Moving past Facebook into tech reality
In March, Facebook CEO, Mark Zuckerberg announced new regulations on internet companies. Many journalists covered this news with skepticism. They countered that Zuckerberg might be angling for regulations favorable to Facebook or trying to offload Facebook’s own responsibilities onto regulators. According to BuzzFeed News’s Craig Silverman, journalists covering Silicon Valley have increasingly embraced the role […]
Zuckerberg to testify before U.S. House Financial Services Committee
According to a report by Reuters, Washington, Mark Zuckerberg, CEO Facebook will be testifying before the U.S. House Financial Services Committee on Oct. 23 as the social media giant faces growing scrutiny from U.S. lawmakers, the Federal Trade Commission and a group of state attorneys general. Zuckerberg will testify at a hearing titled “An Examination […]
Facebook planning to pay only about a quarter of publishers: WSJ
The Wall Street Journal is quoting sources as saying Facebook Inc. is planning to pay only about a quarter of publishers whose headlines will be featured in its coming news section. Lukas I. Alpert and Sahil Patel report that the specialized news section – which will appear on the toolbar at the bottom of Facebook’s […]
Democratic candidate Sanders calls for massive overhaul of media rules
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders has weighed in on the state of U.S. media, unveiling a plan to stop big media mergers and bolster independent news. “Today, after decades of consolidation and deregulation, just a small handful of companies control almost everything you watch, read, and download,” Sanders wrote in an op-ed for the Columbia Journalism Review. […]
Facebook bans The Epoch Times from advertising on its platform
Facebook has banned The Epoch Times from any future advertising on its platform, reports CNBC. The Times, a conservative news outlet, has spent more money on pro-Trump Facebook advertisements than any group other than the Trump campaign. “Over the past year we removed accounts associated with the Epoch Times for violating our ad policies, including […]
Facebook hiring for upcoming “News Tab”
Facebook executives are apparently hiring journalists to curate a forthcoming “News Tab”. Facebook’s aim is to restore the credibility of the news that is often offered in users’ feeds. The project is also reportedly a personal passion of Facebook’s CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, who wants to help improve relationships with publishers. A News Tab test will […]
