Facebook announced a new project on Thursday that will bring broadband service to thousands of households in Virginia this fall, in partnership with a local ISP and utility company. The Verge reports: The project began with fiber networks Facebook was …
Yahoo has built a new calendar app called Day, and it’s recruited the co-founder of Sunrise to design it
When it comes to online calendars and calendar apps, services like Google Calendar and Outlook from Microsoft rule the roost with hundreds of millions of users globally. Now another company is hoping to ruffle some feathers with its own move into the space. TechCrunch has learned and confirmed that Yahoo is working Day, a new […]
インスタ責任者曰く「自動車は事故も起こすが価値を生み出す。SNSもそれと同じ」
Instagramが10代の若者の自殺原因として上げられることが増加しているそうだ。Instagramに関しては、少年少女の身体的なコンプレックスの原因となっているとする指摘が以前から出ており、米国の州司法長官がFacebookに対して13歳以下向けのサービス開発を中止を求める事態が起きていた。実際、WSJが報じた流出したFacebookの内部文書によると、10代の少女の32％はInstagramが身体のコンプレックスにつながっているとする調査が出ていたようだ（Business Insider、Ma…
‘Facebook Is What’s Wrong With America’
The Salesforce CEO and owner of Time Magazine, Marc Benioff, sees a common thread for what ails America today: deception that is allowed to spread like wildfire on Facebook. “This digital revolution really kind of has the world in its grip. And in that…
Facebook paid FTC $4.9B more than required to shield Zuckerberg, lawsuit alleges
Shareholders say the overpayment was an “express quid pro quo.”
Facebook’s CTO to step down after 13 years at the company
Facebook Chief Technology Officer Mike Schroepfer just announced that he will stepping down from the role next year and transition to a part-time position as a “Senior Fellow” at the company. It’s one of the biggest leadership departures for Facebook in recent memory. He will be replaced in the role by long-time executive Andrew Bosworth […]
Facebook Chief Technology Officer Mike Schroepfer To Step Down
Facebook Chief Technology Officer Mike Schroepfer, a 13-year veteran who oversees the social network’s work in artificial intelligence, virtual reality and the blockchain, will step down next year. From a report: Another longtime Facebook executive, An…
No More Apologies: Inside Facebook’s Push To Defend Its Image
Mark Zuckerberg, the chief executive, has signed off on an effort to show users pro-Facebook stories and to distance himself from scandals. From a report: Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook’s chief executive, signed off last month on a new initiative code-named…
フェイスブックの隠された研究結果と、守られない「透明性」という約束
膨大な数のユーザーの個人情報や行動履歴などを収集していることで知られているフェイスブック。これらのデータに基づく研究結果から明らかな問題の可能性が指摘されていたにもかかわらず、対処していなかったことが明らかになった。こうした事実は公表されず、約束してきたはずの透明性は実現できていない。そうした事実から何が読み取れるのか──。『WIRED』US版エディター・アット・ラージ（編集主幹）のスティーヴン・レヴィによる考察。
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The Oversight Board wants Facebook to explain its controversial rules for VIPs
The Oversight Board is pushing Facebook to provide more info on its controversial “cross-check” system, following a report that it allowed celebrities, and other public figures to break its rules.