Disney Is Mandating Its U.S. Employees Get Vaccinated
Photo: Octavio Jones/Getty (Getty Images) In response to renewed concerns about the ongoing covid-19 pandemic and the spread of the delta variant, Disney is taking a major step to ensure
Instagram’s New Settings Take Aim at Creepy Adults
As part of a slew of ongoing efforts to make Instagram less of a cesspool of awful content for awful people, the company announced a slew of new changes for
WhatsApp: Pegasus Project Coincides With 2019 Attack on Users
Photo: Lionel Bonaventure / AFP (Getty Images) WhatsApp chief Will Cathcart has said that findings from the new investigation into NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware coincide with what the app learned
Senators Put Section 230 in the Crosshairs in Battle Over Covid-19 Misinformation
Photo: Al Drago-Pool (Getty Images) For the past few years, we’ve seen companies like Facebook either endlessly shrug off the misinformation problems on their platforms or issue half-assed fixes meant
Facebook Just Blocked the #VaccinesKill Hashtag Two Years Too Late
Photo: MARK FELIX / Contributor (Getty Images) At least two years after it would have been politically prudent to do so, Facebook moved to block content under the #VaccinesKill hashtag
Amazon Cuts Off Service to NSO Spyware Firm Behind iPhone Hacks
Photo: David Ryder (Getty Images) Amazon has cut off web hosting services for the NSO Group, an Israeli spyware firm that has been widely accused of aiding in the surveillance
Feds: California Men Discussed ‘Terrorist’ Attacks on Twitter and Facebook, Other Targets
Photo: JOSH EDELSON/AFP (Getty Images) Two California men have been indicted in connection with an apparent plot to attack the state’s Democratic Party headquarters, located in Sacramento, the Justice Department
Netflix Is Expanding Into Video Games
Photo: OLIVIER DOULIERY / Contributor (Getty Images) Eyeing an even bigger slice of the media pie, Netflix is planning an imminent expansion into the video game space, and has reportedly
Cuba’s Government Has Blocked Access to Facebook and Telegram Amid Protests
Photo: Joe Raedle / Staff (Getty Images) Cuba’s government has restricted access to social media in the country amid raging protests over economic turmoil stemming from the handling of the
Facebook Will Now Let Groups Appoint “Experts” in an Effort To Combat Misinformation
Photo: OLIVIER DOULIERY / Contributor (Getty Images) Sick to death of the misinformation that has been running rampant on its platform for years now, Facebook announced on Tuesday that it