Oct 14 Federal regulators warn companies that fake reviews on social media could mean fines By Marcy Gordon, Associated Press "The rise of social media has blurred the line between authentic content and advertising, leading to an explosion in deceptive endorsements across the marketplace," the FTC said in a news release Wednesday. Continue reading
Oct 06 Facebook blames massive outage on error during routine maintenance By Associated Press Facebook's vice president of infrastructure said that Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp going dark was "caused not by malicious activity, but an error of our own making."… Continue reading
Oct 05 WATCH: 'Choices being made inside Facebook are disastrous,' whistleblower says By News Desk Frances Haugen, a former data scientist for Facebook, testified to Congress on Oct. 5 about the tech giant’s negligence of acknowledging its societal harms, particularly to children. Continue reading
Oct 04 Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram suffer worldwide outage By Frank Bajak, Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press Facebook and its Instagram and WhatsApp platforms were down across wide swathes of the world Monday. Facebook's internal systems used by employees also went down. Continue reading
Sep 29 YouTube bans false vaccine claims By Amanda Seitz, Associated Press The ban on vaccine misinformation comes as countries around the world continue to offer free immunizations for COVID-19 to a somewhat hesitant public. Continue reading
Sep 27 Facebook puts Instagram for kids on hold after pushback By Michelle Chapman, Associated Press The announcement follows a investigative series by The Wall Street Journal which reported that Facebook was aware that the use of Instagram by some teenage girls led to mental health issues and anxiety. Continue reading
Sep 24 Watch 3:56 A Brief But Spectacular take on going from crisis to opportunity post-pandemic By PBS NewsHour Whether teaching NYU marketing students or co-hosting the podcast “Pivot," Scott Galloway rarely misses an opportunity to share his insight on the effects of big tech. Tonight, he shares his Brief But Spectacular take on this country's response to the… Continue watching
Sep 16 Watch 7:31 Facebook probe looks at how the company handles its 'negative side effects' The social media giant Facebook is the subject of a Wall Street Journal investigative series out this week that highlights the ways in which Facebook handles -- or doesn’t handle -- a range of issues across its vast digital empire… Continue watching
Sep 10 Judge loosens Apple's grip on app store in Epic decision By Michael Liedtke, Associated Press But the ruling also upheld Apple's right to block other stores from offering apps for its iPhone, and sided with Apple on every other key point of the case. In particular, the judge did not find that the company is… Continue reading
Aug 31 Watch 6:10 This dissolvable pacemaker could make heart surgery less invasive By Fred de Sam Lazaro, Sarah Clune Hartman Millions of Americans spend weeks recovering from heart surgery and other operations to repair brain and bone injuries every year. As special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports from Chicago, researchers are working on a novel approach to aid in… Continue watching