Google’s chief executive officer Sundar Pichai rejected claims of political bias against conservatives in his first-ever appearance before Congress.
Author: Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY
‘I lead this company without political bias,’ Google CEO Sundar Pichai to testify before Congress
The Google CEO is expected to field tough questions about Republican charges of conservative bias when he appears before Congress on Tuesday.
Facebook emails suggest company explored selling people’s data despite pledges not to
Internal Facebook emails, some involving CEO Mark Zuckerberg,suggest it consideredcharging developers for access to users’ personal information.
Facebook’s Sheryl Sandberg pledges to release update on civil rights audit
Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg agreed in a meeting with Color of Change to release an update on a civil rights audit by year’s end.
Facebook has a problem with black people, former employee charges
Former Facebook employee Mark Luckie says the company disenfranchises black people on the platform and inside the company.
‘They are trying to make my brother responsible for his own murder’: Facebook exec seeks answers in brother’s death
His sister, Facebook exec Ebele Okobi, says video of the fatal encounter shows Chinedu Valentine Okobi struggling to survive, refutes police account.
Facebook: Fake Instagram accounts used Trump, Kanye and social issues to target voters
Facebook says Russians exploited divisive issues and people such as Kanye West and President Trump to target voters ahead of the midterm elections.
Who paid for that political ad in your Facebook feed? It’s not always easy to figure out
Facebook allows political advertisers to fill in the “paid for by” field. And that has allowed some to conceal their identities and motives.
Russia’s Internet Research Agency may have been behind Facebook election meddling
A web site claiming to represent Russia’s Internet Research Agency says it ran a network of fake Facebook and Instagram accounts that attempted to interfere in the midterm elections.
Facebook, Twitter whack away at midterm misinformation on Election Day
As voters headed to the polls on Election Day, social media companies scoured their platforms for any content that would deter them.