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‘No longer sure bets’: Tech giants are dropping bad news daily

Business / Tech Jun 5, 2022

‘No longer sure bets’: Tech giants are dropping bad news daily

by Kurt Wagner

A grim new reality is setting in across the tech landscape: A heady, decadeslong era of rapid sales gains, boundless jobs growth and ever-soaring stock prices is coming to an end.

Meta Platforms' Sheryl Sandberg to leave Facebook operator after 14 years

Business Jun 2, 2022

Meta Platforms' Sheryl Sandberg to leave Facebook operator after 14 years

by Katie Paul

Sandberg's departure marks an end of an era for the firm after years of scandals over privacy abuses and the spread of conspiratorial content on its platforms.

Tech titans curb hiring in a 'challenging macro environment'

Business May 15, 2022

Tech titans curb hiring in a 'challenging macro environment'

Corporate belt-tightening is a common theme as big tech firms reported earnings from the first three months of this year.

Chinese web users get creative to dodge COVID censorship

Asia Pacific / Politics May 7, 2022

Chinese web users get creative to dodge COVID censorship

From the national anthem to George Orwell, China's netizens find new ways to voice discontent over COVID zero measures.

Propaganda around Russian invasion of Ukraine reveals failings in Meta's moderation

Business / Tech Apr 12, 2022

Propaganda around Russian invasion of Ukraine reveals failings in Meta's moderation

by Katie Paul and Munsif Vengattil

The social media giant's content policies and enforcement mechanisms have enabled pro-Russian propaganda, according to those that moderate its services.

Demand for VPNs in Russia skyrockets after Facebook and Instagram block

World Mar 15, 2022

Demand for VPNs in Russia skyrockets after Facebook and Instagram block

Instagram access in Russia was cut from Monday in response to Meta's decision last week to allow social media users in Ukraine to post messages such as "Death to the Russian invaders."

Russian bloggers bid tearful farewell to Instagram

Business / Tech Mar 14, 2022

Russian bloggers bid tearful farewell to Instagram

Russian bloggers and small businesses that relied heavily on Instagram scramble to lure followers elsewhere online.

Kremlin balks at Meta's policy shift on violent language in posts

World Mar 11, 2022

Kremlin balks at Meta's policy shift on violent language in posts

by Munsif Vengattil and Elizabeth Culliford

Internal emails indicate a possible change to Meta Platforms' hate speech policy and allowance of language calling for violence against Russian invaders and Vladimir Putin.

Facebook owner Meta says Ukraine's military and politicians targeted in hacking campaign

World Feb 28, 2022

Facebook owner Meta says Ukraine's military and politicians targeted in hacking campaign

by Elizabeth Culliford

Meta Platforms attributed the hacking efforts to a group known as Ghostwriter, which it said successfully gained access to the targets' social media accounts.

As Russia invades Ukraine, Moscow battles Big Tech to control the narrative

Business / Tech Feb 28, 2022

As Russia invades Ukraine, Moscow battles Big Tech to control the narrative

by Elizabeth Culliford

As Russian missiles rained down on Ukrainian cities, another battle to control the narrative took place online and over the airwaves.

Peter Thiel is now free to go all-in on far-right politics

Business / Corporate Feb 8, 2022

Peter Thiel is now free to go all-in on far-right politics

by Max Chafkin

For years, even as Facebook came under increasing scrutiny from Washington politicians and regulators, the controversial billionaire Peter Thiel kept his seat on the company's board.

Apple made a change that is hammering internet firms like Facebook's owner

Business / Tech Feb 4, 2022

Apple made a change that is hammering internet firms like Facebook's owner

by Kate Conger and Brian X. Chen

A long-planned shift in how people’s information may be used online is having a dramatic impact on internet companies that have spent years building businesses around selling ads.

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