Frances Haugen, one of (now) multiple Facebook whistleblowers who have come forward in recent years with damning testimony related to product safety, gave testimony in front of the UK parliament today — where, in one key moment, she was invited to clarify her views on end-to-end encryption following a report in the British newspaper the […]
YouTube warns creators it will start to demonetize low-quality kids’ videos next month
YouTube says it will soon begin to demonetize some of the channels on its platform that market themselves as “made for kids” if the content they produce is low-quality, encourages negative behavior or attitudes, or is heavily commercial. The company had previously warned this sort of content would no longer be eligible for inclusion in […]
フェイスブックが社名を変えただけでは、その本質的な問題は解決できない
内部告発によって安全より利益を優先していたと糾弾されたフェイスブックが、社名変更を検討していることが明らかになった。社名変更はフェイスブックにとって「信頼の赤字」を克服するチャンスになるかもしれないが、決して表面をとりつくろうだけでは根本的な問題は解決できない。
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Will Ireland’s corporation tax rise see tech companies leave Dublin?
Analysts question if Dublin’s reputation as a leading tech hub could be undermined by new 15% tax rate Continue reading…
Facebook’s next chapter just might make sense
I could never really figure out why Facebook spent heavily on VR, but the move may have actually been pretty brilliant from a strategic perspective.
Another month, another billion dollars in value appreciation
Hello, and welcome to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. And have a good time. This week Mary Ann and Natasha and Alex (along with our amazing production team Grace, Chris, and Kell) took on a bevy of topics from around the world of startups and technology more […]
Tech watchdog campaign challenges big tech for hiding behind small business
Time and time again, tech’s most powerful companies have pushed the narrative that any threat to their own trillion-ish dollar businesses will trickle down, hurting the small companies that rely on their products. But counter to the warm and fuzzy anecdotes that big tech has rolled out over the years, some business owners struggle with […]
Snap says iOS privacy changes hit its ad business harder than expected
In an earnings call Thursday, Snap said that it failed to meet revenue expectations for its third quarter. Snap reported $1.07 billion in Q3 revenue, missing Wall Street’s hopes that the company would bring in $1.1 billion. The company notched 306 million daily active users, up from the 293 million it reported in Q2. That […]
Facebook agrees to pay French publishers for news reuse
Facebook has reached a multiyear agreement to pay French publishers for resharing their content on its platforms, it announced today. The social media giant said the licensing agreement with the Alliance of national and regional newspapers “means that people on Facebook will be able to continue uploading and sharing news stories freely amongst their communities, […]
Resident Evil 4 VR Cuts Upskirts, Suggestive Dialogue
The upcoming VR version of Resident Evil 4, which by my unofficial count is the 119th re-release of Capcom’s classic, is also apparently going to be unique. At least one of the companies involved in its release, made up of Facebook, Capcom and Armatur…