A Journalist Died After Being Beaten Over A Facebook Status About Soccer
Rasim Aliyev's death after criticizing a prominent local soccer player comes in the worst atmosphere for press freedom in Azerbaijan since its independence.
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The Feds Just Asked The Woman Who Started A Facebook Cabbage Juice Cult To Remove False Claims From Her Website
“Jilly juice” creator Jillian Epperly has received a formal warning from the FTC, five months after Ohio authorities demanded that she send them proof of her claims.
Facebook Just Launched A $199 VR Headset. I Spent Last Weekend Using It.
Hello? Anyone else here? Just me? Okay.
Facebook Hates You
Is it just me or is the suggested friends thing on Facebook totally useless?
Flash Briefing For September 29, 2017
Shipping restrictions are hampering recovery efforts in Puerto Rico, Steve Scalise has returned to Congress after being shot in June, Facebook users are fighting government search warrants for their account info, and Julia Louis-Dreyfus announced that she has breast cancer.
Facebook, Microsoft, Twitter, And YouTube Team Up To Target Terrorist Content
Tech companies agree to share information to combat terrorist content on their platforms.
Seven People Injured In South Carolina Shooting That Was Captured Live On Facebook
The suspect, who was also injured in the shooting, has been detained.
Instagram Could Speak To Us In English, If It Wanted To
<strong>So could Facebook, Twitter, Google, and every other website we use on a daily basis.</strong>
Social Platforms Promised A Level Playing Field For All. The Russian Trolls Showed That Was Never True.
Thanks to the internet, the marketplace of ideas is more open and democratized than ever before. Thanks to social platforms, it’s also been rigged.
15 Real-Life Achievements For Canadians
It's the little victories that matter the most.
Tommy Robinson Has Been Banned From Facebook And Instagram For Targeting Muslims
The former English Defence League founder's pages were shut down by Facebook on Tuesday.
Facebook Execs Have Donated To Lawmakers On Congressional Intel Committees This Year
COO Sheryl Sandberg and others have given to a handful number of lawmakers who serve on the committees currently conducting investigations into Russian interference.
25 Things That — For Better Or Worse — Haven’t Been The Same Since The Pandemic
"People convinced themselves that a Facebook meme was a more trustworthy source than a scientific journal."
21 Terrifying, Shocking, And Extremely Disturbing Things I Learned Last Month
A pregnant woman was stabbed to death after a Facebook Marketplace transaction earlier this year.
17 Screenshots Of Clueless Parents Who Made A Decision That Was, Well...Not The Best
Whatever you do, don't let your parent post on Facebook without supervision.
LinkedIn’s new tool lets you test the outputs of various AI models
<p>The testing tool is designed to help LinkdIn members select the best AI tool for their use case.</p>
Social media usage can impact kids’ reading skills
<figure><div><img src="https://imgproxy.divecdn.com/DT7TGB3JU_P_LK33vSz56f6pTg4KhLa-O4M0Qn91dqo/g:ce/rs:fill:1600:900:1/Z3M6Ly9kaXZlc2l0ZS1zdG9yYWdlL2RpdmVpbWFnZS9HZXR0eUltYWdlcy0xMzcxOTU4MTY2XzEuanBn.webp"/></div></figure><p>A recent study published in the Journal of Research on Adolescence found that teens who use apps regularly can struggle with word recognition and pronunciation.</p>
Snap CFO steps down
<p>Derek Andersen’s departure comes as the company undergoes layoffs and faces stagnant user growth ahead of the launch of its AR glasses.</p><p> </p>
Meta sued by Consumer Federation of America
<figure><div><img src="https://imgproxy.divecdn.com/mLE5emoxeoUshuQvbDUkbybxS_2MACEdPBJtGf88h28/g:ce/rs:fill:1600:900:1/Z3M6Ly9kaXZlc2l0ZS1zdG9yYWdlL2RpdmVpbWFnZS9HZXR0eUltYWdlcy0xMzQ5ODAwMTI3X1pISGFqUFouanBn.webp"/></div></figure><p>A new lawsuit alleges that the company profited from scam advertising and intentionally allowed fake promotions to continue despite public promises to crack down.</p>
YouTube expands access to AI likeness detection tools
<p>The platform will now allow actors, athletes, creators, musicians and others to detect and request removal of deepfake images and videos.</p>