Google is policing itself on privacy because it knows it has to
The company's new ad policies reflect a changing industry -- and a potential move to sidestep government regulation.
Facebook will start accepting political ads again on March 4th
The company's ban on political ads has been in place since the end of the presidential election.
Facebook takes down hundreds of fake Instagram accounts in Russia
The accounts used ‘hashtag poisoning’ to try to interfere with protests.
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Instagram 'unintentionally' hid likes for more people today
A bug added more people to Instagram's test program, but now it's rolling back the change.
Facebook's BARS is an experimental TikTok-like app for rappers
It was created by the social network's NPE team.
Facebook agrees to some policy changes in response to Oversight Board recommendations
But it won't budge on its COVID-19 misinformation rules.
Facebook and Instagram ban Myanmar's military
'We believe the risks of allowing the Tatmadaw on Facebook and Instagram are too great.'
Australian Parliament passes law that requires Google, Facebook to pay for news
Officials approved the changes that came from their negotiations with Facebook.
Facebook bowed to demands from Turkey to block one of its military opponents
New emails show the company prioritized staying online over objecting to censorship.
Facebook is testing more tools to combat child exploitation
The company suggests not all such content is shared with malicious intent.
Facebook will roll back its block on news posts in Australia
In 'the coming days' Facebook will restore news posts for Australians.
Instagram adds more help to support those with eating disorders
The company will point users to local helplines and information from NEDA.
Google will lift its latest ban on political ads this Wednesday
The prohibition has been in place since the fallout of US Capitol riot in January.
Microsoft will help European news outlets get paid for their content
The enemies of its enemies are its friends.
Facebook removes Myanmar military's main page
The coup leaders violated policies on violence.
Facebook is back to talking with Australian authorities over news block
The social site blocked Australian publishers from posting on the platform.
Facebook, Google and Twitter CEOs agree to testify about misinformation
Congress will grill the CEOs on their handling of vaccine misinformation and the election.
WhatsApp will re-introduce controversial new privacy policy
WhatsApp paused the initial rollout after a backlash that resulted in people flocking to competing apps.
Oculus rolls out support for multi-user accounts and app sharing
Oculus Quest 2 owners are getting the experimental features first.
