Issie Lapowsky
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FTC Reportedly Hits Facebook With Record $5 Billion Settlement
The devil's going to be in the details, but for now Facebook owes big for its privacy violations. → Read More
New York's Privacy Bill Is Even Bolder Than California's
New York is poised to become the next battleground in the fight for consumers' rights over their personal data. → Read More
Watch Robert Mueller’s Statement on the Russia Investigation
Special counsel Robert Mueller is making his first public remarks since the release of his report in April. → Read More
Far-Right Propaganda Floods Facebook Ahead of EU Elections
Fake accounts spread white-nationalist messages and amassed larger followings than actual far-right parties before being taken down, according to a new report. → Read More
When Google Serves Ads in Iran, Advertisers Pay the Price
Advertisers say that Google makes it far too easy to accidentally run ads in countries under US sanctions like Iran, North Korea, or Syria. → Read More
The Trump Admin Is Scrubbing Obamacare From Government Sites
A new report documents changes to government websites—some subtle, some sweeping—that researchers argue undermine the Affordable Care Act. → Read More
Supreme Court Deals Blow to Apple in Antitrust Case
In Apple v. Pepper, the Supreme Court ruled in a 5-4 decision that Apple's App Store customers have standing to sue the company for antitrust violations. → Read More
'Fake News Victims' Meet With Twitter and Facebook
They've experienced firsthand how dangerous online disinformation and harassment can be. And they say tech executives aren't doing enough to stop it. → Read More
Facebook Can Ban Whomever It Wants. Just Ask Trump's Lawyers
The President says social media bans violate Americans' rights to free speech. In court, his own lawyers have argued the opposite. → Read More
At F8, Zuckerberg Explains Facebook's Shift Toward Privacy
To mark this supposedly new era, Mark Zuckerberg unveiled a subtle redesign for Facebook, which places more emphasis on Groups and new products like Secret Crush. → Read More
Feds Rule That One Company’s Gig Workers Are Contractors
The Department of Labor says workers for one company are sufficiently independent to be considered contractors, in a move that could ripple across the gig economy. → Read More
Tech Lobbyists Push to Defang California's Landmark Privacy Law
Privacy advocates worry that a slate of proposed changes to the California Consumer Privacy Act may impede the law's effectiveness. → Read More
Visa Rejections for Tech Workers Spike Under Trump
Due to the high demand for tech skills, H-1B visas have always been coveted and competitive. But denial rates have more than doubled since 2016. → Read More
Twitter Users Are Richer and More Woke Than the Rest of Us
A new report from Pew Research backs up the idea that social media often doesn't reflect the larger world around us. → Read More
Facebook Is Changing News Feed (Again) to Stop Fake News
The social media giant debuted new features and tools to help in its Sisyphean fight against misinformation and abuse on Facebook, Instagram, and Messenger. → Read More
In Congressional Hearing on Hate, the Haters Got Their Way
YouTube even had to disable comments on the House Judiciary Committee’s livestream of the hearing because it filled up with so much filth. → Read More
Inside the Democrats’ Plan to Fix Their Crumbling Data Operation
After seeing the crucial role data played in the 2016 election, the DNC has spent the past two years revamping its infrastructure to take on Trump in 2020. → Read More
How Cambridge Analytica Sparked the Great Privacy Awakening
Repercussions from the scandal swirling around the data analytics firm continue to be felt across the tech industry. → Read More
Why Tech Didn't Stop the New Zealand Attack From Going Viral
Video from a shooting at two mosques in Christchurch popped up on Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, and Reddit, showing the limits of social media moderation. → Read More
Kamala Harris Wants to Give States Millions to Overhaul Tech
The Digital Service Act of 2019 would help state and local governments hire the talent they need to fix the often outdated tools and websites Americans use every day. → Read More