Tagged: Facebook

Social Media Bill Spurs Concerns

Social Media Bill Spurs Concerns

LegalTechnology & Telecom

Bill 396, the Social Media Safety Act, would compel social media companies to use a third-party firm to verify ages via a driver’s license or other form of identification. read more >

Facebook Parent Meta Threatens to Remove News From Platform

Facebook Parent Meta Threatens to Remove News From Platform

The Journalism Competition and Preservation Act, if passed, would allow news companies to collectively negotiate with social platforms over the terms on which their material appears on their sites. Meta said it would rather pull news from its platforms than "submit to government-mandated negotiations that unfairly disregard the value we provide to news outlets." read more >

Social Media Platforms Brace for Midterm Elections Mayhem

Social Media Platforms Brace for Midterm Elections Mayhem

Technology & Telecom

While platforms like Twitter, TikTok, Facebook and YouTube say they've expanded their work to detect and stop harmful claims that could suppress the vote or even lead to violent confrontations, a review of some of the sites shows they're still playing catch-up with 2020. read more >

Facebook Owner Meta Unveils $1,500 VR Headset. Will it Sell?

Facebook Owner Meta Unveils $1,500 VR Headset. Will it Sell?

Technology & Telecom

The $1,500 Meta Quest Pro headset sports high-resolution sensors that let people see mixed virtual and augmented reality in full color, as well as eye tracking and so-called "natural facial expressions" that mimic the wearer's facial movements so their avatars appear natural when interacting with other avatars in virtual-reality environments. read more >

Arkansas Mortuaries Busy Serving In Surge of Grief

Arkansas Mortuaries Busy Serving In Surge of Grief

Health CareTechnology & TelecomCover Story

Death is always a sensitive topic, but particularly so a year into a pandemic that has killed nearly half a million Americans. Jeff Smith of the growing Smith Family Funeral Homes chain tackles it head-on. read more >

The Price of Ignorance (Gwen Moritz Editor's Note)

The Price of Ignorance (Gwen Moritz Editor's Note)

OpinionLegalTechnology & TelecomEditor's Note

I am no constitutional scholar, but the deadly insurrection against Congress for doing its constitutional duty and subsequent fallout proves that even the president of the United States didn’t understand the constitutional process by which he was elected (and then sent packing). read more >

Thumbs Up (Gwen Moritz Editor's Note)

Thumbs Up (Gwen Moritz Editor's Note)

OpinionLegalTechnology & TelecomEditor's Note

At a time when political polarization is so intense that the president of the United States can raise hundreds of millions of dollars from the fact that he lost his reelection bid by 7 million votes, only one thing seems to have near-unanimous support regardless of political affiliation: regulating Facebook. read more >