Facebook continues data misuse investigation, suspends two more firms (GANNETT Syndication Service)
Over the weekend Facebook suspended two more data firms thought to have engaged in similar actions to Cambridge Analytica. Is …
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Apple vs. Facebook: Steve Wozniak joins Tim Cook in criticizing the social network (Fast Company)
If you’ve been bragging that you’re Facebook friends with Apple cofounder and ersatz Dancing with the Stars contestant Steve Wozniak, …
Pew: Twitter bots are behind 66% of tweeted links for most popular sites (VentureBeat)
While anyone who has spent time on Twitter knows it’s full of automated accounts, a report from the Pew Research …
Analysis: Trump is right. Amazon is a master of tax avoidance (GANNETT Syndication Service)
The president is meddling with one of the country's biggest companies, but he's right about a couple of important measures.
Facebook teams with nonprofits to launch election research commission (TechCrunch)
Facebook’s post-Cambridge Analytica apology tour continues this morning with the announcement of an initiative aimed at helping social science researchers …
Twitter Bots Post Two-Thirds of Links to Popular Sites on the Platform (Feed: All Latest)
A new study from Pew Research shows that the bulk of links on Twitter don't come from actual humans.
Amazon and UPS were feuding before Trump (AMZN) (Business Insider)
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Over 20 advocacy groups complain to FTC that YouTube is violating children’s privacy law (TechCrunch)
A coalition of over 20 child advocacy, consumer and privacy groups filed a complaint with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission …
Bots on Twitter share two-thirds of links to popular websites: Pew (TechCrunch)
It’s official: Bots are doing a lot of PR grunt work on Twitter — especially when it comes to promoting …