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UK MPs slam Facebook for data abuse, call for social media regulator
British Members of Parliament have called for a regulator to police content on social media sites, financed by a new levy on tech companies, and an inquiry into the effect of disinformation on past electoral contests. Concluding an 18-month long investigation into “fake news”, disinformation and political campaigns, the House of Commons Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee also accused Facebook of “intentionally and knowingly” violating data privacy laws and said it should be the subject of a probe by the competition and data watchdogs.
Amazon made an $11.2 billion profit in 2018 – and its federal tax bill is $0 (Guardian, The)
Submitted by benton on Fri, 02/15/2019 - 10:25EU data watchdog raises concerns over Facebook integration (Guardian, The)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Mon, 01/28/2019 - 13:52Facebook to create 'war room' to fight fake news before EU elections in May (Guardian, The)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Mon, 01/28/2019 - 11:18Facebook restricts campaigners’ ability to check ads for political transparency (Guardian, The)
Submitted by benton on Mon, 01/28/2019 - 06:12Department of Labor accuses Oracle of rampant exclusion of black and Hispanic people in hiring and higher pay for white men (Guardian, The)
Submitted by benton on Tue, 01/22/2019 - 16:52The Age of Surveillance Capitalism: Shoshana Zuboff’s new book is a chilling exposé of the business model that underpins the digital world
A Q&A with Shoshana Zuboff, author of "The Age of Surveillance Capital".