Facebook stressing civil rights
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Roy L. Austin, Jr, civil rights attorney and advocate, has joined Facebook in Washington as VP of Civil Rights and Deputy General Counsel to establish the company’s new civil rights
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US and web guru siding with IT giants against Australia
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World wide web inventor Tim Berners-Lee and US government are siding with Facebook and Google against the proposed Australian law meant to make IT giants pay for using publishers´ news
Going to social media for shopping
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Instagram is further diversifying its revenue and has rolled out its shopping Reels and Shop tab around the world after test in October. The idea is that businesses can tag
The successful free encyclopedia turns 20
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Can you trust it or can´t you? Wikipedia turns 20 and the discussion about the free encyclopedia written by its users, is still ongoing. The site was launched by entrepreneurs
Remote working here to stay
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Remote working here to stay? 90% of HR leaders plan to allow staff to work remotely at least part-time also when the vaccine against the covid is widely used, according
New terms make WhatsApp users look for alternatives
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WhatsApp´s message to billions of users that they have to accept new terms and conditions if they want to continue using the for free service has led to booming growth
Google fighting misinformation about vaccine
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The Google News Initiative launched a global open fund to fight misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines, worth up to USD 3 million. The “COVID-19 Vaccine Counter Misinformation Open Fund” aims to
Remote work and health tracking drive wearable devices
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Rise in remote work and health monitoring during the pandemic is increasing the interest in wearable devices, marketing and research company Gartner says. Worldwide end-user spending on wearable devices will
US Department of Justice suing Facebook
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US federal trade commission and more than 45 state prosecutors have sued Facebook saying the company is taking illegal actions to buy up rivals and stifle competition. The lawsuits come
Australia forcing IT giants to pay publishers
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Australia has finalised plans to make Facebook and Google pay its media outlets for news content. Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said the Big Tech firms must negotiate payments to publishers and