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In March, as claims about the dangers and ineffectiveness of coronavirus vaccines spun across social media and undermined attempts to stop the spread of the virus, some Facebook employees thought they had found a way to help. By altering how posts about vaccines are ranked in people’s newsfeeds, researchers at the company realized they could […]

A hearing on child safety became all about China for Republicans.

Fallout from revelations around teen mental health on Instagram continues — and not just for Facebook. On Tuesday, policy reps from YouTube, Snap and TikTok faced Congress to talk about kids and online safety, marking the first time the latter two companies appeared in a major tech hearing. The hearing, held by the Senate Subcommittee […]

"We do not share information with the Chinese government," said the head of TikToks public policy for the Americas during a Senate hearing.

UK spy agencies have inked a billion-dollar deal with Amazon to host classified information on the tech giant's cloud computing apparatus.

“We do not prioritize profits over safety,” one executive said at a congressional hearing in arguing that YouTube is not Facebook

The hearing on Tuesday will almost certainly delve into how algorithms promote dangerous content.

Representatives from TikTok, Snapchat and YouTube testified before the Senate Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Data Security today to discuss how to protect kids online. This hearing follows Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen‘s document leaks to the Wall Street Journal, which — among many things — exposed Facebook’s knowledge that Instagram is toxic for […]

Former Facebook manager Frances Haugen tells British lawmakers that the company's algorithms help push people toward extreme views.

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