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Byline: BARBARA ORTUTAY-AP Technology Writer

11 Oct

Big Tech is now a big punching bag for politicians

published on October 11, 2019 - 12:32 PM

(AP) — Republicans and Democrats don’t agree on health care, immigration or taxing the rich. But one subject draws critics

12 Sep

Facebook expands new tool aiming to shrink ‘news deserts’

published on September 12, 2019 - 12:44 PM

(AP) — Facebook is trying to coax “news deserts” into bloom with the second major expansion of a tool that

05 Sep

Friends with benefits: Can Facebook tackle your love life?

published on September 5, 2019 - 1:22 PM

(AP) — Facebook is tackling a new frontier: love. Facebook Dating, a matchmaking service the company already offers in Brazil,

30 Aug

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey hacked; account sent racist tweets

published on August 30, 2019 - 1:45 PM

(AP) — Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has found his official account hacked and sending racist and vulgar tweets to his

28 Aug

Facebook tightens political ad rules, but leaves loopholes

published on August 28, 2019 - 12:41 PM

(AP) — Facebook is tightening its rules around political advertising ahead of the 2020 U.S. presidential election, acknowledging previous misuse.

20 Aug

Facebook rolls out tool to block off-Facebook data gathering

published on August 20, 2019 - 12:34 PM

(AP) — Soon, you could get fewer familiar ads following you around the internet — or at least on Facebook.

19 Jul

Instagram expands hiding ‘likes’ to make you happier

published on July 19, 2019 - 1:01 PM

(AP) — Instagram is expanding a test to hide how many “likes” people’s posts receive as it tries to combat

27 Jun

Politicians’ tweets could get slapped with warning labels

published on June 27, 2019 - 12:36 PM

(AP) — Presidents and other world leaders and political figures who use Twitter to threaten or abuse others could find

30 May

Facebook isn’t deleting the fake Pelosi video. Should it?

published on May 30, 2019 - 12:44 PM

(AP) — When a doctored video of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi — one altered to show the Democratic leader slurring

03 May

Facebook bans ‘dangerous individuals’ cited for hate speech

published on May 3, 2019 - 12:35 PM

(AP) — After years of pressure to crack down on hate and bigotry, Facebook has banned Louis Farrakhan, Alex Jones