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Twitter and Facebook criticized for racist abuse on their platforms after England Euro final loss
Twitter Inc. and Facebook Inc. have come under fire after abuse was hurled via social media at the England team’s Black players, with some critics saying Twitter Inc. and Facebook Inc. did not act fast enough to take down the abuse. The ugly comments were directed mainly at players Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Bukayo ...
Trump files lawsuits against social media companies over their alleged conservative bias
Former President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that he has filed lawsuits against Facebook Inc., Twitter Inc., Google LCC and their respective chief executives Mark Zuckerberg, Jack Dorsey and Sundar Pichai. “We’re asking the U.S. district court for the southern district of Florida to order an immediate halt to social media companies’ illegal, shameful censorship ...
India says Twitter no longer has liability agreement after flouting new internet law
Twitter Inc. will now be held responsible for content posted by users in India after a court ruled that the country failed to comply with the country’s new information technology law. The Delhi High Court said in a legal filing published on July 5 that now the government will be “free to take any action” ...
Hacker meddled with pro-Trump social media platform GETTR on its launch day
A Twitteresque social media platform, GETTR, was hacked on Sunday shortly after it was launched, with its founder, Jason Miller, saying the invasion was brief and harmless. Miller, who was a senior adviser to former U.S. President Donald Trump, said the issue has now been fixed. “The problem was detected and sealed in a matter ...
FTC vote to revoke antitrust policy could have big impact on big tech
The Federal Trade Commission today voted to revoke a 2015 policy statement that limited regulators from challenging companies for anticompetitive practices. The Democratic-majority commission voted 3-2 in favor of scrapping the “Statement of Enforcement Principles,” which limited what the agency could do. For the most part, it prevented regulators from challenging companies with regard to ...
Instagram spreads wings with plans to add paying subscribers and focus on video
Facebook Inc.-owned Instagram said today it’s planning to add a paid subscription model to the platform so fans can see exclusive content from those they follow. Similar to what Twitter Inc. recently announced in its own “Super Follow” option, Instagram will give creators the option to add “Exclusive Stories” to some of their content. To ...
Teamsters announces national push to unionize Amazon
The International Brotherhood of Teamsters said it passed a resolution today to focus on unionizing Amazon across the U.S. In April this year, workers at Amazon’s fulfillment center in Bessemer, Alabama, chose not to unionize in what was called a historic union election. If that had gone the other way, it would have been the ...
Bird is bringing a fleet of e-bikes to the streets
Electric scooter and moped hire startup Bird Rides Inc. announced today that it’s releasing a fleet of e-bikes, something that has been in the pipeline for some time. “Shared scooters helped lay a critical foundation for a transportation future that’s both electric and multimodal,” Travis VanderZanden, founder and chief executive of Bird, said in a ...
Facebook’s Audio Rooms and podcasts are now live
Facebook Inc.’s challenge to the audio social network app Clubhouse is off the ground, as the company announced today that its “Live Audio Rooms” is now rolling out in the U.S. In a blog post, Facebook explained public figures, as well as select Groups, will be the first to be given the opportunity to host ...
Facing ongoing lawsuits, Snap says it’s removing its controversial speed filter
After a series of lawsuits were brought against Snap Inc., the company has now decided to get rid of its in-app “speed filter” feature. The filter was simple enough. It showed how fast a person was going in miles and kilometers per hour. The danger with that is that users may take a video of ...