Tag: Tech
NYT Columnist David Brooks Resigns From Nonprofit After More Evidence Of Conflicts Emerges
David Brooks has resigned from his position at the Aspen Institute following reporting by BuzzFeed News about conflicts of interest between the star New York Times columnist and funders of a program he led for the think tank. Eileen Murphy, a spokesperson for the Times, said in a statement that…
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Instagram Live “Rooms” Let Four People Go Live Together
Instagram is expanding its livestreaming function, which will now allow up to four people to go live on a split screen. Now, your smallish Zooms or camera-ready Clubhouse discussions can happen in Instagram Live Rooms. “The number one request we heard was: ‘How can I bring in more than one…
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New York Times Columnist David Brooks Wrote A Blog Post For Facebook’s Corporate Website
On Tuesday, New York Times columnist David Brooks published a 900-word ode to Facebook Groups and how they foster online communities around the world. The column didn’t appear in Brooks’ usual spot in the Times, where he’s had a popular opinion column since 2003. Instead, it was published on Facebook’s…
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Facebook Is Considering Facial Recognition For Its Upcoming Smart Glasses
Facebook is discussing building facial recognition into its upcoming smart glasses product and has been weighing the legal implications of the controversial technology, executives said at an internal meeting Thursday. During a scheduled companywide meeting, Andrew Bosworth, Facebook’s vice president of augmented and virtual reality, told employees that the company…
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India’s Alternative To Twitter Is Filled With Anti-Muslim Hate Speech
NEW DELHI — In early February, politicians from India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party started signing up for a social network that almost nobody had heard of. “I am now on Koo,” India’s commerce minister posted on Twitter to his nearly 10 million followers. “Connect with me on this Indian micro-blogging…
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“Mark Changed The Rules”: How Facebook Went Easy On Alex Jones And Other Right-Wing Figures
In April 2019, Facebook was preparing to ban one of the internet’s most notorious spreaders of misinformation and hate, Infowars founder Alex Jones. Then CEO Mark Zuckerberg personally intervened. Jones had gained infamy for claiming that the 2012 Sandy Hook elementary school massacre was a “giant hoax,” and that the…
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