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Twitter Has Temporarily Restricted Alex Jones' Infowars Account

The move comes less than a day after the company took the same action against Infowars proprietor Alex Jones.
Ryan Mac • One day ago

Twitter Suspended Proud Boys’ And Founder Gavin McInnes’ Accounts Ahead Of The "Unite The Right" Rally

The company shut down several accounts associated with the far-right group Friday for violating its terms of service on inciting violence.
Ryan Mac • 6 days ago

Apple Defends Its Decision To Allow Infowars In The App Store

Apple tried to explain why it removed Infowars' podcasts, but not its app, which features the same content.
John Paczkowski • 8 days ago

Internal Facebook Note: Here Is A “Psychological Trick” To Target Teens

Facebook bought TBH last October and eventually shut it down, but an internal note shows that the company learned a way to target high schoolers through the viral polling app.
Ryan Mac • 9 days ago

Facebook Uncovers Political Influence Campaign With Possible Russia Ties

“We have found evidence of connections between these accounts and previously identified [Russia Internet Research Agency] accounts.”
Ryan Mac • 16 days ago

Facebook’s Slide Is The Largest Single-Day Loss Of Market Value In US History

No other US company has ever lost more than $100 billion in a single day of trading.
Ryan Mac • 21 days ago

Facebook Still Down More Than $100 Billion In Value On Thursday In A Record Loss

Are the scandals, mishaps, and growing mistrust catching up to Facebook?
Ryan Mac • 22 days ago

Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg And Twitter's Jack Dorsey Plan To Testify To Senators About Russian Interference

The Senate Intelligence Committee is planning on holding two hearings on social media as part of its Russia investigation.
Emma Loop • 22 days ago

Departing Facebook Security Officer's Memo: "We Need To Be Willing To Pick Sides"

In a brutally honest note about his departure, Facebook’s Chief Security Officer Alex Stamos calls on his colleagues “to intentionally not collect data where possible” and listen to people when they say a feature is “creepy.”
Ryan Mac • 23 days ago

Congratulations, Mr. President: Zuckerberg Secretly Called Trump After The Election

Internal documents show Facebook’s own marketing strategy was influenced by what it learned from its valued customer, the Trump campaign.
Ryan Mac • 28 days ago

Facebook Just Got Hit With The Biggest Possible Fine In The UK For Improperly Protecting People's Data

The UK’s Information Commissioner's Office also said the data firm Cambridge Analytica, which famously worked on Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign, should face prosecution.
Mark Di Stefano • One month ago

Rebekah Mercer Says She Isn't Reliving The 2016 Election Through A Role-Playing Game

“I know nothing about that game, nothing about who created it or who plays it.”
Joseph Bernstein • One month ago

Cambridge Analytica's Final Spinoff Spent A Year Trying To Get "Government Work"

A former Cambridge Analytica executive testified in a federal bankruptcy court Thursday that the firm was trying to spin off into a new company called Anaxi Solutions.
Kevin Collier • One month ago

Elon Musk Has Always Been At War With The Media

Some say Musk’s paranoia and late-night Twitter rants reveal a billionaire cracking under pressure. But those who know him best say this is nothing new.
Caroline O'Donovan • One month ago

Tech Companies Push Back On Trump's Family Separations

“It’s heartbreaking to see the images and hear the sounds of the kids,” Tim Cook said.
Alex Kantrowitz • One month ago

Theranos Founder Elizabeth Holmes Could Face Jail Time With New Wire Fraud Charges

Holmes also reportedly stepped down as CEO Friday.
Ryan Mac • 2 months ago

The Facebook VP Who Once Dismissed The Social Network's 2016 Election Influence Is Stepping Down

Elliot Schrage is out as VP after a series of scandals that plagued him and the social network.
Ryan Mac • 2 months ago

Tesla Is Laying Off 9% Of Its Employees

These cuts, largely to salaried workers, follow mass dismissals in fall 2017.
Caroline O'Donovan • 2 months ago

Fatal Tesla Crash Report Shows Autopilot Was Engaged And Car Sped Into Barrier At 70 MPH

"The Tesla’s speed increased — starting three seconds before impact and continuing until the crash — from 62 to 70.8 mph. There was no braking or evasive steering detected prior to impact."
Ryan Mac • 2 months ago

Facebook Has Been Sharing User Data With Chinese Phone Manufacturers, And One US Lawmaker Is Worried

"The question is: How can Facebook be so confident?”
Ryan Mac • 2 months ago
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