An AFP contributor poses for a photo using the TikTok smartphone app on December 14, 2018 in Paris. – TikTok, is a Chinese short-form video sharing application, which has proven to be very popular this year. (Photo by – / AFP) (Photo credit should read – / AFP via Getty …
Read More »Lawmaker confuses Facebook with Twitter in antitrust hearing
WASHINGTON – Retired Wisconsin Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner had some harsh words Thursday for Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg about why Donald Trump Jr.’s account was temporarily suspended for sharing a hydroxychloroquine video. The only problem is that it happened on Twitter. The awkward exchange came during an antitrust hearing in which …
Read More »Watch Rep Pramila Jayapal make Facebook Mark Zuckerberg squirm
Mark, are you a big fat cat? During Wednesday’s hearing with Big Tech CEOs about possible antitrust violations, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg faced business search and destroy tactics for his company. Washington Rep Pramila Jayapal read several damning email exchanges between Zuckerberg, Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg, and other top brass …
Read More »Facebook CEO corrects congressman confused by Trump Jr.’s Twitter ban
Let a member of Congress make Mark Zuckerberg look identifiable. Opening remarks at Wednesday’s House antitrust hearing had barely cooled down when Republican Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner of Wisconsin accused Facebook of temporarily suspending the Donald Trump, Jr. account. There was just one problem, which the Facebook CEO did not He …
Read More »Turkey passes controversial bill to strengthen social media News
Turkey’s parliament passed a controversial bill that gives the government more control over social media, raising concerns about freedom of expression in the country. Under the new law passed on Wednesday, social media giants like Facebook and Twitter must ensure they have local representatives in Turkey and comply with court …
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