September 2021

Facebook was on Capitol Hill Thursday to receive its semi-regular rebuke from Congress on how bad its services are for America.“Facebook is like Big Tobacco, offering a product that they know is harmful,” said Sen. Ed Markey, Democrat of…

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At Amazon's annual fall event this week, the retailer showcased a new suite of home security and smart home devices - some items are available for pre-order now, while more will be released. in the future, scheduled to ship in time for the…

Russia has threatened to retaliate against German media and Youtube after the latter permanently deleted the account of the German branch of Russia Today (RT) for repeatedly violating community guidelines on disinformation.…

MOSCOW, September 30 (Reuters) - Russian authorities on Thursday warned social media giant Facebook (FB.O) that it faces a fine of up to 10% of its annual turnover in the country, unless it does not remove content that Moscow deems…

WASHINGTON - Political opponents in Congress are united in outrage against Facebook for privately compiling information that its Instagram photo-sharing service appears to seriously harm some teens, especially girls, while publicly…

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YouTube on Wednesday announced a major escalation in the way it deals with content that poses a risk to public health: the platform bans disinformation related to any vaccine approved by local health authorities and the World…

Merch by Amazon, the tech giant's print-on-demand product platform that, among other things, allows approved artists to upload their own designs, has a scam problem. The platform has reportedly become riddled with crooks who download other…

Education administrators in a number of states in the US are struggling to get children to school because they claim their bus drivers are poached by the Amazon online shopping monolith. Districts such as Florida, Pennsylvania and New…

MOSCOW - Russian state censorship threatened to block YouTube in the country in retaliation for the Google-owned video platform that took down two German-language channels owned by the Kremlin-funded broadcaster RT for allegedly posting…

Facebook is suspending plans to create an "Instagram for Kids" and instead focuses on teen safety and parental supervision features for its younger users.Brooke Erin Duffy, professor of communications, studies the intersection of media,!--sse-->…

While many in the tech industry lament the dominance of Google, Amazon, Facebook, and Apple as the "big four," TikTok's flash successes in all measures suggest that new social media actually has a chance.Guest post by Mike masnick by…

Here's what Amazon emailed me after a relatively minor issue turned into a giant puzzle: “Your feedback…

Politics Facebook has suspended development of Instagram Kids amid questions about the app's…

A new report from IPG Mediabrands and Magna looked at the extent of misinformation on social media and where brands are most at risk. herethat's what you need to know. After a series of high-profile brand safety breaches on social…

YouTube allows users to download videos for offline viewing, but there are a few caveats. Indian users (and those in some other regions) can easily download YouTube videos to their smartphones with YouTube download option. For free…

Controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik has continued to freely disseminate his teachings since he fled India in 2016. Although India has requested his extradition for alleged links to extremists, hate speech and money laundering money,…

Social media platforms Instagram and Facebook have announced their 2021 edition of Creator Day, which is slated to take place on September 30, 2021. The one-day virtual event will provide thousands of budding and emerging creators…

Prime Day is long over and Black Friday is still a few months away, but Amazon has another mega sales event on the calendar.The online retail giant plans to hold a beauty shopping event in October in a bid to boost holiday sales, according…

(Reuters) - Facebook Inc on Saturday criticized a series of Wall Street Journal articles on the company's social media platform as containing "deliberate misinterpretations" and said the articles "conferred patently false motives to…

Amazon stock (AMZN) has been stuck in the penalty box for most of 2021 as investors see what new CEO Andy Jassy has up its sleeves and business growth is slowing after a big 2020 as people shopped more online during the height of the…

I was working on a Masters in Political Management at George Washington University in 2005 when a professor asked me, "You love technology, what's the next big thing?" " My response: “Online social networks. MySpace was in its prime…

A new report lists the top six growing topics on Instagram and Facebook in the second quarter of 2021, based on year-over-year data.Facebook's quarterly "Things to Watch" report identifies conversation topics with growth patterns similar to…

The Big Tech Sells War report, released Thursday, documented how Amazon, Facebook, Google, Microsoft and Twitter made billions during the war on terror. Tech giants made billions from contracts with the US military and other government…

The former US president was not one to mince words. The business mogul and leader of the Republican Party left the White House on January 20, 2021 with an unusual legacy as he was banned from social media platforms like Twitter, Facebook…

The use of social media has exploded over the past 18 months. As a result, brands are more interested than ever in accessing valuable consumer information through major social platforms TikTok, Instagram and Facebook. However, many…

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Image Credit: Amazon Music Much like Spotify, Amazon is reportedly looking to launch a live audio app similar to Clubhouse. The live audio race continues. Axes reports that Amazon is the latest tech giant to be creating an…

Instagram looks to continue its in-stream commerce push with the launch of a new '10 days of live shopping', which will feature a range of celebrity streaming product launches in the app, showcasing the ability of live purchases to connect…

TimTheTatman is the latest streamer to leave Twitch for YouTube. Just this week we saw DrLupo, one of Twitch's most recognizable streamers, leave the platform and announce his move to…