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Hindu Nationalists Are Boycotting Amazon For Signing Up An Actress Who Spoke Out Against Child Rape

I can't believe I'm writing this headline but this is what things have come to.
Pranav Dixit

AT&T, Verizon, And T-Mobile Are In Trouble For Being Shady

Collusion and fake ringtones: This week in cellular carriers that are up to no good.
Nicole Nguyen

Key Cybersecurity Officials Have Left The White House, But DHS Says That Won't Hurt Cooperation

The DHS and UK plan to keep naming foreign governments believed to be responsible for hacking campaigns, they say.
Kevin Collier

Sifting Through The Hype At The Blockchain Career Fair

A product that lets you scroll through pictures of breasts was one of the few publicly available applications on display at the UC Berkeley cryptocurrency career fair.
William Alden

A New Study Found Toxic Chemicals In Kitchen Cabinets, And Here's What You Need To Know

PCBs are carcinogens, but it's not clear if the amount found in kitchen cabinets is harmful.
Theresa Tamkins

We Asked Some Of Elon Musk's Biggest Fans Why They Donated To Buy A Billionaire A Couch

"Elon needs the best possible rest for the sake of bettering mankind!" one person, who donated $100 to the campaign, told BuzzFeed News.
Julia Reinstein

If This Sculpture Made Out Of Soylent Is Real, I'm Leaving Earth

Was this poster about a guy who made a sculpture of his girlfriend out of Soylent for real?
Katie Notopoulos

Jeff Bezos Just Revealed How Many Prime Members Amazon Has

Amazon spilled the beans to shareholders Wednesday about how big its Prime membership is: 100 million people.
Leticia Miranda

How Much Would You Pay For Ad-Free Facebook?

Would you pay $10.99 per month for Facebook? How about $50?
Alex Kantrowitz

Pornhub Banned Deepfake Celebrity Sex Videos, But The Site Is Still Full Of Them

More than 70 deepfake videos — depicting graphic fake sex scenes with Emma Watson, Scarlett Johansson, and other celebrities — were easily searchable from the site's homepage using the search term "deepfake."
Charlie Warzel

For The First Time In History, A Person Has Undergone Two Face Transplants

Jérôme Hamon's immune system rejected his first face transplant, and it was removed in 2017. But this January, surgeons were able to perform a second transplant, making medical history.
Caroline Kee

Here’s What The Facebook Media Backlash Really Looks LIke

Sentiment analysis of over 87,000 articles provided to BuzzFeed News details the evolution of the social network as seen through the publications that cover it.
Charlie Warzel

Right-Wing YouTubers Think It’s Only A Matter Of Time Before They Get Kicked Off The Site

YouTube's crackdown on hate speech and other "unsafe" content is causing many of the biggest stars of the far right to look for alternatives.
Ishmael N. Daro

Perry Chen Says He Wants To Revitalize Kickstarter. Employees Say He’s Doing the Opposite.

Since Kickstarter’s principal founder returned as CEO, the company has experienced a period of turmoil set in motion by the person who should have been most equipped to lead it forward: Chen himself.
Davey Alba

These Contact Lenses Get Darker In The Sun, But You Won't Look Like A Demon

For the first time, the Food and Drug Administration has approved contact lenses that darken in response to sunlight. Here's what you need to know.
Theresa Tamkins

Facebook Has Finally Started Fact-Checking Fake News In Its Largest Market

The company has partnered with a third-party fact-checking organization in India to debunk misinformation ahead of key state elections in the country next month.
Pranav Dixit

Tesla Is Temporarily Shutting Down Model 3 Production. Again.

During the pause, workers can choose to use vacation days or stay home without pay. This is the second such temporary shutdown in three months for a vehicle that’s already significantly behind schedule.
Caroline O’Donovan

Instagram Has A New Feature That Makes Your Photos Look Really Good, I Swear

It's basically portrait mode but without a new fancy phone.
Katie Notopoulos

We Regret To Inform You People Are Photoshopping Mark Zuckerberg To Be Thicc

It’s Friday and my editor said I could write this.
Julia Reinstein

YouTube's Crackdown On Firearms Has Guntubers Launching Their Own Platforms

"There are millions of people who are going to exercise their constitutional rights. YouTube be damned."
Leticia Miranda

This Woman's Apple Watch Helped Detect Her Severe Thyroid Problem

Heather Hendershot had no symptoms and felt fine — but her Apple Watch indicated that she might have a health problem.
Caroline Kee

How YouTube’s Channel Recommendations Push Users To The Fringe

Researchers followed YouTube's channel recommendations wherever they led and often found Alex Jones and other fringe channels. "Within the political communities, Alex Jones’ channel is one of the most recommended ones," they said.
Craig Silverman

Here's How Quiz Makers Are Still Targeting You On Facebook

“It was funny to me to see all this big deal being made out of what Cambridge Analytica did — what I’m able to do with the options Facebook gives me is better.”
Alex Kantrowitz

Here's How Facebook Tracks You When You're Not On Facebook

Mark Zuckerberg seemed uncomfortable answering questions about how Facebook tracks you when you're not on Facebook. We went to Facebook's website to find out exactly what's happening.
Alex Kantrowitz

Facebook Crossed The Creepy Line And Can’t Go Back

Facebook says its mission is to “give people the power to build community and bring the world closer together.” That’s a fun thing to say on an investor page, but it leaves a lingering question: Okay, but then what?
Charlie Warzel

Theranos’ Letter To Shareholders Shows The Company Is On Its Deathbed

“The most viable option that we have identified to forestall a near-term sale or a potential default under our credit agreement is further investment by one or more of you.”
Ryan Mac

Journalists Are Criticizing Facebook For Its Data Collection. At The Same Time, They Often Use It To Their Advantage.

The exposure of Cambridge Analytica's unauthorized use of Facebook data has also revealed how journalists and researchers have taken advantage of Facebook features and loopholes for years.
Craig Silverman

Mark Zuckerberg Said Facebook Made An Error In Determining That Pro-Trump Bloggers Diamond And Silk's Page Was "Unsafe"

Republican members of Congress have grilled Zuckerberg on "censoring" the Facebook page after the conservative bloggers publicly ranted against the company.
Tasneem Nashrulla

Why Facebook Will Never Fully Solve Its Problems With AI

Mark Zuckerberg's promise to develop new AI tools to proactively address Facebook’s content problem allows the social network to abdicate responsibility for problems on its platform, and at scale.
Davey Alba

Trump Just Signed A Law That Helped Create A New Twitter For Sex Workers

Fearing a crackdown on sex work, more than 28,000 people have signed up for an alternative social platform for sex workers called Switter.
Caroline O’Donovan

Facebook, Google And Twitter's Other Election Problem Is Their Largest Market: India

The world's largest democracy is in danger of having its biggest elections influenced through the internet — but so far, US tech companies' efforts to fix ongoing problems have been limited.
Pranav Dixit

Rebekah Mercer Asked Facebook For An Independent Investigation Into Cambridge Analytica

As the crisis at Facebook intensified, a Mercer adviser met senior managers to ask for an outside inquest. He told BuzzFeed News Facebook initially seemed open to the idea — then suddenly didn’t.
Joseph Bernstein

Mark Zuckerberg Hints Facebook Is Considering An Ad-Free Version

"There always will be a version of Facebook that will be free," Zuckerberg says, indicating that the company has considered a version that is not.
Alex Kantrowitz

Uber Is Courting Drivers With Its New App

Uber is launching a new driver app today, and using the opportunity to woo drivers with talk of how important they are to the company.
Caroline O’Donovan

This Hoax About Mark Zuckerberg Shows The Shortcomings Of Facebook's New Algorithm

A hoax about Facebook's security settings has gone viral worldwide.
Jane Lytvynenko

Is Mark Zuckerberg Sorry?

Facebook has had lots of scandals. See if you can guess when its CEO actually apologized.
Katie Notopoulos

Here's How To Check If Your Facebook Data Was Shared With Cambridge Analytica

As many as 87 million people had their Facebook data inappropriately accessed. Here's how to check if you're one of them.
Krystie Lee Yandoli

Hackers Just Deleted The "Despacito" Music Video From YouTube

And music videos from Shakira, Taylor Swift, Selena Gomez, Drake, Chris Brown, DJ Snake, and more had their titles defaced for a period Tuesday morning.
Pranav Dixit

Mark Zuckerberg Sent An Apology Letter About Myanmar. These NGOs Called It “Grossly Insufficient.”

Facebook’s CEO is expected to testify in front of US senators on Tuesday. At least one may ask about his company’s role in spreading hate speech in a country that’s been beset by ethnic conflict.
Ryan Mac

Uber Has Acquired Jump And Officially Joined The Dockless Bike Wars

"We’re excited to begin our next chapter and to play a significant part in the transition of Uber to a multi-modal platform," Jump CEO Ryan Rzepecki said.
Davey Alba

Palantir Had No Policy On Social Media Data Collection Prior To 2015

The secretive data analysis company had only an “ad hoc” approach to handling social media data at the same time as others, such as Cambridge Analytica, relied on dodgy methods to collect user data.
William Alden

We Talked To Teens Who Quit Social Media

Adults talk a big game about #deletefacebook or taking a break from Twitter, but true digital natives actually know how to take a break for their own mental health.
Katie Notopoulos

YouTube Kids Is Going To Release A Whitelisted, Non-Algorithmic Version Of Its App

YouTube will approve all channels allowed to post, a source told BuzzFeed News, giving parents a firewall against an algorithm that's often proved lacking.
Alex Kantrowitz

Facebook Has A Two-Tiered Privacy System That Favors Its Leaders

Why is a privacy feature used by Facebook's CEO not available to normal users?
Alex Kantrowitz

Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg: “I Take Responsibility For This”

"As we find more Cambridge Analyticas, we’re going to find a comprehensive way to put them out and make sure people see them. So far, we don’t have another clear case to share.”
Alex Kantrowitz

Was Marc Jacobs' Chipotle Proposal An Ad?

The fashion designer proposed with a flash mob...inside a Chipotle. #Ad?
Katie Notopoulos

People Couldn’t Log In To Tinder To Cancel Their Dates Because Of Facebook

Tinder users were locked out from their accounts due to a “Facebook login loop” and started freaking out.
Nicole Nguyen

Facebook Now Says Cambridge Analytica Accessed Up To 87 Million People's Data

Cambridge Analytica accessed tens of millions more user profiles than previously reported.
Alex Kantrowitz

The Shooting At YouTube Showed How Bad Twitter’s Misinformation Problem Is

Twitter is the beating heart of breaking news. But its usefulness is offset considerably by a growing chorus of trolls, hoaxers, and irresponsible commentators. And it's only getting worse.
Charlie Warzel
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