Facebook, Twitter Signal They Are Open to Reform
Facing charges of censorship, the CEOs of Twitter and Facebook appeared before a hearing of U.S. lawmakers Tuesday to defend...
Post-Election, US Senators and Social Media CEOs Agree Change is Needed
Facing charges of censorship, the CEOs of Twitter and Facebook appeared before a hearing of U.S. lawmakers Tuesday to defend...
New App Identifies Mosquitoes by Buzzing Sound
The high-pitched whine of a mosquito is annoying, but scientists have developed an app that uses that sound to detect...
Parler: A New Social Media Hangout for Conservatives
When Twitter started blocking President Donald Trump’s postings claiming widespread voter fraud, some cheered. Others started looking for the social...
Bytedance Gets 15-day Extension on US Order to Divest TikTok
The Trump administration granted ByteDance a 15-day extension of a divestiture order that had directed the Chinese company to sell...
Parler: Social Media Hangout for Conservatives
With Twitter and Facebook blocking and labeling more social media posts, some American conservatives are flocking to alternatives like Parler,...
Parler: A New Social Media Hangout for Conservatives to Vent, Plan
When Twitter started blocking President Donald Trump’s postings claiming widespread voter fraud, some cheered. Others started looking for the social...
Zuckerberg Says Bannon Has Not Violated Enough Policies for Suspension
Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg told an all-staff meeting Thursday that former Trump White House adviser Steve Bannon had not...
TikTok Faces Deadline for Divesting US Operations
The U.S. Treasury Department and China-based ByteDance say they are focused on resolving a battle over U.S. security concerns that...
US Treasury Seeks ‘Resolution’ With ByteDance on Security Concerns
The U.S. Treasury Department said on Wednesday it wants a resolution of national security risks it has raised over ByteDance’s...
Facebook Extends Ban on US Political Ads for Another Month
As election misinformation raged online, Facebook Inc. said on Wednesday its post-election ban on political ads would likely last another...
ByteDance Challenges Trump’s TikTok Divestiture Order
ByteDance, the Chinese parent company of video-sharing app TikTok, filed a petition late Tuesday with a U.S. Appeals Court challenging...
New 3-D Weather-Mapping Program Could Revolutionize Forecasting
As severe weather events increase in frequency and intensity across the U.S. and around the world, scientists and forecasters are...
Twitter Could Strip Trump of Certain Privileges Post-Presidency
Twitter says it could strip President Donald Trump’s account of certain privileges when projected election winner Joe Biden takes office...
Virgin Hyperloop Hosts First Human Ride on New Transport System
Richard Branson’s Virgin Hyperloop has completed the world’s first passenger ride on a super high-speed levitating pod system, the company said on Sunday,...
Tech Firms Battle Users to Stop Spread of Election Misinformation
With election-related emotions running high in the U.S., Twitter, Facebook and other internet firms are trying different ways to address...
Twitter, Facebook Flag Misleading Comments About US Election
With the result of the U.S. presidential race still uncertain Wednesday, Twitter and Facebook took new steps to flag potentially...
Social Media Firms Limit Speech About US Election
With the result of the U.S. presidential race still uncertain Wednesday, Twitter and Facebook took new steps to flag potentially...
US Judge Unsure If He Has Grounds to Issue New TikTok Injunction
A U.S. judge said Wednesday he was uncertain if he had a legal basis to bar the U.S. Commerce Department...
Twitter, Facebook, Google Brace for US Election Day
As U.S. voters wait to hear who the next president will be, Twitter, Facebook, Google and other internet firms will...
Twitter, Facebook, Google Brace For US Election Day
Social media companies have made a lot of changes ahead of the U.S. election to stop the spread of misinformation. Will it be enough? VOA’s Michelle Quinn...
Twitter to Label Tweets with Premature Election Claims
Social media giant Twitter said Monday it will put warning labels on tweets from U.S. election candidates that claim victory...
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