Meta denies platforms are forcing users to follow Trump, Vance
Meta on Wednesday refuted claims that its platform forced users to automatically follow President Trump and Vice President Vance's Instagram accounts on Inauguration Day. Shortly after Mr. Trump and Mr. Vance were sworn into office, some users posted online claiming that their Instagram and Facebook accounts automatically followed Mr. Trump and Mr. Vance. Some people […]
LIV Golf will air rounds on FOX Sports platforms starting with 2025 season
LIV Golf will expand its audience in 2025, with more than half of the league's schedule scheduled to be broadcast on FOX or FS1, the organization and FOX Sports announced Wednesday. FOX Sports added that some rounds will be featured. FOX businessFS2, FOX Sports App. All LIV Golf coverage will be streamed to the FOX […]
Must Prosecute ‘Unlawful Collusion’ Between Tech Platforms
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chairman Andrew Ferguson on Monday told the antitrust committee to investigate “unlawful collusion” among big tech platforms and recommend boycotts of advertisers it believes threaten competition. I asked him to stop. Mr. Ferguson pointed out that Commissioner Melissa Holyoak: proposed Reinstates President Trump's Executive Order 13925 to promote transparency regarding the […]
Reddit overtakes X in popularity of social media platforms in UK | Reddit
US online discussion platform Reddit has overtaken X to become the UK's fifth most popular social media platform, according to the communications watchdog. Reddit, where users post in discussion threads within topic-based communities, was visited by 22.9 million UK adults in May this year, compared to 22.1 million on X, Ofcom said. This figure makes […]
New Tech Platforms Help Legal Immigrants
It's no secret that America's immigration policy is in dire need of a high-tech overhaul. So far, most online immigration tools are rudimentary, leaving legal immigrants frustrated with long wait times, conflicting instructions, and an unhelpful web presence for things like green card renewals and family petitions. It was often the case that Now, with […]
Is Meta Platforms Inc. (META)the Best Stock to Buy According to Billionaire Ray Dalio? – Yahoo Finance
We recently compiled the following list. Billionaire Ray Dalio says the best stocks to buy. In this article, we'll take a look at where Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META) ranks among the best stocks to buy, according to billionaire Ray Dalio. Ray Dalio was born in 1949 and graduated from Long Island University in 1971. After […]
Snapchat Employees Were Aware of Platform’s Dangers for Children Including Sextortion
A newly released complaint in a lawsuit filed by the New Mexico Attorney General against Snap Inc., which operates the social media platform Snapchat, alleges employees are accused of sextortion, illegal gun sales, and addictive features. It has been revealed that the company was fully aware of the dangers of the app to children. The […]
FTC Commissioner Warns Biden-Harris Overreach Could Target Conservatives on Tech Platforms
Republican FTC Commissioner Melissa Holyoak issued a statement Thursday expressing concern that big tech companies are promoting content that is harmful to children, but also warned that a Biden-Harris FTC could take action that could lead to censorship of Americans' online speech. “How social media companies view and treat their users will increasingly shape civic […]
White House defends ‘censorship’ of Facebook/Meta platforms
A White House spokesman said the Biden administration had urged tech entrepreneur Mark Zuckerberg to hold his meta platform accountable, despite the latter saying he had been “pressured” to “censor” certain content. The House Judiciary Committee recently released a letter from Zuckerberg about the Biden-Harris administration's repeated requests to censor content related to COVID-19 and […]
FLASHBACK: Top Harris campaign aide was key voice in WH push to remove COVID info from tech platforms
Flashback: Vice President Kamala Harris' current campaign adviser was deeply involved in pressuring Facebook to curb “misinformation” in order to control political discourse around the coronavirus and other issues. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg Acknowledged in letter President Trump on Monday expressed dismay over the Biden-Harris administration's pressure on his company, Facebook, to censor content, particularly […]