James Farrell

James Farrell is the former editor-in-chief of Chiang Mai CityNews, where he wrote and managed daily news, features, op-eds and blogs on a diverse range of topics. Prior to this, in the same city of Northern Thailand where he lives, he was the longstanding deputy editor of the monthly magazine Citylife. He has written on culture, politics, travel, tech, business, human rights, for local, national, and international news services and magazines. He has a keen interest in the role technology is playing in the transformation of society, culture and politics, especially in developing nations. This is reflected in his not-so-successful first novel.

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Meta battles its first major lawsuit since changing name from Facebook

POLICY By JAMES FARRELL5 YEARS AGO

Meta Platforms Inc., formerly Facebook Inc., was hit with a lawsuit today over the allegation that the company knew the harms its algorithm caused to the public and yet did nothing about it. The suit comes on the back of a series of exposes pointing …

Universal Music is forming a band, made up of very expensive virtual apes

BLOCKCHAIN By JAMES FARRELL5 YEARS AGO

Universal Music Group today said it’s starting a music group made up of four virtual apes that are nonfungible tokens, or NFTs. The band, called Kingship, looks very much like what the musician Damon Albarn came up with in the 1990s as …

DOJ sues Uber over unfair pricing for people with disabilities

POLICY By JAMES FARRELL5 YEARS AGO

The U.S. Department of Justice announced today that it’s suing the ride-hailing giant Uber Technologies Inc. for allegedly overcharging disabled people. Uber charged people with disabilities a two-minute waiting time fee when they couldn’t get to the car within two minutes. The …

Bipartisan bill aimed at curbing use of engagement algorithms in social media feeds

POLICY By JAMES FARRELL5 YEARS AGO

Lawmakers in the House of Representatives have introduced a bill today that would force social media giants to offer a variation of their platforms that don’t come with algorithms that shape the content users see. The bill, called the “Filter Bubble Transparency …

Google will add third-party payment systems to its app store in South Korea

POLICY By JAMES FARRELL5 YEARS AGO

In what’s a first for the company, Google LLC said today it will open up alternative in-app payments in South Korea. The move is not one that Google preferred to make, but South Korea put its foot down and forced the company …

Meta introduces new creator tools while taking a dig (again) at Apple’s App Store commissions

APPS By JAMES FARRELL5 YEARS AGO

Meta Platforms Inc. today announced it’s introducing new incentives for its bonus program for creators, while also telling them they will be able to avoid paying Apple Inc.’s 30% commission on in-app purchases. In a blog post, Meta, the company formerly known …

Following growing concern, Meta will shut down its face recognition system

POLICY By JAMES FARRELL5 YEARS AGO

After a decade of use, Meta Platforms Inc. announced today that it’s shuttering its face recognition system. That means people’s faces will no longer be recognized in photos and videos that appear on the platform, which Meta said will amount to about …

Meta details its efforts to take down a troll farm operated out of Nicaraguan government offices

POLICY By JAMES FARRELL5 YEARS AGO

Meta Platforms Inc. announced today that it has taken down 937 accounts tied to the government of Nicaragua and President Daniel Ortega’s Sandinista party. Meta, which until last week was known as Facebook Inc., called the outfit a “troll farm,” saying it …

Facing more government backlash, Facebook tells staff to preserve internal documents

POLICY By JAMES FARRELL5 YEARS AGO

As legal action against Facebook Inc. looks imminent, the company reportedly has told staff to preserve all internal documents and communications going back to 2016. To say the company has come under some scrutiny of late would be a massive understatement. First, …

White House names Jessica Rosenworcel to become first female chair at FCC

POLICY By JAMES FARRELL5 YEARS AGO

President Biden today named Jessica Rosenworcel (pictured) as the permanent chair of the Federal Communications Commission, making her the first woman ever to hold the position. In what’s seen as another progressive move, it was announced that Gigi Sohn has been nominated …

James Farrell

Latest from James Farrell

Meta battles its first major lawsuit since changing name from Facebook

Universal Music is forming a band, made up of very expensive virtual apes

DOJ sues Uber over unfair pricing for people with disabilities

Bipartisan bill aimed at curbing use of engagement algorithms in social media feeds

Google will add third-party payment systems to its app store in South Korea

Meta introduces new creator tools while taking a dig (again) at Apple’s App Store commissions

Following growing concern, Meta will shut down its face recognition system

Facing more government backlash, Facebook tells staff to preserve internal documents

White House names Jessica Rosenworcel to become first female chair at FCC

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