Facebook says more AI based censorship will be coming to the platform in the future
Facebook suggested it will start using applied experimental audio-based technology and proactive detection technology to take down content.
New study finds top rated Android health apps are sharing data with Amazon, Google, and Facebook
Amazon and Google received the highest volume of data from these health apps followed by Microsoft.
Fake YouTube copyright claims used to censor Tim Pool, Lauren Chen, and others
Live Nation Video network filed false copyright claims against Pool, Chen, Ready To Glare, and Omegon which suppressed their criticism of Desmond the drag kid.
Google will let Android users in Europe choose their browser after being fined $1.7 billion on antitrust grounds
Last year, the EC hit Google with a record 4.34 billion euro fine, also on antitrust grounds – and that came hot on the heels of a 2.4 billion euro penalty announced the previous year.
A Google Photos bug exposed user locations on the web
Imperva security researcher Ron Masas’ proof-of-concept showed that the photos’ metadata could be discovered by taking advantage of the flaw.
Prosecutors used the CLOUD act to force Google to hand over Michael Cohen’s Gmail, Google Drive and contacts data
Under the CLOUD Act, investigators were able to obtain a warrant which gave them access to the emails, contact, and files Cohen had stored in his Google account.
Laura Loomer and Freedom Watch’s lawsuit against big tech has been dismissed by a court
Her lawsuit named Twitter, along with Google, Facebook, and Apple, as conspiring in unconstitutional suppression of speech
YouTube has disabled some of its search filtering tools following New Zealand mass shootings
YouTube confirmed on Reddit that some of the search sorting features have been temporarily disabled as part of its efforts to better respond to, review, and remove graphic content from YouTube.
Deleting video content about violent events can often put more people in danger, EFF warns
Often, actually deleting violent content can suppress the freedom of speech and expression of those most in need of such rights.
Google is about to face its third antitrust fine next week – its Adsense monopoly is to blame for this one
The European Union opened its third case against Google based on an accusation which stated that Google prevented the third parties using Adsense from using any products related to Google’s competitors.
Article 13’s main supporter Axel Voss suggests YouTube may not have the right to exist
Voss said we have to think about whether YouTube and other platforms which give people access to copyright-protected works should exist.
Google is accused of paying for fake news campaigns to influence policy in Washington
For the past two years the company has been America’s biggest lobbying spender, with a record $21 million used towards this end last year alone.
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