The Web Twitter is testing feature that restricts who can reply to tweets, and it could spell trouble for politicians A potential First Amendment violation? By Rob Thubron, May 21, 2020, 7:58 AM
Tech Culture The Web Reddit has made a dedicated subreddit to track political ad spending on its platform The company also updated its advertising policy By Adrian Potoroaca, April 14, 2020, 3:00 PM
Mobile Tech Culture Seattle-area voters will be the first to cast ballots on smartphones Turning to tech to further democracy By Shawn Knight, January 22, 2020, 2:28 PM 16 comments
Industry Gaming Joe Biden calls game developers "little creeps" who make titles that "teach you how to kill" Not a Call of Duty fan, then? By Rob Thubron, January 20, 2020, 7:15 AM 99 comments
The Web Tech Culture Joe Biden wants to make Facebook liable for users' content by revoking Section 230 The proposed solution means the removal of core protections of the internet By Adrian Potoroaca, January 17, 2020, 3:41 PM 21 comments
The Web Tech Culture Reddit bans impersonation, except if it is satire Gearing up for election season By Shawn Knight, January 10, 2020, 3:57 PM
The Web Tech Culture Facebook says it will let users choose to see fewer political ads on their feed The company believes all would-be leaders should have a voice By Adrian Potoroaca, January 9, 2020, 2:42 PM
The Web Bernie Sanders aims to break up ISP and cable monopolies Vows that every American household will have affordable broadband by end of first term By Shawn Knight, December 6, 2019, 12:39 PM 42 comments
Gaming US politician pleads guilty to using campaign funds for personal purchases, including Steam games He should have waited for a Steam sale By Cohen Coberly, December 5, 2019, 4:36 PM 26 comments
Industry The Trump Administration vows 100 percent tariffs on $2.4 billion of French products over digital services tax US officials think the new legislation is unfair towards American companies By Adrian Potoroaca, December 3, 2019, 12:54 PM 31 comments
Tech Culture The Web Facebook submits to Singapore government, labels post 'fake news' Facebook's lenient policies don't apply everywhere By Isaiah Mayersen, December 1, 2019, 7:13 AM 10 comments
Tech Culture Facebook might be open to some changes on its political ads policy The company has been asking Republican and Democrat political advertisers for feedback By Adrian Potoroaca, November 22, 2019, 6:51 AM
Tech Culture Google Google outlines new, restrictive political ads policy that limits microtargeting Another tech giant distances itself from Facebook's stance on political ads By Adrian Potoroaca, November 21, 2019, 12:04 PM
Industry The US says it's starting to process applications for licenses to sell tech to Huawei The trade ban is still in effect for over a hundred non-US affiliates on the entity list By Adrian Potoroaca, November 21, 2019, 7:39 AM
The Web Tech Culture Evan Spiegel: Snapchat fact-checks all political ads Perhaps Facebook will some day decide to copy this feature By Adrian Potoroaca, November 19, 2019, 2:53 PM
Tech Culture The Web Twitter bans political ads globally, will allow limited use of "cause-based" ads The company says it's a work in progress and mistakes will be made By Adrian Potoroaca, November 16, 2019, 11:10 AM
The Web Tech Culture A former Facebook executive says the company can't stay out of politics Its business model runs contrary to its idea of a "level playing field" By Adrian Potoroaca, November 6, 2019, 7:37 AM
The Web Tech Culture Jack Dorsey: Twitter will ban all political advertising moving forward The executive thinks politicians should earn their reach, but will other social platforms follow suit? By Adrian Potoroaca, October 31, 2019, 6:22 AM 12 comments
Tech Culture The Web A man is running for governor of California to run false ads on Facebook The Really Online Lefty League strikes again By Adrian Potoroaca, October 30, 2019, 4:20 PM 19 comments
Industry Hardware China establishes $29B fund to wean itself off of US semiconductors The fund will help finance Beijing's domestic semiconductor efforts By Eric Hamilton, October 30, 2019, 2:35 PM 17 comments
The Web Tech Culture Hundreds of Facebook employees send letter to Zuckerberg asking for changes to political ads policy Many believe letting politicians lie with impunity is against the company's core values By Adrian Potoroaca, October 28, 2019, 9:04 PM 21 comments
The Web Senator Warren tests Facebook's ad policies on lying... by lying The presidential candidate goes meta By James Miller, October 13, 2019, 1:25 PM 10 comments
Tech Culture Security Brazil to create massive biometric database of all citizens Storing 200 million records in one place, what could go wrong? By James Miller, October 13, 2019, 11:08 AM
Google Industry Google continues to make donations to anti-science groups despite their public environmental advocacy Industry analysts have called it "greenwashing" for portraying an image of climate action yet donating in opposition behind the scenes By William Gayde, October 11, 2019, 1:06 PM 18 comments
The Web Tech Culture New California laws tackle political and pornographic deepfakes Expect more states to do the same By Rob Thubron, October 7, 2019, 8:55 AM 12 comments