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For background: Facebook has long analyzed biometric data in photographs to make it easier to tag people. In fact, this technology has been the subject of many lawsuits–most of which took place in states like Illinois, which restrict companies' ability to collect and store biometric data without consent. Read More

Head of news partnerships Campbell Brown announced in a blog post that the Facebook Journalism Project launched a $3 million, three-month Local News Subscriptions Accelerator, which will work with several metropolitan news organizations on building their digital customer acquisitions on and off … Read More

Barack Obama has demanded Facebook and Google change their business models after warning the platforms are being exploited by jihadists and “neo-Nazis”. The former US president called on the internet giants to realise they are a “public good” rather than simply commercial companies seeking … Read More

Top U.S. intelligence officials warned earlier this month that Russia has already sought to meddle in the 2018 midterm elections, and that propaganda and social media were key to that Moscow's strategy. "We expect Russia to continue using propaganda, social media, false-flag personas, sympathetic … Read More

Donald Glover's Twitter profile is blank and he never personally posts on any of his other pages. He's been absent from social media since late 2014, but longtime fans remember a time when he used to be very active and share deeply personal messages. So, what happened? In a new …

At the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) this past weekend, media crusader James O'Keefe headlined an hour-long panel on social media censorship, arguing that it targeted mostly conservatives. “They really make sure you don't see any differing views,” O'Keefe said at the panel. Read More

By adding the Altocloud solution to its portfolio, Genesys strengthens its capability in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning to help organisations deliver a highly responsive, predictive, and fully-contextual experience throughout all stages of the customer journey – from marketing to sales to … Read More

Queen Bey has kept her private life, well, private, for quite some time, but after a post on her Instagram story on February 18 featuring the Snapchat-exclusive fire-emoji filter over her and 6-year-old daughter Blue Ivy's heads, fans have been going wild over a potential, secret Snapchat account. Read More

Most of those user gains are coming from improvements on the Android side, because Snapchat's Android app has long had performance issues and they've really been trying to make the performance better. Retention of new Android users trying Snapchat for the first time was up 20%, so they're … Read More