# Facebook’s Libra hires former OCC prosecutor and central bank expert

# Facebook’s Libra hires former OCC prosecutor and central bank expert

“# Facebook’s Libra hires former OCC prosecutor and central bank expert ” The Libra Association, which manages Facebook’s quiet cryptocurrency project, has appointed a general counsel to oversee the development of its forthcoming payment system.  In an official press release, the Libra Association Wednesday introduced Saumya Bhavsar as the new general counsel of Libra Networks,…

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#Jack Dorsey, Mark Zuckerberg face Senate over censorship concerns

#Jack Dorsey, Mark Zuckerberg face Senate over censorship concerns

“#Jack Dorsey, Mark Zuckerberg face Senate over censorship concerns” The Big Tech titans faced another grilling over accusations of censorship and undue influence during a Senate hearing Tuesday. Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey and Facebook honcho Mark Zuckerberg testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee with their companies under a firestorm of criticism for blocking The Post’s…

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#Facebook’s virtual reality ambitions finally catch on with consumers

#Facebook’s virtual reality ambitions finally catch on with consumers

“#Facebook’s virtual reality ambitions finally catch on with consumers” Facebook’s virtual reality ambitions are finally catching on with consumers. The company’s latest VR headset, the Oculus Quest 2, has received five times as many preorders as its 2019 predecessor, Mark Zuckerberg confirmed on the company’s Thursday earnings call, saying the device’s reception has “surpassed our…

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#Investor Lonsdale breaks from Facebook to protest move to ‘authoritarian left’

#Investor Lonsdale breaks from Facebook to protest move to ‘authoritarian left’

“#Investor Lonsdale breaks from Facebook to protest move to ‘authoritarian left’” Joe Lonsdale is taking a break from Facebook to protest what he calls the social network’s capitulation to the “authoritarian left.” The 38-year-old Silicon Valley investor — a Stanford-educated protege of Peter Thiel and co-founder of data-mining giant Palantir — told The Post he’s…

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#Facebook is subverting democracy again — and it’s doing it on purpose

#Facebook is subverting democracy again — and it’s doing it on purpose

“#Facebook is subverting democracy again — and it’s doing it on purpose” As the US presidential election polling day draws close, it’s worth recapping what we know about how Facebook has been used to influence election results. The platform is optimized for boosting politically conservative voices calling for fascism, separatism, and xenophobia. It’s also these…

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#Facebook, Twitter, Google CEOs testify before Senate

#Facebook, Twitter, Google CEOs testify before Senate

“#Facebook, Twitter, Google CEOs testify before Senate” The CEOs of three of the nation’s top tech firms — Google, Twitter and Facebook — are being grilled by a Senate panel on Wednesday after coming under fire over censorship concerns, specifically for blocking The Post’s reporting on Hunter Biden’s business dealings in Ukraine and China. Zuckerberg…

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