In case of Afghanistan, at Facebook just 1 percent of hate speech was taken down. https://www.politico.com/...
Washington Post
Sources detail Zuckerberg's decisions putting growth over safety, like censoring “anti-state” posts in Vietnam and opposing a US voting info center in Spanish
Late last year, Mark Zuckerberg faced a choice: Comply with demands from Vietnam's ruling Communist Party …
2021-02-22
Case study #84 of tech giants not knowing what they do before they do it: Facebook's Australia ban threatens to leave Pacific nations without key news source https://www.theguardian.com/ ...
The Guardian
Facebook's Australia ban is acute for people in places like Fiji, who rely on phone plans with cheap Facebook access as going to news websites costs more data
2021-02-21
Case study #84 of tech giants not knowing what they do before they do it: Facebook's Australia ban threatens to leave Pacific nations without key news source https://www.theguardian.com/ ...
The Guardian
Facebook's Australia ban is acute for people in places like Fiji, who rely on phone plans with cheap Facebook access as going to news websites costs more data
Media experts fear that communities reliant on the site for information will suffer significant impact
2020-03-20
Oh! EU is talking to Netflix about how to unclog internet congestion is Coronavirus Europe. Homebound internet users might be stuck with standard definition version of the service going forward. More for POLITICO Europe subscribers here https://www.politico.eu/...
Financial Times
EU calls on streaming services such as Netflix and YouTube to limit broadband use and offer programs only in standard, rather than high, definition
Financial Times :
Oh! EU is talking to Netflix about how to unclog internet congestion is Coronavirus Europe. Homebound internet users might be stuck with standard definition version of the service going forward. More for POLITICO Europe subscribers here https://www.politico.eu/...
Reuters
Netflix, YouTube, and Amazon Prime Video say they will reduce their streaming quality in EU to reduce traffic on the network, as millions are confined at home
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's (GOOGL.O) YouTube said on Friday it will reduce its streaming quality in the European Union …
2020-01-01
Europe has the world's toughest online #privacy laws, but a nearly hopeless system for enforcing them. The EU's tech regulator is in despair https://www.politico.com/...
Politico
A look at the increasing prevalence of facial recognition and AI tech across the globe, as the US and EU governments' efforts to limit their use have stalled
2019-12-30
Europe has the world's toughest online #privacy laws, but a nearly hopeless system for enforcing them. The EU's tech regulator is in despair https://www.politico.com/...
Politico
Since GDPR became law in May 2018, the only substantial privacy-related action against a major tech company happened in the US, where Facebook was fined $5B
dont get me wrong — but it took 18 months for that FB probe to wrap in the U.S., roughly the same amount of time as GDPR was implemented. a lot of U.S. folks with political motivat...
2019-12-29
Europe has the world's toughest online #privacy laws, but a nearly hopeless system for enforcing them. The EU's tech regulator is in despair https://www.politico.com/...
Politico
Since GDPR became law in May 2018, the only substantial privacy-related action against a major tech company happened in the US, where Facebook was fined $5B
The world's toughest privacy law proves toothless in the eyes of many critics. — More than 18 months after the European Union began implementing … Tweets: @politicoryan , @tonyro...
2019-11-11
Possibly the best thread I've ever read. A great use of Twitter; and an important warning about unaccountable biases in the algorithms that rule more and more of our lives, from a one of the world's tech gurus. https://twitter.com/...
Bloomberg
NY regulator launches a probe into Goldman Sachs after a viral tweet alleges gender discrimination in the Apple Card's algorithms when determining credit limits
- Tech entrepreneur alleged inherent bias in algorithms for card — The card is part of Goldman's new main street business lines
2019-11-10
Possibly the best thread I've ever read. A great use of Twitter; and an important warning about unaccountable biases in the algorithms that rule more and more of our lives, from a one of the world's tech gurus. https://twitter.com/...
Bloomberg
NY regulator launches a probe into Goldman Sachs after a viral tweet alleges gender discrimination in the Apple Card's algorithms when determining credit limits
- Tech entrepreneur alleged inherent bias in algorithms for card — The card is part of Goldman's new main street business lines