Twitter Just Released Its Plan To Deal With Deep Fakes
The company will remove media that people have altered in order to cause harm.
Product Hunt Has Released YourStack, A Social Network Where People Talk About Products
It’s built a site to review all your stuff.
Byte, A New Version Of The Beloved App Vine, Just Launched
Do it for the Byte?
A Private Equity Firm Is Trying To Buy The .Org Domain. Now, Greenpeace, The ACLU, And Color Of Change Are Protesting.
They say that selling the .org top-level domain to a private equity firm would “irreparably harm global civil society.”
Pro-Iran Sources Have Flooded Twitter With Lies — Likely To Prevent A War With The United States
Aiming to exaggerate the country’s counteroffensive and satisfy an unsettled population, online propagandists have been working overtime since the death of Gen. Qassem Soleimani.
Trump Is Running Hundreds Of Facebook Ads Praising Himself For The Killing Of Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani
Within three days of the drone strike, the Trump campaign was using it to build support for his reelection.
Twitter And Facebook's Race To The Bottom
The two companies had a bad run in the 2010s. It was their own fault.
Facebook Is Still Prioritizing Scale Over Safety
Facebook often uses its vast size as an excuse for its failures. Meanwhile, it’s ordering employees to make it bigger.
Facebook Will Call Some Media “State Controlled." Al Jazeera Said That’s “Dangerous.”
A “step to delegitimize credible journalism," said an Al Jazeera executive.
Facebook The Plaintiff: Why The Company Is Suddenly Suing So Many Bad Actors
The social media giant is trying to prove it can be trusted to police itself.
New Lawsuit Alleges Mailchimp Facilitated Sex Trafficking
Filed in a Georgia court, the suit claims that the email marketing platform allowed a sex trafficker to match a victim with an online market for sexual exploitation.
After Google Announced New Political Ad Rules, Michael Bloomberg Spent An Estimated $1 Million
That’s far more than the estimated amount Warren spent in November.
21 Things BuzzFeed News Tried And Loved In 2019
Some of these things may change your life. Or not.
Facebook’s New Message To Political Advertisers Is All About Protecting The 2020 Election
Forget 2016.
“Nothing Is Off The Table” For Facebook As Google And Twitter Crack Down On Political Ads
For now, Donald Trump and Joe Biden can target ads however they want on Facebook. How long will that last?
Here’s The Major Exception To Twitter’s Political Ad Ban
The policy may be less sweeping than CEO Jack Dorsey initially announced.
Twitter Is Trying To Fix The Dunk And Ratio
Small experiments may add up to big changes down the road.
Facebook’s Rebrand Is About The FTC, Not A Fancy New Font
The new “by Facebook” label won’t make it harder to break up Facebook. But it will let people know what products they’re using.
Twitter Bans Political Ads As It Turns Up The Heat On Facebook
Twitter drops the hammer on political ads ahead of the 2020 presidential election.
Mark Zuckerberg Tied Himself In Knots Defending Facebook To Congress
The CEO struggled to answer basic questions about the site’s policies.