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Byline: BARBARA ORTUTAY-AP Technology Writer

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

18 Apr

IPO mania: Zoom zooms, Pinterest pins down Wall Street

published on April 18, 2019 - 1:20 PM

(AP) — There’s some tech jubilance in the air on Wall Street and in Silicon Valley as a pair of

19 Mar

Facebook to overhaul ad targeting to prevent discrimination

published on March 19, 2019 - 12:55 PM

(AP) — Facebook will overhaul its ad-targeting systems to prevent discrimination in housing , credit and employment ads as part

07 Aug

Google VP denounces employee memo’s views on female workers

published on August 7, 2017 - 9:04 AM

(AP) — Google’s new head of diversity has rejected an internal commentary from a male employee who suggested women don’t