Science, Technology, and Social Media

Google Loses Antitrust Legal Battle, $2.8 Billion Fine Upheld

The European Union (EU) General Court upheld a ruling Wednesday that Google violated EU antitrust law by giving preference to…

2 years ago

Bipartisan Bill Would Force Tech Companies To Provide Platform Without Manipulating News Feed

House lawmakers introduced a bipartisan bill Tuesday that would require social media companies to provide greater transparency to their users…

2 years ago

Major Internet Disruption Hits Multiple States

A massive Comcast Xfinity outage left several areas across the country without service Tuesday morning, NJ.com reported. Reports of people…

2 years ago

Twitter Restricts Republican Lawmaker’s Anime Parody Video Of Him Attacking AOC, Biden

Twitter restricted a tweet late Monday posted by Republican Arizona Rep. Paul Gosar featuring an anime parody video of him…

2 years ago

Foreign Hackers Stole Information From Defense Contractors, Researchers Say

Foreign hackers are suspected of breaching several organizations, including defense contractors, and accessing sensitive information, according to a report by…

2 years ago

Microsoft Draws Jeers For ‘Utterly Bananas’ Introductions Highlighting Pronouns, Race And Hairstyles

Microsoft was ridiculed on social media Thursday for including land acknowledgments, pronoun statements and references to hairstyles in its corporate…

2 years ago

Twitter Users Slam Article Claiming White Women ‘Killing America’

Twitter users criticized an article by Wajahat Ali Monday which argued white women are “killing America” by voting for Republicans.…

2 years ago

Facebook To Shut Down Facial Recognition System, Delete Scans Of 1 Billion People

Facebook announced Tuesday it was shutting down its Face Recognition system and deleting the scans of over one billion people’s…

2 years ago

Yahoo Ending Operations In China Due To ‘Challenging’ Environment

Tech giant Yahoo will no longer conduct any business in China due to a challenging regulatory environment, the company announced…

2 years ago

NEWSPEAK: Twitter Rolls Out ‘Pre-Bunk’ Feature to Counter Climate Change Skepticism

Twitter announced Monday that it would introduce a feature to combat climate change skepticism and promote “authoritative information”. The so-called…

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