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The social media advertising boycott goes global
by
David Brancaccio
, Erika Beras
and Alex Schroeder
Jun 29, 2020
The campaign to get companies to stop buying social media advertising already has support from companies like Verizon, Patagonia and Unilever.
More advertisers are joining the Facebook boycott
Jun 26, 2020
A number of civil rights groups are calling on companies to press pause on Facebook and Instagram advertising.
Facebook does an about-face on "hateful" ads after pressure from brands
by
Jack Stewart
Jun 26, 2020
Major companies said they were pulling ads from Facebook as part of a movement called #stophateforprofit.
Facebook is going to let users turn off political ads
by
David Brancaccio
, Nova Safo
and Alex Schroeder
Jun 17, 2020
The move comes as civil rights groups call for major advertisers to boycott Facebook, and the Trump administration reportedly proposes legislation on social media platforms.
Facebook employees stage virtual protest over inaction on posts from Trump
by
Molly Wood
Jun 2, 2020
CEO Mark Zuckerberg opted not to moderate a comment from Trump that Twitter flagged for glorifying violence.
Facebook's oversight board is finally here. How will it affect content moderation?
by
Nova Safo
May 7, 2020
The group will decide some of the thorniest issues surrounding hate speech, harassment and privacy.
Pandemic positions some companies to do better than others
by
Andy Uhler
Apr 30, 2020
There are business winners and losers in this pandemic.
For public good, not for profit.
Implications for U.S. tech companies as EU eyes AI regulation
Feb 19, 2020
The EU wants to be sure there’s human oversight of artificial intelligence, and that AI systems use high-quality data.
Will the 2020s bring an end to the era of open offices?
Dec 31, 2019
Blamed for everything from decreased productivity to increased flu cases, the majority of workers hate them, a survey says.
The year in the tech economy
by
Molly Wood
Dec 30, 2019
That was challenging. Now for tech's next act...