James Farrell, Author at SiliconANGLE

Policy

Apple, YouTube, PayPal pledge millions to racial justice programs

By James Farrell Jun 11, 2020

Apple Inc. said Thursday that it will commit $100 million to a “Racial Equity and Justice Initiative,” while at the same time other tech behemoths said they would do their bit to embrace racial…

Cloud

IBM cloud outage brings down customer websites worldwide

By James Farrell Jun 9, 2020

Global customers of IBM Cloud reported that their websites went down today, causing some amount of confusion. The company’s own cloud status page also went down, although in a tweet the company said it…

Policy

Facebook outsourcing moderation is hurting the public, states new report

By James Farrell Jun 8, 2020

A new report from the New York University Stern Center for Business and Human Rights accuses Facebook Inc. and other social media giants of skimping on moderation by outsourcing it to other companies. The…

Policy

State-owned media content will now come with a label, says Facebook

By James Farrell Jun 4, 2020

Facebook Inc. said today that posts, pages and ads published by media that’s fully or partially owned by a country’s state will now be labeled. Moreover, Facebook said that state-owned ads will be banned…

Policy

Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg stands by decision not to remove Trump posts

By James Farrell Jun 3, 2020

Following an avalanche of criticism and a company walkout, Facebook Inc. Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg still will not submit to pressure regarding his decision not to take down President Donald Trump’s controversial comment. Last…

Policy

Facebook employees stage virtual walkout after controversial Trump post

By James Farrell Jun 1, 2020

Hundreds of Facebook Inc. employees have agreed to stage a virtual walkout following the company’s decision to leave President Trump’s contentious post on the platform, according to a report published by the New York…

Policy

Trump signs executive order aimed at limiting social media firms’ protections

By James Farrell May 29, 2020

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday aimed at preventing social media companies from limiting content on their platforms, drawing immediate criticism and even ridicule for its shaky legal grounds. In a press…

Policy

For the first time Twitter adds a fact-check notification to a Trump tweet

By James Farrell May 26, 2020

In an unprecedented move today, Twitter Inc. asked readers to fact-check two of President Donald Trump’s tweets. Twitter made good on the promise it made earlier this month to label disputed or misleading posts, although…

Policy

Wikipedia creates new policy to prevent bullying and toxic behavior

By James Farrell May 25, 2020

The Wikimedia Foundation Inc., the nonprofit organization that runs the website Wikipedia, says it’s about to introduce new codes of conduct to reduce harassment and toxic behavior by some of its volunteers. The new…

Policy

Facebook plans partial office reopening, and other big tech firms will soon follow

By James Farrell May 20, 2020

Facebook is set to start reopening its offices all over the world come July 6, according to an article published by Bloomberg today. The reopening at first will mean only 25% of Facebook’s workforce…

James Farrell

Apple, YouTube, PayPal pledge millions to racial justice programs

Facebook outsourcing moderation is hurting the public, states new report

State-owned media content will now come with a label, says Facebook

Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg stands by decision not to remove Trump posts

Facebook employees stage virtual walkout after controversial Trump post

For the first time Twitter adds a fact-check notification to a Trump tweet

Wikipedia creates new policy to prevent bullying and toxic behavior

Facebook plans partial office reopening, and other big tech firms will soon follow

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