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Rob Lever
February 19, 2021, 3:38 am
Shockwaves worldwide as Facebook turns off the news for Australia
Analysts say social media giant’s power over users’ news intake threatens online information ecosystem, with one calling move ‘a conspiracist’s fantasy’
By
Rob Lever
February 3, 2021, 8:39 am
Jeff Bezos to step down as CEO of Amazon, focus on philanthropy instead
Entrepreneur, who over three decades built online retailer from scratch to become one of world’s most valuable companies, will hand over to Andy Jassy, head of firm’s web services
By
Rob Lever
December 19, 2020, 7:58 am
Pompeo: Russia ‘pretty clearly’ behind massive US cyberattack
Top US envoy says hack was ‘very significant effort’; Microsoft says roughly 80% of affected customers are in US, with victims also in Israel, UAE, Britain, Canada, Mexico, Spain
By
Rob Lever
November 4, 2020, 8:20 pm
Twitter flags Trump tweets on election fraud as battle spills onto social media
Online platforms limit reach of president’s ‘misleading’ claim of ballot irregularities during vote-counting process
By
Rob Lever
October 12, 2020, 6:28 am
US election campaigns use new methods to sidestep Cambridge Analytica crackdown
Facebook barred apps which scraped data on users and their contacts after revelations about the now-defunct British consulting group, but that hasn’t deterred many
By
Rob Lever
August 7, 2020, 9:32 am
Social media giants take fresh steps to curb US election manipulation
Twitter says it’ll work to curb reach of ‘state-affiliated media’ on platform, while Facebook removes users in Romania posing as American supporters of Trump
By
Glenn Chapman
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Rob Lever
July 30, 2020, 2:54 pm
Congress pummels Facebook’s Zuckerberg, other big Tech CEOs at antitrust hearing
Several lawmakers appear intent on revising US laws, which currently give them no role in antitrust enforcement
By
Rob Lever
and
Glenn Chapman
June 7, 2020, 5:23 am
US researchers eye tech wearables as virus early warning system
Scientists say they’ve developed app that uses artificial intelligence to forecast the onset of COVID-19 symptoms with over 90% accuracy
By
Rob Lever
September 22, 2019, 8:08 am
Digital threats multiply ahead of 2020 US elections
Next round of elections expected to see more attempts at manipulating voters as well as assaults on aging voting machines, after widespread misinformation on social media in 2016
By
Rob Lever
June 4, 2019, 8:11 am
US gears up for antitrust battles with Big Tech
Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission carve out investigations of Google, Amazon and Facebook; House Judiciary Committee announces its own probe of digital market
By
Rob Lever
May 14, 2019, 11:27 pm
WhatsApp patches security flaw after suspected Israeli spyware injection
Facebook subsidiary urges users to download latest version of app; NSO Group reported to have been behind breach
By
Rob Lever
November 14, 2018, 10:20 pm
Fox and other media friends back CNN over White House access
Trump administration claims ‘broad discretion’ to restrict admission to the president, with lawyers arguing the US leader could choose to never hold another press briefing again
By
Rob Lever
August 29, 2018, 12:37 am
Trump warns tech giants to be ‘careful,’ steps up claims of ‘bias’
Comments come after US president complains Google, Facebook suppressing conservative voices
By
Rob Lever
July 28, 2018, 12:48 am
Twitter shares plunge more than 20% in black week for social media
Monthly users fall by one million amid purge of fake accounts; woes come a day after Facebook lost an unprecedented $120 billion in market value
By
Rob Lever
July 26, 2018, 11:56 pm
Facebook shares tumble 19% in worst-ever single-day loss for a company
Social network sheds some $100 billion of its value on Wall Street after posting disappointing quarterly earnings
By
Rob Lever
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