#Russia sues Google, Facebook, Twitter

#Russia sues Google, Facebook, Twitter

“#Russia sues Google, Facebook, Twitter” MOSCOW – Russian authorities are suing five social media platforms for allegedly failing to delete posts urging children to take part in illegal protests, the Interfax news agency cited a Moscow court as saying on Tuesday. Twitter, Google, Facebook each have three cases against them, with each violation punishable by…

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#Merrick Garland’s Big Tech non-answers grounds to think twice on him

#Merrick Garland’s Big Tech non-answers grounds to think twice on him

“#Merrick Garland’s Big Tech non-answers grounds to think twice on him” On Monday, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted to confirm President Biden’s attorney general nominee, Merrick Garland. The full Senate should think twice before doing the same. Throughout his two-day confirmation hearing, Democrats and Republicans questioned Judge Garland extensively on his plans to tame and…

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#Facebook to lift ban on political ads on Thursday

#Facebook to lift ban on political ads on Thursday

“#Facebook to lift ban on political ads on Thursday” Facebook will lift its ban on political ads in the US on Thursday, the social media giant said on Wednesday. The company imposed the temporary ban after the November 2020 presidential election to curb the spread of misinformation in the aftermath. It will now resume advertising on…

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#Judge approves 0M Facebook privacy lawsuit settlement

#Judge approves $650M Facebook privacy lawsuit settlement

“#Judge approves $650M Facebook privacy lawsuit settlement” SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge on Friday approved a $650 million settlement of a privacy lawsuit against Facebook for allegedly using photo face-tagging and other biometric data without the permission of its users. U.S. District Judge James Donato approved the deal in a class-action lawsuit that was…

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#Facebook weighs adding facial recognition to smart glasses

#Facebook weighs adding facial recognition to smart glasses

“#Facebook weighs adding facial recognition to smart glasses” Facebook is weighing whether to add facial recognition technology to the smart glasses it’s developing, one top executive says. The tech titan plans to have a public discussion about the feature’s “pros and cons” in light of the ethical concerns it raises, according to Andrew Bosworth, the…

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