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Author: Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY

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‘Tweet-tastrophe’? It could have been. Twitter hack reveals national security threat before election

July 17, 2020Jessica Guynn, USA TODAYComments Off on ‘Tweet-tastrophe’? It could have been. Twitter hack reveals national security threat before election

The hack has national security implications. What if it someone tried to disrupt the election or cause an international incident?

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Facebook election advertising blackout? Company weighs political ads ban in final days before election

July 10, 2020Jessica Guynn, USA TODAYComments Off on Facebook election advertising blackout? Company weighs political ads ban in final days before election

Facebook is weighing a political ads ban in the final days leading up to the hotly contested November presidential election.

Tech

Race and class divide: Black and Hispanic service workers are tech’s growing underclass

July 10, 2020Jessica Guynn, USA TODAYComments Off on Race and class divide: Black and Hispanic service workers are tech’s growing underclass

Bus drivers, janitors and security guards, a high percentage of whom are underrepresented minorities, get none of the perks at big tech companies.

Tech

Facebook backlash after audit: Civil rights leader says Mark Zuckerberg’s power must be reined in

July 8, 2020July 8, 2020Jessica Guynn, USA TODAYComments Off on Facebook backlash after audit: Civil rights leader says Mark Zuckerberg’s power must be reined in

An audit faulting Facebook for dealing setbacks to civil rights shows that Mark Zuckerberg’s power must be reined in, Rashad Robinson told USA TODAY.

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Facebook civil rights audit warns of Trump, voter suppression ahead of presidential election

July 8, 2020July 8, 2020Jessica Guynn, USA TODAYComments Off on Facebook civil rights audit warns of Trump, voter suppression ahead of presidential election

A civil rights audit of Facebook criticized the social media company’s decision not to remove inflammatory and false claims by President Trump.

Tech

Facebook boycott: Civil rights leaders condemn Zuckerberg, Facebook for fueling racial hatred and violence

July 7, 2020July 9, 2020Jessica Guynn, USA TODAYComments Off on Facebook boycott: Civil rights leaders condemn Zuckerberg, Facebook for fueling racial hatred and violence

After meeting with Facebook executives, civil rights leaders ripped into CEO Mark Zuckerberg for doing too little to stop racial hatred and violence.

Tech

Facebook ad boycott: Sheryl Sandberg vows company will get better at removing hate speech

July 7, 2020July 7, 2020Jessica Guynn, USA TODAYComments Off on Facebook ad boycott: Sheryl Sandberg vows company will get better at removing hate speech

Tuesday’s pledge came ahead of meeting with civil rights leaders over a growing advertising boycott over hate speech and racism on Facebook platforms.

Tech

What civil rights groups want from Facebook boycott: Stop hate speech and harassment of Black users

July 7, 2020July 8, 2020Jessica Guynn, USA TODAYComments Off on What civil rights groups want from Facebook boycott: Stop hate speech and harassment of Black users

Facebook boycott is giving voice to complaints that social media disproportionately stifles Black users while failing to protect them from harassment.

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Boogaloo crackdown: Facebook bans movement, gives it same designation as hate groups and terrorists

June 30, 2020June 30, 2020Jessica Guynn, USA TODAYComments Off on Boogaloo crackdown: Facebook bans movement, gives it same designation as hate groups and terrorists

Facebook has removed accounts, groups and pages on Facebook and Instagram connected to the extremist movement that encourages violence in the U.S.

Tech

Facebook boycott: North Face is first to join civil rights groups in demand to end to hate speech

June 19, 2020June 20, 2020Jessica Guynn, USA TODAYComments Off on Facebook boycott: North Face is first to join civil rights groups in demand to end to hate speech

North Face is first brand to halt advertising as part of boycott organized by civil rights groups over Facebook’s failure to crack down on hate speech

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