TikTok suspends new content and livestreaming in Russia after Putin signs 'fake news' law
TikTok joined the corporate exodus from Russia on Sunday as the Chinese-owned social media platform announced it is suspending new content and livestreaming in the country after Putin signed a “fake news” law on Friday.
Meta responds to Russian government ban on Facebook, vows to do 'everything we can' to restore service
Meta responded to the Russian government blocking Facebook throughout the country, saying that it will do “everything” it can to restore service.
Russia invades Ukraine: Socialist-linked social media campaign to 'abolish NATO' defends Putin's aggression
Extremist groups are taking advantage of Russia’s war on Ukraine to amplify anti-NATO messaging and paint Vladimir Putin as a defender against globalism, according to a watchdog group.
Russia-Ukraine war: Facebook adding more labels to state media posts
Meta, formerly Facebook, on Tuesday announced that it is taking additional steps to prevent the spread of potential misinformation from state-controlled media outlets amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Ukraine war: Meta says it will restrict Russian state-owned media RT and Sputnik in Europe amid invasion
Facebook’s parent company will restrict Russian state-owned media in Europe amid the country’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine.
Facebook, Apple and other tech giants face rising pressure over Ukraine
Russia and the West are pressuring tech companies to respond to the conflict in Ukraine.
Facebook bans Russian state media from advertising and monetizing content on its platform
Facebook has banned Russian state media from running advertisements on their platform from anywhere in the world.
Russia partially restricts access to Facebook for 'censoring' four state-owned media outlets
Nick Clegg, Meta Platforms' vice president of global affairs, said in a tweet on Friday that Russia's move came in response to the company's refusal to "stop the independent fact-checking and labeling of content" posted on Facebook by four state-owned media outlets.
Big money now being poured into metaverse development
Everyrealm CEO Janine Yurio explains the beauty of owning metaverse real estate on 'The Claman Countdown.'
Companies revert to more normal operations as COVID wanes
For the first time in two years for many people, the American workplace is transforming into something that resembles pre-pandemic days.
Jeff Bezos' new yacht in Netherlands under fire, thousands RSVP to throw eggs at it
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is the world’s richest man, and he commissioned the world’s largest sailing yacht — so big that in order to get it out to sea, he’s offering to pay to take apart and reassemble a historic bridge that it needs to pass to get out of Rotterdam.
Google plans to curtail cross-app tracking on Android phones
Google said Wednesday that it plans to develop more privacy-focused replacements for the alphanumeric identifiers associated with individual smartphones that some apps use to gather and share information about users.
Texas AG Paxton rips Meta for stealing user biometrics to ‘make more money’
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton joined "Mornings with Maria" to discuss details of the lawsuit against Meta for privacy violations.
Texas AG Paxton: Meta privacy violations are personally 'damaging'
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton expresses how Meta's stealing of biometrics is impacting Americans.
Texas AG Paxton: Meta using personal information to make more money
Texas AG Ken Paxton discloses details on the lawsuit against Meta for various privacy violations and discusses surging migration and drug trafficking at the southern border.
Texas sues Meta over Facebook’s facial-recognition practices
The Texas attorney general filed a suit against Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc. on Monday.
Privacy not the 'actual value' of Apple: Palantir co-founder
Joe Lonsdale argues Apple is using privacy 'to attack Facebook in the U.S.,' but is 'willing to host apps in the Olympics' where every athlete 'has to download something from the iOS store' in an alleged effort to track their activity.
Meta threatens to shut down Facebook, Instagram in Europe without data deal
Meta has warned that it might be forced to pull social media apps including Facebook and Instagram offline in Europe over the European Union's laws on data.
Peter Thiel steps down from Facebook board
Thiel, one of Silicon Valley's most astute investors, is also one of the few conservative voices in California.
AOC has allies on bid to break up Facebook
AOC isn't alone in her belief that Facebook needs a reboot.