Pinterest announces ban on all climate misinformation
Image-focused social network says it will take down content that distorts or denies facts of climate crisis
Alex Hern
06, Apr, 2022 @1:30 PM
Pinterest shares soar amid reports of $39bn takeover by PayPal
Paypal approached digital pinboard site Pinterest, which has 478m active users, about possible acquisition, Bloomberg News reports
Dominic Rushe
20, Oct, 2021 @5:13 PM
Pinterest to launch new features to help with ‘emotional wellbeing’
New tweaks, including ability to respond to or develop other users’ ideas pins, come amid public outcry over social media failings
Dan Milmo Global technology editor
20, Oct, 2021 @3:13 PM
California companies can no longer silence workers in victory for tech activists
Silenced No More Act makes it illegal for firms to prevent employees from speaking out about harassment or discrimination
Kari Paul
08, Oct, 2021 @7:00 AM
Bye bye BMI: Pinterest bans weight loss ads in first for major social networks
Advertisements promoting diets or slimming products and that idealise certain body types will be removed from the platform
Guardian staff and agencies
02, Jul, 2021 @1:18 AM
She broke her NDA to speak out against Pinterest. Now she’s helping others come forward
Ifeoma Ozoma has co-sponsored a bill to protect workers who speak out on discrimination or harassment. ‘Coming forward should not carry as much risk,’ she said
Kari Paul in San Francisco
10, May, 2021 @10:00 AM
Opinion divided over Trump's ban from social media
Actions spark debate on free speech and whether chief executives of tech firms are fit to act as judge and jury
Alex Hern
11, Jan, 2021 @6:17 PM
B&Q aims to tempt Instagram generation after UK falls back in love with DIY
Its owner Kingfisher hopes the tide has permanently turned after decade of decline
Sarah Butler
26, Dec, 2020 @6:00 AM
Pinterest's $22m settlement with executive is a 'slap in the face', Black former workers say
Ifeoma Ozoma and Aerica Shimizu Banks say they had to fight for fair pay and faced retaliation for advocating for change
Kari Paul
18, Dec, 2020 @7:39 PM
Pinterest pays $20m to settle gender discrimination lawsuit
Former chief operating officer Françoise Brougher accepts settlement on condition it is made public
Rupert Neate
15, Dec, 2020 @7:33 PM
'It's reawakened something': creative ambitions blossom for lockdown 2
Online education providers are witnessing a rise in registrations for art and language courses
Amelia Hill
07, Nov, 2020 @8:00 AM
Should Pinterest prohibit culturally inappropriate Halloween ideas? | Arwa Mahdawi
The platform has a confusing cultural appropriation policy, but it deserves some credit for attempting to tackle the issue at all
Arwa Mahdawi
30, Oct, 2020 @11:00 AM
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