YouTube will lift its suspension on former US President Donald Trump’s channel when it determines the risk of real-world violence has decreased, said the company’s CEO, Susan Wojcicki.
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Payments firm Square’s deal to buy a majority stake in music streamer Tidal for $297-million could popularise blockchain or other new approaches to storing and buying online media.
Parler, the conservative social media platform, opened a new front in its legal battle with Amazon.com, accusing the tech giant of bad faith after being banished from its servers.
Google and Facebook make a lot of noise about how their main services are free to use. And it’s true, they are. But what they don’t highlight is their role in making almost everything else we consume online more expensive.
Twitter will launch new features and products faster to refresh its business after years of stagnation, the company said on Thursday, aiming to double its annual revenue in 2023.
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates said social media silencing such as Twitter’s lifetime ban on former US President Donald Trump risk leading to even more divisiveness.
Facebook’s dramatic move to block Australian news-sharing has escalated a broader battle against global regulation. That gambit looks likely to backfire.
The party will request that Facebook be summoned to appear in parliament to face questions about its role in “misinformation” and the protection of digital privacy of South African users.
Twitter is building a subscription product as a way to ease its dependence on advertising – a plan that has taken on a heightened priority given the pandemic and pressure from activist investors to accelerate growth.
Restrictions should be placed on Internet companies so they aren’t in a position to make unilateral decisions that will affect freedom of speech and democratic values, European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen said.