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UrduSilicon Valley elites have unveiled their vision for the utopian city they hope to build on 55,000 acres in Solano County in California. Raymond Craib, professor of history at Cornell University, is author of “Adventure Capitalism: A History of Libertarian Exit,…
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New Data Analysis of U.S. ‘Oligopoly Problem’ Reaffirms Antitrust Push: UMD Economist
A new study on U.S. oligopolies uses, according to its author, a “groundbreaking model” to more accurately measure competition in U.S. markets and the consequences for consumers “who are capturing a smaller slice of a shrinking pie.” Bruno Pellegrino, author of the working paper recently cited by…
‘Who is guarding Facebook’s guardians?’ Lawmakers can step up oversight
Facebook’s Oversight Board voted to uphold the social media company’s suspension of former President Donald Trump on its platforms but insisted the company must review the suspension to determine an appropriate length of time and develop clearer policies to balance…
Facebook’s news feed block in Australia stokes fear, resistance
Facebook has issued a controversial decision to block news feeds in Australia in response to a planned law that would require the tech giant to pay news outlets who post to and drive traffic to their platform. The move came…
In limiting political content, Facebook risks advancing censorship narrative
Facebook announced on Wednesday that it will begin implementing changes to its algorithm to reduce political content on its users’ news feeds. The social media giant will be testing its new algorithm this week on users in Canada, Brazil and…
Facebook antitrust case unlikely to change social network landscape
A coalition of states and the Federal Trade Commission are accusing Facebook of illegally cutting down competition, and are suing the tech giant in federal district court. George Hay, professor of law at Cornell University, an expert on antitrust and…
Facebook hate speech algorithm overhaul ‘too vague’ for public confidence
Facebook is in early stages of overhauling its algorithms in order to more aggressively crack down on anti-Black hate speech, while less-aggressively policing anti-White comments. Nathan Matias, an assistant professor of communication at Cornell University, studies algorithms and the role…
Facebook, Twitter face Senate: will they stop fake-news avalanche?
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey are testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday about actions their companies have taken to stem the spread of misinformation in the lead up to and following the U.S. election.…
Fierce fight looms in DOJ v. Google, not an ‘open and shut’ case
The U.S. Department of Justice has sued Google over allegations that the tech giant violated federal antitrust laws through business practices that allowed it to lead the online search market. George Hay, professor of law at Cornell University, an expert…
Instagram bets on AI-human collab to stop bullying
Instagram is unveiling two new tools on Tuesday to crack down on cyber-bullying: one will automatically hide comments that look like bullying and another will send a warning message to users whose comments are repeatedly flagged as harmful. Natalie Bazarova,…
For Twitter, Facebook and other social platforms, change will have to start at the top
While many are applauding Twitter for taking a stand against misleading and incedinary Tweets, a University of Delaware professor doesn’t see real change happening until those running the company look more like those they should be protecting. “As long as…
EU lapses in effort to compete with big tech, takes the lead in AI ethics
CORNELL UNIVERSITY MEDIA RELATIONS OFFICEFeb. 19, 2020 EU lapses in effort to compete with big tech, takes the lead in AI ethics The European Union revealed a plan on Wednesday to compete with the growth of tech conglomerates in the…