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Over the past year, there has been rising pressure on Facebook, Google and Twitter to account for how bad actors are exploiting their platforms. The catalyst of this so-called “tech-lash” […]
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The goal of our elections war room is to get subject-matter experts from across the company in one place so they can address potential problems and respond quickly.
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U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), chairman of the Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, Innovation and the Internet, today joined Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), ranking member of the subcommittee, in introducing the […]
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This article considers the role of the state authorities in perpetrating extreme speech and the processes by which state power is used in normalizing hateful expressions against minoritized communities. Drawing […]
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Over the past year, the common conception that the lion’s share of the digital advertising market would securely remain the dominion of Facebook and Google for the foreseeable future was […]
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The most significant overhaul of our nation’s telecommunications laws since 1934 was signed into law by President Bill Clinton on February 8, 1996.1 Passed by a bipartisan Congress, the Telecommunications […]
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Social media for news consumption is a double-edged sword. On the one hand, its low cost, easy access, and rapid dissemination of information lead people to seek out and consume […]
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Information and Communication Technologies have fostered the emergence of companies such as Google, Amazon, Facebook and Apple, known as GAFA, on the Internet. These companies are interrelated, form the business […]
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Following Mark Zuckerberg’s stated commitment to improving his company’s public accountability measures nearly a year ago, Facebook announced detailed plans last month for its new Oversight Board. The body, which […]
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Social media have been battered in recent years by growing concerns about disinformation, privacy breaches, and the spread of harmful speech. This article itemizes the problems surrounding social media and […]
