by Beth Holmes | Oct 10, 2022 | Companies, News, Social Media, Technology
Musk wants Twitter again, he says, and Twitter is willing to give him another chance, for $44 billion. It’s hard to tell if Elon Musk wants Twitter, or wants Twitter’s social buzz, as he reverses course yet again on his decision to buy the massive social...
by Beth Holmes | Oct 3, 2022 | Companies, News, Social Media, Technology
Meta has disabled a Russian propaganda network which has targeted European social media users, spreading Kremlin-approved stories about the invasion of Ukraine. On Tuesday, Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, announced that they have identified and disabled the...
by Beth Holmes | Oct 19, 2021 | Companies, News, Social Media, Technology
Facebook is paying over $14 million to settle a discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Justice Department over visa abuse and unfair hiring practices. In December 2020, the Justice Department filed the lawsuit against the social media giant, asserting that the...
by Beth Holmes | Oct 4, 2021 | Companies, News, Social Media
Frances Haugen, a data scientist formerly employed by Google, Pinterest, and Facebook, revealed herself Sunday night as the whistleblower who shared that Facebook has no interest in fighting misinformation. Haugen, who will be testifying about Facebook before Congress...
by Beth Holmes | May 3, 2021 | Companies, News, Social Media, Technology
Apple’s newest software update for its phones and tablets dropped on April 26, 2021. With iOS 14.5 comes a new privacy tool, and it may be a big problem for some of the companies that count on receiving user data: companies like Facebook. With Apple’s...
