James Farrell, Author at SiliconANGLE

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Facebook mistakenly took down thousands of political ads

By James Farrell Oct 29, 2020

Facebook today said that “technical flaws” caused thousands of approved political ads to be blocked from the platform this week. The social media giant was roundly criticized by the Biden campaign, which said thousands…

Policy

Big tech’s meeting with Congress over Section 230 was largely political theater

By James Farrell Oct 28, 2020

A triumvirate of the world’s best-known tech bosses squared off with Congress today, although the showdown was entirely disappointing to most observers. Facebook Inc. Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg surprised some onlookers Tuesday when his…

People

What tech chiefs are telling Congress today about Section 230 reform

By James Farrell Oct 27, 2020

The chief executives of Facebook Inc., Google LLC, and Twitter Inc. will be grilled in front of Congress Wednesday, with Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg the only one expected to embrace reform regarding the controversial Section…

Policy

Twitter launches preemptive messages to warn of election misinformation

By James Farrell Oct 26, 2020

Twitter Inc. announced today that users in the U.S. will start seeing messages on their timeline that “preemptively debunk” misinformation relating to the election. The messages will appear in the form of banners when…

Security

US officials say emails threatening people to vote for Trump came from Iran

By James Farrell Oct 21, 2020

Emails that told voters in Florida to vote for Donald Trump were part of an Iranian intelligence campaign, the FBI announced today. “We are in possession of all your information,” said the email. “You…

AI

Thousands of deepfake images of naked women shared online

By James Farrell Oct 20, 2020

More than 100,000 women have fallen prey to an artificial intelligence that used their social media photos to create new images of them appearing naked, it was reported today. According to Sensity, a visual threat…

Apps

Irish regulator is looking into Instagram’s handling of children’s data

By James Farrell Oct 19, 2020

Ireland’s Data Protection Commission is investigating how Facebook Inc.-owned Instagram handles the data of children, it was first reported by The Telegraph Monday. The probe comes a year after David Stier, a U.S. data…

Apps

Facebook rejected 2M+ ads for attempting to obstruct US voting

By James Farrell Oct 19, 2020

Facebook Inc. rejected 2.2 million ads designed to obstruct voting in the U.S., the company announced over the weekend. Nick Clegg, the social network’s vice president for global affairs, said 120,000 posts were also…

Policy

After complaints about handling of news story, FCC moves to regulate social media

By James Farrell Oct 15, 2020

The Federal Communications Commission today said it’s in the process of regulating social media platforms such as Facebook Inc. and Twitter Inc. The move comes a day after President Trump aired his disdain for…

Policy

Facebook and Twitter limit reach of controversial Hunter Biden story

By James Farrell Oct 14, 2020

Facebook Inc. and Twitter Inc. are under the spotlight today after it was revealed that both companies have limited the distribution of a New York Post article that claims to have obtained scandalous information.…

James Farrell

Facebook mistakenly took down thousands of political ads

What tech chiefs are telling Congress today about Section 230 reform

Twitter launches preemptive messages to warn of election misinformation

US officials say emails threatening people to vote for Trump came from Iran

Thousands of deepfake images of naked women shared online

Facebook rejected 2M+ ads for attempting to obstruct US voting

Facebook and Twitter limit reach of controversial Hunter Biden story

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