Aside from Facebook Oversight Board's binding decision on Trump, Nick Clegg says it'll be interesting if it has guidance for similar situations in the future Techmeme · 1 day ago
Biden designates Jessica Rosenworcel, currently a Democratic commissioner at the FCC, as acting chairwoman of the agency Techmeme · 2 days ago
Google is investigating why Margaret Mitchell, who helps lead its ethical AI team, downloaded and shared a large number of files with people outside the company Techmeme · 4 days ago
Biden picks former CFTC chairman Gary Gensler, who taught courses on cryptocurrencies and blockchain at MIT, to head the SEC Techmeme · 4 days ago
Forbes will launch a newsletter service, initially hiring 20-30 journalists to start paid newsletters, splitting revenue 50/50 and giving salaries and benefits Techmeme · 4 days ago
Off the rails: Inside the disintegration of Trump’s relationship with Bill Barr – Axios Pinboard · 5 days ago
Silicon Valley's leading lobby, the Internet Association, is struggling to manage the competing interests of member companies like Facebook, Google, and Amazon Techmeme · 1 week ago
Snapchat says it will permanently ban Trump's account on January 20 in the interest of public safety and based on repeated violations of Snapchat's guidelines Techmeme · 1 week ago
YouTube says it has taken down newly posted video content from Trump for violating its policies against inciting violence, bans new uploads for a week Techmeme · 2 weeks ago
Facebook says it's freezing all contributions from its PAC through at least Q1 as it reviews its political spending, joining other companies including Microsoft Techmeme · 2 weeks ago
Google suspends Parler from the Play Store over moderation and enforcement policies, citing an "ongoing and urgent public safety threat" Techmeme · 2 weeks ago
Facebook says it will resume its political ad ban in Georgia after the polls close in the Georgia runoff elections Techmeme · 3 weeks ago
Cameo hires new CTO, CFO, COO, CPO and says it sold 1.3M personalized videos in 2020, had ~$100M in video transactions, and 150 personalities earned $100K+/year Techmeme · 3 weeks ago
NYSE says it no longer plans to delist China Mobile, China Telecom, and China Unicom, but will continue to evaluate applicability of an US EO to the companies Techmeme · 3 weeks ago
NewsGuard: 17% of engagement among the top 100 news sources on social media in 2020 was with sources NewsGuard considers unreliable, compared to 8% in 2019 Techmeme · 4 weeks ago
Source: DHS will issue an advisory to US businesses, warning of data security risks with using communication equipment and services from China-linked companies Techmeme · 1 month ago
Facebook announces new security tools rolling out next year: mobile support for security keys, expansion of the Facebook Protect program, and more Techmeme · 1 month ago
Substack now has over 250,000 paid subscribers and its top 10 publishers collectively earn more than $10M per year Techmeme · 1 month ago
Sources: SoftBank will file on Monday to raise between $500M and $600M via an IPO of its first SPAC and is preparing at least two additional SPACs Techmeme · 1 month ago
Trump downplayed the massive cyberattack on the US government, claiming that China may be responsible and the "Fake News Media" is exaggerating its extent Techmeme · 1 month ago
Vice food vertical Munchies is launching a channel on OnlyFans, the first verified media publisher to do so, to post exclusive weekly videos for $4.99/month Techmeme · 1 month ago
Texas AG says the state and nine others have filed a lawsuit against Google, claiming Google illegally hurt competition in the ad tech market Techmeme · 1 month ago
FDA authorizes rapid, at-home Covid test kit, costs –$30 with results in 15 min Hacker News · 1 month ago
Facebook will allow ads targeting Georgia voters about the Jan. 5 runoffs, starting at 9am PT on Dec. 16, even as its broader political ad ban remains Techmeme · 1 month ago
Source: FTC is launching a new inquiry into the privacy and data collection practices of Amazon, TikTok, Facebook and WhatsApp, Twitter, YouTube, and others Techmeme · 1 month ago
House and Senate pass the annual defense bill without any provisions to repeal Section 230, defying Trump's veto threat with a veto-proof two-thirds majority Techmeme · 1 month ago
Airbnb raises $3.5B in its IPO at $68 per share, up from a previous $56-$60 range, giving it a fully diluted valuation of $47.3B Techmeme · 1 month ago
Internal memo: Sundar Pichai apologizes over the handling of AI ethics researcher Timnit Gebru's departure and says he will investigate Techmeme · 1 month ago
Internal email: Google tells its ad partners that it will lift the post-election political ad ban on December 10 Techmeme · 2 months ago
SEC proposes a five-year pilot program to let gig companies like Uber and Lyft issue equity to workers; equity can't be more than 15% of a worker's earning/year Techmeme · 2 months ago
Sources: WaPo is nearing 3M digital subscribers, up 50% YoY; NYT has tripled digital-only subscribers since 2016 to 6.1M Techmeme · 2 months ago