UPDATE 3-Republican U.S. senator asks FTC to examine Google ads
SAN FRANCISCO/ WASHINGTON, Aug 30- U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch on Thursday asked the Federal Trade Commission to rekindle an antitrust investigation of Alphabet Inc's Google, and President Donald Trump...
View ArticleIt's an insult to the public that Google isn't sending its CEO to the Senate
Google's decision to ignore the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence's invitation to have CEO Sundar Pichai testify on Russian election meddling is an insult to the public.
View ArticleThe Latest: No Google execs at Senate intelligence hearing
WASHINGTON— The Latest on a House committee hearing on social media issues:. Google won't have an executive testifying alongside Twitter and Facebook before a Senate intelligence committee hearing...
View ArticleTwitter, Facebook set to defend polices ahead of midterms
WASHINGTON— Facebook and Twitter executives plan to defend their companies in two congressional hearings Wednesday, arguing they are aggressively trying to root out foreign actors who want to do the...
View Article8 surprising facts you might not know about Google's early days
Legos and Warren Buffett all shaped the company's early days.
View ArticleFacebook, Twitter pledge to defend against foreign intrusion
WASHINGTON— Facebook and Twitter executives pledged on Wednesday to better protect their social media platforms in the 2018 elections and beyond, and told Congress of aggressive efforts to root out...
View ArticleFacebook, Twitter face U.S. Congress over foreign bids to tilt politics
Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg, who will testify alongside Twitter Chief Executive Jack Dorsey, will acknowledge to the Senate Intelligence Committee that the company was too slow to...
View ArticleWatch Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey testify at the...
The digital giants have all been ramping up detection efforts in light of widespread misinformation campaigns by foreign actors during the 2016 presidential election.
View ArticleTrump accuses social media companies of interfering in 2016 and 2018 elections
President Trump says big tech firms "already have" intervened in the November midterm elections.
View ArticleSenators blast Google executives for not showing up to hearings on election...
Senators are upset that Alphabet declined to send either Larry Page or Sundar Pichai to Capitol Hill to attend a hearing on foreign interference in the 2016 election.
View ArticleThe Latest: Twitter CEO says 'shadow ban' not impartial
WASHINGTON— The Latest on executives from social media companies and their appearances before Congress:. Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey isn't saying which, but says he'll follow up. A House hearing about...
View ArticleUPDATE 2-Facebook, Twitter on defense in U.S. Congress over foreign bids to...
WASHINGTON, Sept 5- Top executives from Facebook Inc and Twitter Inc defended their companies in the U.S. Congress on Wednesday over what lawmakers see as a failure to combat continuing foreign efforts...
View ArticleTrump's claim that Google is biased against him distracts from tech's bigger...
Trump last week accused Google of rigging search results to prioritize negative coverage and left-leaning outlets. An academic says that distracts from bigger issues.
View ArticleUPDATE 3-U.S. Congress grills Facebook, Twitter over foreign bids to tilt...
WASHINGTON, Sept 5- Executives from Facebook Inc and Twitter Inc defended their companies to skeptical U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday over what many members of Congress see as a failure to combat...
View ArticleUPDATE 4-U.S. Congress grills Facebook, Twitter over foreign bids to tilt...
WASHINGTON, Sept 5- Executives from Facebook Inc and Twitter Inc faced threats of legislative action from skeptical U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday over what many members of Congress see as a failure to...
View ArticleLeading Democrat: There's uniform frustration about Google's absence at...
Mark Warner is the ranking Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, which has been conducting a probe into Russian interference in the 2016 election.
View ArticleFacebook, Twitter are taking a technical approach to a social problem,...
"In software, bugs are accepted. You have a bug, no big deal, we'll fix it in the next release. With a media platform, like this, there is no room for bugs," cybersecurity expert Raj Goel said.
View ArticleTwitter CEO Jack Dorsey keeps his cool before Congress
A chill, bearded and nose-ringed Jack Dorsey appeared unflappable as he faced hours of questioning from members of Congress Wednesday on issues as wide-ranging as political bias, hate speech, school...
View ArticleWhat Jack Dorsey and Sheryl Sandberg taught Congress and vice versa
In highlighting the complexities of their systems, Mr. Dorsey's and Ms. Sandberg's testimony helped underscore the difficulties lawmakers will face, the NYT reports.
View ArticleAs Google turns 20, questions over whether it's too powerful
SAN FRANCISCO— Twenty years after Larry Page and Sergey Brin set out to organize all of the internet's information, the search engine they named Google has morphed into a dominating force in...
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