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May 4th, 2018
YouTube CEO says company must stay ‘on the right side of history’
“There isn't a playbook for how open platforms operate at our scale”
News
May 3rd, 2018
Cambridge Analytica is closing down after Facebook data scandal
“The siege of media coverage has driven away virtually all of the Company’s customers and suppliers”
News
May 3rd, 2018
Is Facebook using Instagram photos for AI learning yet another data privacy problem?
Billions of your photos are teaching machines how to recognise objects
News
May 2nd, 2018
Snapchat growth falters as redesign woes impact results
“When there's a lot of negative news on the press every day, it does give people pause”
News
May 2nd, 2018
YouTubers are being paid to sell cheat essay papers
Alpay B defends ads saying "whether a student wants to cheat or not it's totally their choice”
News
May 1st, 2018
Malaysian court issues first fake news conviction
New laws target “news, information, data and reports which is or are wholly or partly false”
News
Apr 26th, 2018
Despite the scandals, Facebook grows its userbase
DAUs and MAUs increase and revenues soar, with mobile claiming its biggest ever share
News
Apr 26th, 2018
Parents can now restrict YouTube Kids to human-approved content
Upcoming features to allow a greater range of customised filtering

YouTube CEO says company must stay ‘on the right side of history’
“There isn't a playbook for how open platforms operate at our scale”

Cambridge Analytica is closing down after Facebook data scandal
“The siege of media coverage has driven away virtually all of the Company’s customers and suppliers”

Is Facebook using Instagram photos for AI learning yet another data privacy problem?
Billions of your photos are teaching machines how to recognise objects

Snapchat growth falters as redesign woes impact results
“When there's a lot of negative news on the press every day, it does give people pause”

YouTubers are being paid to sell cheat essay papers
Alpay B defends ads saying "whether a student wants to cheat or not it's totally their choice”

Malaysian court issues first fake news conviction
New laws target “news, information, data and reports which is or are wholly or partly false”

Despite the scandals, Facebook grows its userbase
DAUs and MAUs increase and revenues soar, with mobile claiming its biggest ever share

Parents can now restrict YouTube Kids to human-approved content
Upcoming features to allow a greater range of customised filtering
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