A Home Security Tech Hacked Into Cameras To Watch People Undressing And Having Sex, Prosecutors Say Reddit · 20 hours ago
“If They Won’t Hear Us, They Will Fear Us”: How The Capitol Assault Was Planned On Facebook Reddit · 3 days ago
Facebook says it is temporarily banning ads for gun accessories and military gear through next week's inauguration "out of an abundance of caution" Techmeme · 7 days ago
GoFundMe has banned fundraisers for traveling to political events "where there's risk of violence by the attendees", following the violence at the Capitol Techmeme · 2 weeks ago
GoFundMe says it is returning funds to the donors of campaigns that were meant to cover the travel costs of Trump supporters to the January 6 rally in DC Techmeme · 2 weeks ago
In leaked email, Amazon says it will suspend Parler's AWS account on Jan. 10 at 11:59PM PST for not complying with its TOS and posing a risk to public safety Techmeme · 2 weeks ago
A network of YouTube channels, which have not disclosed their connection to Epoch Times, has been propagating election disinformation since Election Day Techmeme · 2 weeks ago
Apple gives Parler 24 hours to institute a full moderation policy or face expulsion from the App Store, according to emails between the two companies Techmeme · 2 weeks ago
Apple Has Threatened To Ban Parler From The App Store | The social networking app favored by conservatives has been given 24 hours to institute a moderation policy. Reddit · 2 weeks ago
The Trump supporters who rioted in the US Capitol on Wednesday had been openly planning online for weeks, including on mainstream and niche social media sites Techmeme · 2 weeks ago
Some Facebook employees say internal forum admins froze comments on at least three threads in which employees discussed removing Trump from the site Techmeme · 2 weeks ago
As a mob of Trump supporters stormed the US Capitol building, Facebook and Twitter let Trump cheer them on using their platforms, only adding ineffective labels Techmeme · 2 weeks ago
Internally, Facebook staff have voiced skepticism over the company's campaign to portray itself as a defender of small businesses in its fight against Apple Techmeme · 1 month ago
Fake GOР Leaders Are Selling CBD Oil On Parler | Roughly 50 fake accounts exploited the conservative social network to shill Τrump coins, Τrump hats, and CBD oil. Reddit · 1 month ago
TikTok Is Banning MLMs And Other "Content That Aims To Deceive People For Financial Gain" Reddit · 1 month ago
Facebook is working on an AI tool called TLDR, which would summarize articles in bullet points and which was announced in an end-of-year, company-wide meeting Techmeme · 1 month ago
Four key Facebook staffers who dealt with hateful or violent speech have left in recent weeks, calling out leadership for lack of action in their farewell posts Techmeme · 1 month ago
Facebook insiders say it is prioritizing revenue over user safety by its lax approach to stopping scammers, hackers, and disinfo peddlers from buying ads Techmeme · 1 month ago
This year disinformation about the pandemic, BLM protests, and the election divided the US, with the "Plandemic" as a case study of social networks' failures Techmeme · 2 months ago
NLRB has issued a complaint against Amazon in November over firing of warehouse employee who discussed pay and other workplace issues with her coworkers Techmeme · 2 months ago
Twitter starts applying its Synthetic and Manipulated Media policy in India, as it labels a video tweeted by BJP's head of social media as "manipulated media" Techmeme · 2 months ago
OnlyFans Suspended YouTuber Gabi DeMartino’s Account After She Sold A Video Of Herself As A Toddler Flashing The Camera Reddit · 2 months ago
The Los Angeles Police Department issues a moratorium on using commercial facial recognition software following inquiries about its use of Clearview AI software Techmeme · 2 months ago
Internal Facebook data shows that labels on Trump's election misinformation posts only decreased shares by ~8%, and failed to slow their spread across the site Techmeme · 2 months ago
Sources: Facebook's 3rd-party content mods were never instructed to enforce its "call to arms policy" from 2019, meant to prevent real world armed intimidation Techmeme · 2 months ago
Facebook Has A Rule To Stop Calls To Arms. Moderators Didn’t Enforce It Ahead Of The Kenosha Shootings. Reddit · 2 months ago
At all-hands, Zuckerberg said that Biden won the election, Bannon violated policies but not enough to shutter his account, Facebook isn't adverse to legislation Techmeme · 2 months ago
Internal Facebook metric that assesses "violence and incitement trends" based on hashtags and search terms in posts increased by 45% since October 31 Techmeme · 3 months ago
Internal Facebook survey shows only 51% believe Facebook was having a positive impact in the world, down 23% from May and down 5.5% from last year Techmeme · 3 months ago
More Than 40 Immigrants Have Died In ICE Custody In The Past Four Years. Here Are Thousands Of Records About What Happened. Pinboard · 3 months ago
DHS Authorities Are Buying Moment-By-Moment Geolocation Cellphone Data To Track People Reddit · 3 months ago
Facebook confirms it has stopped recommending that people join online groups dealing with political or social issues in the lead up to Election Day Techmeme · 3 months ago
Internal email: Spotify defends Joe Rogan interviewing Alex Jones, saying it won't "ban specific individuals from being guests on other people's shows" Techmeme · 3 months ago
The Pandemic Made Nurses Heroes. It Also Left Some Turning To OnlyFans To Make Ends Meet. Reddit · 3 months ago
Zoom deleted events planned for Oct. 23 on alleged censorship by the company after Zoom canceled an SFSU talk in Sept.; Zoom says the events violated its TOS Techmeme · 3 months ago
Thousands Of Women Have No Idea A Telegram Network Is Sharing Fake Nude Images Of Them Reddit · 3 months ago
Source: in an all-hands, Zuckerberg said recent content rules banning hate and conspiracy content were added following concerns about violence amid US elections Techmeme · 3 months ago
A group of Ukrainian operatives, including one sanctioned by US Treasury, used Facebook to spread conspiracy theories about the Bidens for more than a year Techmeme · 3 months ago