Facebook ‘overpaid in data settlement to avoid naming Zuckerberg’
Lawsuit alleges settlement in Cambridge Analytica case driven by desire to protect founder
Dan Milmo Global technology editor
24, Sep, 2021 @3:12 PM
Flash in the pan or money-spinner? Murdoch pins hopes on news streaming service | The Weekly Beast
Foxtel cannibalisation continues with News Corp adding news service Flash to streaming apps Binge and Kayo. Plus: newshounds or booze hounds?
Amanda Meade
24, Sep, 2021 @3:27 AM
Facebook and Twitter ‘should use volunteer moderators’ says Wikipedia founder
Jimmy Wales says social media companies should follow the digital encyclopedia’s approach
Dan Milmo Global technology editor
23, Sep, 2021 @6:48 PM
Facebook oversight board to review system that exempts elite users
The XCheck program allows some users to be ‘whitelisted’ or allowed to post material that violates the company’s policies
Guardian staff and agencies
22, Sep, 2021 @12:52 AM
Big tech’s pro-climate rhetoric is not matched by policy action, report finds
Tech companies poured $65m into lobbying in 2020 – but only 6% of their lobbying activity is targeted at climate policy
Laura Paddison
20, Sep, 2021 @1:00 PM
Facebook slams Wall Street Journal reports as ‘deliberate mischaracterisations’
The company’s vice-president of global affairs said the paper had not presented the whole picture on the ‘difficult issues’
Edward Helmore in New York
18, Sep, 2021 @8:34 PM
Who says it’s no big deal if the Covid vaccine temporarily disrupts menstrual cycles | Arwa Mahdawi
It’s probably a minor effect of the immune response but it’s not a good look when the medical establishment can’t be bothered to notice
Arwa Mahdawi
18, Sep, 2021 @1:00 PM
Leaks just exposed how toxic Facebook and Instagram are to teen girls and, well, everyone
The company’s own research reveals that, in short, the problem with Facebook is Facebook
Siva Vaidhyanathan
18, Sep, 2021 @10:21 AM
Teenage girls, body image and Instagram’s ‘perfect storm’
The suffering of the photo-sharing app’s users came into focus this week with the leak of Facebook’s internal research
Dan Milmo and Clea Skopeliti
18, Sep, 2021 @6:00 AM
Facebook steps up fight against climate misinformation – but critics say effort falls short
New efforts will let vast amounts of false material slip through the cracks, according to climate advocates
Kari Paul
16, Sep, 2021 @8:55 PM
MP calls for Facebook to be punished if it holds back evidence of harm to users
Social media giant is under pressure over revelations it knew Instagram was harming girls’ mental health
Dan Milmo Global technology editor
15, Sep, 2021 @6:57 PM
Facebook and Google condemned over ads for ‘abortion pill reversal’
Adverts promoting ‘dangerous, unproven and unethical’ procedure shown millions of times, study finds
Alex Hern Technology editor
15, Sep, 2021 @12:26 PM
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