Jan 18 American Express CEO Kenneth Chenault will become Facebook’s first black board member By Joshua Barajas The move comes as the social media giant is under pressure to diversify its all-white, mostly male board. Continue reading
Nov 02 Watch 8:53 Ever-growing tech giants have changed the pace and price of life in Silicon Valley By Spencer Michels In California’s Silicon Valley, some residents lament the ways industry giants like Facebook and Google are dominating suburban communities like Mountain View, Menlo Park and Palo Alto, by altering the housing markets, creating traffic problems and bringing in a monoculture… Continue watching
Nov 01 Watch 3:37 Facing tougher questions on Russian interference, social media giants vow to do better By PBS News Hour Facebook, Twitter and Google were back on Capitol Hill on Wednesday to testify before congressional intelligence committees on whether their platforms were used by Russia to impact the 2016 election. All three companies admitted fault, but they do not yet… Continue watching
Nov 01 Here are some of the ads Facebook says are linked to Russia By Eric Tucker, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press The ads were released Wednesday as officials from Facebook and other social media companies faced criticism for not doing enough to prevent Russian agents from interfering with the American political process. Continue reading
Nov 01 WATCH: Facebook, Twitter, Google testify on Russia before House intelligence committee By Erica R. Hendry The tech giants continued to detail for lawmakers how Russian operatives leveraged their platforms in an attempt to influence the 2016 presidential election. Continue reading
Oct 31 In hearing on Russia, Facebook, Twitter, Google defend their security measures By Barbara Ortutay, Michael Liedtke, Associated Press Leaders from the tech giant promised a Senate subcommittee they would do more to stop the misuse of their platforms by foreign nations. Continue reading
Oct 31 Watch 11:15 Social media giants are vulnerable to foreign propaganda. What can they do to change? By PBS News Hour, Nick Schifrin Social media giants Facebook, Twitter and Google came to Congress on Tuesday to admit publicly that their platforms have a political dark side, and that Russia used them to try to manipulate how Americans voted. Nick Schifrin offers a recap… Continue watching
Oct 31 WATCH: Facebook, Twitter, Google testify in Senate intelligence committee hearing on Russia By Joshua Barajas Representatives from all three major tech companies are set to testify before the Senate Intelligence Committee at 9:30 a.m. ET Wednesday. Watch live here. Continue reading
Oct 30 WATCH: Facebook, Twitter, Google testify in Senate hearing on Russia By Erica R. Hendry The Senate Judiciary subcommittee hearing about Russia’s attempts to spread disinformation online will begin at 2:30 p.m. Watch live here. Continue reading
Oct 30 AP report: Russia-linked posts may have reached 126 million Facebook users By Barbara Ortutay, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press The company says the total number of agency posts accounted for less than 1 of every 23,000 posts on Facebook. Continue reading