Tech Culture Gaming Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's military Twitch ban voted down by House of Representatives The amendment failed to gain support By Rob Thubron, July 31, 2020, 5:15 AM 26 comments
Industry Electronics China may restrict exports of Nokia and Ericsson equipment if EU countries ban Huawei Both companies depend on China to manufacture telecom equipment By Adrian Potoroaca, July 20, 2020, 8:27 PM 36 comments
The Web Twitter disables video in Trump retweet after copyright complaint from Linkin Park The rockers aren't fans of the president By Rob Thubron, July 20, 2020, 8:35 AM 27 comments
The Web Reddit bans r/The_Donald as Twitch suspends Trump's account Over 2,000 communities were removed after Reddit updated its policies By Rob Thubron, June 30, 2020, 5:19 AM 53 comments
Industry Tech giants blast Trump order banning certain foreign workers through 2020 The White House says it will free up over 500,000 jobs for Americans By Rob Thubron, June 23, 2020, 5:18 AM 32 comments
Tech Culture The Web Twitter flags Trump's 'racist baby' tweet with manipulated media label More fighting between the president and his favorite platform By Rob Thubron, June 19, 2020, 7:08 AM 72 comments
The Web Twitter removes over 30,000 accounts spreading Chinese, Russian, and Turkish propaganda Not the first time it's deleted state-linked accounts By Rob Thubron, June 12, 2020, 7:51 AM 16 comments
The Web Industry Huawei's proposal to replace TCP/IP is going nowhere fast China's vision for a faster, more reliable Internet isn't convincing standards bodies By Adrian Potoroaca, June 5, 2020, 7:23 AM 21 comments
Security The Web Facebook doesn't want to be an "arbiter of truth," but will verify the identities of people behind popular Pages Posts from unverified Pages will have limited reach By Adrian Potoroaca, May 29, 2020, 8:01 PM 26 comments
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
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