Sep 05 It’s not fair that victims of abuse and harassment ‘have to do the work to report it,’ Twitter’s Dorsey says By Associated Press Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey says Twitter "can't place the burden" on victims when it comes to reporting abuse on the service. Continue reading
Sep 05 Public seating at Kavanaugh hearing cut in half, then restored again By Lisa Desjardins For 45 minutes, police stopped allowing any members of the public inside after a series of disruptive protests. Continue reading
Sep 05 Justice Department to discuss concerns that social media companies may be ‘stifling’ ideas on their platforms By Associated Press The statement comes as Facebook and Twitter executives appeared at congressional hearings Wednesday. Both companies pledged to better protect their social media platforms in the 2018 elections and beyond. Continue reading
Sep 05 Twin attacks in Afghan capital kill 20, wound 70 By Associated Press Afghan Interior Ministry spokesman Najib Danish said a suicide bomber struck at the center and then a car bomb went off nearby. Continue reading
Sep 05 UK charges 2 Russians in absentia in nerve agent attack By Jill Lawless, Associated Press Moscow strongly denies involvement in the attack, and Russian officials said they did not recognize the suspects. Continue reading
Sep 05 WATCH: Roe v. Wade has ‘been reaffirmed many times,’ Kavanaugh says By Associated Press Kavanaugh has previously said that he considers Roe v. Wade to be “settled law,” though his dissent in a previous abortion ruling has raised questions about his stance on the issue. Continue reading
Sep 05 WATCH: The first quality of a good judge is independence, Kavanaugh says By Mark Sherman, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh said in his first day of questioning from senators that being a good judge also requires paying attention to the words of the Constitution and the words of laws, "not doing what I want to… Continue reading
Sep 05 Plane quarantined at New York’s JFK airport amid reports of sick passengers By Associated Press The Emirates flight landed around 9:10 a.m. Wednesday. The airline says about 10 passengers were sick and were getting medical attention "as a precaution."… Continue reading
Sep 05 WATCH: Senators unhappy by absence of Google executive By Associated Press While executives from Facebook and Twitter are testifying before Congress today, there's an empty chair in place for Google's parent Alphabet, which has refused to send its top executive. Continue reading
Sep 05 WATCH: Sheryl Sandberg says Facebook has made progress on fighting election meddling By Associated Press Facebook's No. 2 executive has told a Senate committee that Facebook has made progress in addressing the issue of meddling by foreign interests in U.S. elections. But Sheryl Sandberg also says security efforts to combat such threats are never finished. Continue reading