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FTC Demands Social Media Firms' User Data, Harvesting Tactics
2020-12-16 17:52:01| TechNewsWorld
The Federal Trade Commission seeks to obtain information on how many users certain social media companies have, how active the users are, what the companies know about them, how they got that information, and what steps the companies take to continue to engage users. The FTC also is gathering information on the companies' business models and how they target children and families.
Social Media Upstart Parler Tops App Store Charts
2020-11-10 13:00:00| TechNewsWorld
A social media platform that bills itself as a "non-biased, free speech" alternative to outfits like Twitter and Facebook has seen a surge in interest in its mobile app over the last week that culminated Sunday in it becoming the top free app at the Apple App Store. According to Fox Business, the Parler app has been downloaded 310,000 times in the last week alone.
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Row over social media ad attacking Rishi Sunak's 'celebrity lifestyle'
2020-10-27 15:51:18| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Tory MPs say the chancellor is being unfairly singled out in a video by a new pro-Labour campaign group.
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Social Media Companies Top Data Grabber List
2020-10-27 12:10:00| TechNewsWorld
When it comes to an appetite for data, social media outfits are the most voracious, according to a recent study released by cybersecurity company Clario Tech. The analysis of nearly 50 of the world's biggest brands found that Facebook collects more than 70 percent of all the data it can collect legally about someone using its service.
US justice dept proposes law to reform social media content liability
2020-09-24 09:18:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) The US Department of Justice has proposed legislation on behalf of the Trump administration to reform the legal immunity provided to internet platforms distributing third-party content. This follows an executive order from President Trump in May calling on regulators to look at ways to make social media companies more responsible for content on their platforms.
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