Judge calls Facebook’s view on user privacy ‘so wrong’ as class-action lawsuit proceeds
Wunderlist founder wants to buy his app back from Microsoft
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ProBeat: Dating is Facebook’s first Instagram integration
U.S. senator raises concern over police use of Amazon’s Ring doorbell camera
Facebook and other tech firms met with U.S. intelligence to discuss 2020 election security
FTC fines YouTube $170 million for alleged child privacy violations
Facebook opens face recognition tech to all users with opt-out option
Deepfake concerns ahead of 2020 election include Iran, China, Instagram, and WhatsApp
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Why doesn’t Facebook simply filter out politics?
Twitter is investigating CEO Jack Dorsey’s account being hacked
Microsoft’s AltspaceVR social space hits Oculus Quest on September 12
Trevor Noah’s advice to tech leaders: ‘They are now the man that they were trying to disrupt’
Facebook is ditching the Messenger discover tab to simplify the app
YouTube recommendation algorithm audit uncovers paths to radicalization
Ethereum Classic Labs and iZbreaker team up to make blockchain-based private online communities
Libra Association launches bug bounty program
Australia to block internet domains that host extremist content during terror attacks
Opinion
ProBeat: YouTube messages should have never existed
YouTube disables 210 channels tied to Hong Kong disinformation campaigns
Facebook admits it’s still being exploited to incite ethnic violence in Myanmar
Google and Mozilla block Kazakhstan root CA certificate from Chrome and Firefox
Intel unveils its first AI chip Springhill
Twitter acquires Lightwell to improve conversations
Homeis raises $12 million to foster online immigrant communities
Instagram adds tool for reporting false information
Google for Education launches originality reports to curb student plagiarism
Facebook opens Playground to connect with Israeli startups, developers, and local communities
Facebook paid contractors to transcribe users’ audio from Messenger
Snap debuts dual-camera Spectacles 3 glasses to create 3D AR content
Researchers craft AI framework that explains your social media feeds
Snap is raising $1 billion to invest in content, AR, and possible acquisitions
Trump cites fired Google engineer and hate group advocate in unfounded bias accusation
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