Congress Can Crack Down On Tech Companies, But It Can’t Do Much To Their Algorithms
“Congress is not going to legislate an algorithm.”
Twitter Offered Russian Television Network RT 15% Of Its Total Share Of US Elections Advertising
A Russian news outlet described by the US intelligence community as "the Kremlin’s principal international propaganda outlet" was once a top sales prospect for Twitter's US elections ad team.
Facebook Now Says 146 Million People In The US Were Reached By Russia's Chaos Campaign
Facebook's estimate of how many people were reached by the Kremlin-linked Internet Research Agency keeps going up and up. Now including posts on Instagram, the company said Wednesday the ads reached 146 million.
Social Media Platforms Make Their Liabilities Clear In First Russia Hearing
In their first hearing on Capitol Hill Tuesday, testimony from lawyers for Facebook, Twitter, and Google made clear their companies are still susceptible to election attacks.
Facebook's Russian Ad Scandal Hasn't Fazed Advertisers
“For better or worse, one key takeaway from this is how effective Facebook can be as an advertising medium."
Russian Trolls Posted On Facebook 80,000 Times In An Effort To Cause Chaos In The US
Russia's campaign to destabilize American politics was far larger than Facebook initially admitted. Google and Twitter just shared new evidence of Russia's manipulation of their platforms, too.
Facebook’s 2016 Election Team Gave Advertisers A Blueprint To A Divided US
The company offered advertisers a breakdown of the US electorate's interests, religions, races, and dislikes during a fraught election season compromised by bad actors.
New Data Shows Mark Zuckerberg's US Tour Isn't Helping His Image
The Facebook CEO's yearlong tour of the US — part charm offensive and part focus group — isn't helping the public's perception of him.
Twitter Will End Dark Ads And Establish A "Transparency Center"
"We're announcing steps to dramatically increase transparency for all ads on Twitter."
Twitter Tested, And Scrapped, An Algorithm That Filled Timelines With Very Old Tweets
Hello? Yes. It's yesterday. I'm here in your Twitter Timeline.
Facebook Tests A Return Of The Status Message
Status messages of up to 101 characters that you can set to expire may soon come to Facebook. The company confirms it began testing them this week.
Facebook Executives Find A New Crisis Communications Tool: Twitter
"We want to be more direct and straightforward as a company," Facebook VP of VR and AR Andrew Bosworth told BuzzFeed News.
What Is Nameflaming? How Chelsea Clinton And Sean Spicer Got Owned
There is a new trend on Twitter — and public figures are getting destroyed.
#WomenBoycottTwitter Takes Off In Protest Of Twitter's Speech Rules
After restricting actor Rose McGowan's Twitter account, the company is being hit with a protest against the application of its speech rules.
The Real Reason Twitter Restricted Rose McGowan's Account Instead Of Just Deleting One Tweet
Twitter silenced McGowan at a key moment because its enforcement tools don’t suit the realities of policing its users.
Twitter Adds "Happening Now" Feature That Groups Tweets By Event
The feature will start by highlighting tweets from sports games, then it will move on to TV, breaking news, and more.
Twitter Plans To Release A Bookmarking Tool
"Fresh out of HackWeek and coming soon — a new way to save tweets to read later," says Twitter product head Keith Coleman.
Twitter Tells Republican Senate Candidate To Edit Advertisement If She Wants To Run It
Twitter objected to the line: "We stopped the sale of baby body parts."
Facebook's DC Nightmare Is Just Beginning
Facebook is facing an unprecedented crisis in Washington. And it's only just beginning.
Facebook Does More Explaining Ahead Of Its Date With Washington
Facebook says 10 million people saw ads a Russia-linked entity bought in an effort to disrupt US politics.