[ad_1] According to Zuckerberg, Facebook is “committed to taking the time to get this right.” But he also points out that China could reveal a similar system in the coming months. “If America doesn’t innovate, our financial leadership is not guaranteed,” Zuckerberg’s prepared statement reads. Supposedly, Facebook isn’t just motivated by self-interest. “Over the long […]
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Mark Zuckerberg will stream a speech on ‘free expression’ Thursday
[ad_1] His talk is sure to be newsworthy one way or another. At the very least, it should offer some insight into the logic behind some of Zuckerberg’s (and by extension, Facebook’s) stance on free speech. It follows criticism from presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren (with a Facebook ad including a blatant lie about Zuckerberg endorsing […]
Elizabeth Warren Facebook ad mocks Facebook’s fact checking policies
[ad_1] After admitting that’s not true, the ad states “If Trump tries to lie in a TV ad, most networks will refuse to air it. But Facebook just cashes Trump’s checks,” while also claiming the site “already helped elect Donald Trump once.” In a statement to CNN, Facebook spokesperson Andy Stone said “If Senator Warren […]
Mark Zuckerberg hints finger tracking is coming to Oculus
[ad_1] Notably, Facebook just bought CTRL Labs, a startup that enabled finger tracking with an armband that reads electrical signals. The social giant filed a patent for its own finger-tracking armband earlier this year. Meanwhile, as Upload VR notes, Oculus software developers, including one who formerly worked on hand-tracking at Leap Motion, have teased something […]
Mark Zuckerberg visited Donald Trump at the White House
[ad_1] The social network has been under scrutiny for many, many things over the past years, including consumer privacy, election security and high-profile acquisitions. Just over a month ago, the FTC reportedly started looking into the company’s Instagram and WhatsApp acquisitions as part of an antitrust investigation. That happened shortly after the agency reached a […]
Facebook’s new content oversight board can overrule Mark Zuckerberg
[ad_1] The board will be chosen from qualified and vetted candidates “outside of our normal channels,” including through a recommendation portal that will let anyone suggest candidates. There will also be an in-between trust that oversees pay and other day-to-day operations. You’ll see at least 11 members (Facebook wants 40) with each serving a maximum […]
Facebook reaches $5 billion FTC settlement
[ad_1] The inevitable has happened for Facebook. After weeks of reports that the company was working to settle with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) over its privacy practices, the two parties have finally come to an agreement. The Wall Street Journal reports that commissioners voted to approve a $5 billion settlement — something Facebook had […]
Facebook will share data on hate speech suspects with French courts
[ad_1] The company has previously provided French judges with data it has related to people suspected of terrorism and violent acts. Facebook’s head of global affairs Nick Clegg and O met last week, and the company has reportedly agreed to expand its data sharing practices to hate speech suspects. Engadget has contacted Facebook for comment. […]
Ecuadorian President blocks extradition of alleged Facebook fraudster
[ad_1] Paul Ceglia, a wood pellet salesman from Wellsville, is accused of creating a fake contract in 2010 saying Zuckerberg had agreed to give him half of Facebook while he was a student at Harvard. Ceglia was subsequently charged with mail and wire fraud in 2012. However, months before the start of his trial in […]
Mark Zuckerberg apparently tried to buy Panic, the creator of Playdate
[ad_1] Panic has worked on various, clever Mac and iOS apps for years — including Transmit, a file transfer protocol, and Firewatch, an adventure video game that’s available for Mac. So it’s not unreasonable that Zuckerberg would reach out. But, as Sasser told Edge Magazine, “Any time I see a company in the software world […]