Politics Dec 11 WATCH: Google CEO Sundar Pichai testifies before House committee Google CEO Sundar Pichai — and other tech executives who may be watching — got hints Tuesday of what issues they can expect to face as Democrats take control of the House in three weeks.
Nation Sep 04 WATCH: Twitter’s Jack Dorsey, Facebook’s Sheryl Sandberg testify to Congress on foreign election interference Facebook and Twitter executives assured Congress on Wednesday that they are aggressively working to root out foreign attempts to sow discord in America, and they pledged to better protect their social networks against manipulation during the 2018 midterm elections and…
Nation Sep 04 WATCH: Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey faces questions about ‘transparency and accountability’ in House hearing In prepared testimony released ahead of a House hearing Wednesday, Jack Dorsey says he wants to be clear about one thing: "Twitter does not use political ideology to make any decisions, whether related to ranking content on our service or…
Politics Jul 31 Facebook finds ‘sophisticated’ efforts to disrupt U.S. elections The company said it removed 32 accounts from Facebook and Instagram because they were involved in “coordinated” political behavior and appeared to be fake.
Nation Jul 19 Zuckerberg clarifies statements on treatment of fake news The goal of Facebook is not to prevent someone from saying something untrue, Zuckerberg said, but to stop fake news from spreading.
Politics May 23 Twitter to add special labels to U.S. political candidates Twitter says the move is to provide users with "authentic information" and prevent spoofed and fake accounts from fooling users. The labels will include what office a person is running for and where.
Nation Apr 24 Facebook releases its 27-page list of banned activities on the service The updated community standards will mirror the rules its 7,600 moderators use to review questionable posts, then decide if they should be pulled off Facebook. And sometimes whether to call in the authorities.
Nation Apr 09 WATCH: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies before Senate committee Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is scheduled to speak at 2:15 p.m. ET Tuesday in a joint hearing before two Senate committees. Watch live here.
Nation Apr 06 Did Cambridge Analytica get your data? You’ll know soon Anyone who's been wondering if their private Facebook data might have been swept up in the Cambridge Analytica scandal will soon get their first clues.
World Mar 25 What Facebook doesn’t tell you about information it collects Facebook defends its data collection and sharing activities by noting that it's adhering to a privacy policy it shares with users, but activity isn’t limited to pages or posts.