Oct 26 WATCH: TikTok, Snapchat, YouTube executives testify in Senate hearing about kids’ safety online By Marcy Gordon, Matt O'Brien, Associated Press Senators put executives from YouTube, TikTok and Snapchat on the defensive Tuesday, questioning them about what they’re doing to ensure young users’ safety on their platforms. Continue reading
Oct 25 WATCH: Biden visits New Jersey preschool during infrastructure deal push By Associated Press Biden was visiting the East End Elementary School in North Plainfield to highlight his Build Back Better Agenda, which aims to make universal preschool a reality for all American families. Continue reading
Oct 25 Watch 5:51 Facebook’s leadership had ‘no appetite’ to fact check political ads, combat disinformation By Amna Nawaz, Courtney Norris, Ryan Connelly Holmes Facebook is under fire again over alleged harm caused by the platform and the tech giant’s willingness — or lack thereof — to stop it. Leaked internal papers given to Congress and federal regulators by a former employee show how… Continue watching
Oct 25 U.S. details new international COVID-19 travel requirements By Zeke Miller, David Koenig, Associated Press The Biden administration is detailing its new international COVID-19 air travel policies for most foreign travelers to the U.S, which will include exemptions for kids and new federal contact tracing requirements. Continue reading
Oct 25 U.S. official urges Russia to send more gas to Europe ‘quickly’ By David McHugh, Associated Press A senior energy adviser to President Joe Biden urged Russia to supply more natural gas to Europe now rather than wait for approval of a new pipeline. Continue reading
Oct 25 NTSB chair wants Tesla to limit where Autopilot can operate By Tom Krisher, Associated Press The head of the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board is calling on Tesla to act on recommendations to limit where its Autopilot driver-assist system can operate and to put a system in place to make sure drivers are paying attention. Continue reading
Oct 25 Facebook has struggled to curb divisive content in India By Sheikh Saaliq, Krutika Pathi, Associated Press Internal company documents on India highlight Facebook's constant struggles in quashing abusive content on its platforms in the world's biggest democracy. Communal and religious tensions in India have a history of boiling over on social media and stoking violence. Continue reading
Oct 25 Facebook’s language gaps allow terrorist content and hate speech to thrive By Isabel Debre, Fares Akram, Associated Press Internal company documents show the problems are far more systemic than just a few innocent mistakes, and that Facebook has understood the depth of these failings for years while doing little about it. Continue reading
Oct 25 Apple threatened to pull Facebook and Instagram from its app store over human trafficking By Jon Gambrell, Jim Gomez, Associated Press Two years ago, Apple threatened to pull Facebook and Instagram from its app store over concerns about the platform being used as a tool to trade and sell maids in the Mideast. Continue reading
Oct 25 ‘Facebook Papers’ reveal company is hesitant to act on serious issues By Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press Thousands of pages of internal documents provided to Congress by a former employee depict an internally conflicted company where data on the harms it causes is abundant, but solutions, much less the will to act on them, are halting at… Continue reading