Venture Beast

AUGUST 20, 2021

Arezou Soltani Panah is teaming up with social scientists and policy makers to solve complex problems like loneliness and family violence. Read More.

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Information Week

AUGUST 8, 2022

Last month in global tech policy: Biden’s semiconductor bill clears the Senate; data privacy and abortion; crypto and securities law; digital benchmarks for EU business; the social media in the Ukrainian War; airport infrastructure. Bonus: Elon Musk drives everyone mad.

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TechSpot

MAY 15, 2022

Like most software and applications, Twitter's privacy policy is often glazed over, misunderstood, or simply clicked through and overlooked. Twitter Data Dash, a retro 2D platformer that runs on your browser, was released in an attempt to make the company's often-skipped privacy-related legalese somewhat more digestible.

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CIO Business Intelligence

APRIL 14, 2023

Here are ways to get a better grasp of what these systems are capable of, and utilize them to construct an effective corporate use policy for your organization. With this in mind, here are six best practices to develop a corporate use policy for generative AI. For example, will this cover all forms of AI or just generative AI?

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TechSpot

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Facebook warned that Apple's App Tracking Transparency (ATT) policies that give users control over how their data is collected would spell catastrophe for its developers and advertisers. It "conservatively" estimated a 50-percent drop in revenue from its Audience Network platform.

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GeekWire

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

The initial announcement was immediately controversial , with dozens of studios criticizing Unity’s new policies on social media and beyond. We should have spoken with more of you and we should have incorporated more of your feedback before announcing our new Runtime Fee policy.” Before moving to Unity in Feb. ”

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The Verge

JUNE 28, 2020

Starbucks will join the growing list of corporate entities pausing advertising on social media platforms, the company said in a blog post Sunday. The coffee giant says that it stands “against hate speech” and believes “both business leaders and policy makers need to come together to affect real change.”. “We

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Trends in the Living Networks

FEBRUARY 20, 2011

Last week I was part of a panel on the SkyBusiness Technology Behind Business program discussing corporate social media policies, comprised of Peter Williams of Deloitte, Adrienne Unkovitch of Workplace Guardian, and myself. Deloitte actively encourages staff to use social networks.

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Forrester IT

MARCH 16, 2021

The good news is that there are now multiple vaccines paving the path to an eventual recovery of social and economic activity lost to the pandemic since 2020. However, it will not be an easy path due to tremendous challenges ranging from supply chain and distribution difficulties to ethical and policy-related concerns.

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Tech Republic Security

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

Half of employees say that their company does not have rules about using social media at work. Here's what you need to craft a social media policy to protect your data and avoid legal trouble.

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TechSpot

JANUARY 15, 2024

However, a set of policies is required to ensure AI benefits humanity. IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva writes that AI advancements have put the world on the brink of a technological revolution that could increase productivity, raise incomes, and boost global growth. Read Entire Article

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 3, 2023

And one of the most successful and increasingly prevalent ways of attack has come from social engineering, which is when criminals manipulate humans directly to gain access to confidential information. Social engineering is more sophisticated than ever, and its most advanced iteration is the topic of today's discussion: deepfakes.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 19, 2022

Department of Justice (DOJ) announced today a new revision to its policy on the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) that many security researchers will be pleased to see. Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco discussed the policy revision: "Computer security research is a key driver of improved cybersecurity.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

NetChoice and the Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA) have sued to stop Texas from enforcing HB 20, a new law barring large social media companies from banning users or removing content based on the “viewpoint” of the user. Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images. Nobody wants any more spam.”.

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The Verge

JANUARY 15, 2021

fautomatWhatsApp on Friday announced a three-month delay of a new privacy policy originally slated to go into effect on February 8th following widespread confusion over whether the new policy would mandate data sharing with Facebook. WhatsApp tells The Verge the policy won’t be changing when it does come out.

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TechSpot

JUNE 9, 2020

As US employees start returning to the office, many businesses have social distancing policies that allow only 50 percent of staff in a building at one time. It’s likely to have a negative impact on many firms, but a system called Q.worknite could let more people occupy an office safely.

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GeekWire

MARCH 11, 2021

From housing to education to rebooting the economy to social justice, we face a daunting number of public policy challenges. Our first discussion — titled Tackling Public Policy Challenges During a Covid Economy — will take place at noon (PT) on March 25.

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The Accidental Successful CIO

MAY 8, 2013

CIOs need to know how to find social media secrets. Darn that social media stuff! The arrival of social media has just boosted the importance of information technology. What makes things even tougher is that the rest of the company is waiting for you to tell them what the rules for using social media at work is….

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CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 8, 2023

The pandemic accelerated the urgency for reform in health and social care around the world, which strained resources to unprecedented levels. It all reduces the ability to arrive at a budget settlement that shifts resources into the health and social care space. That didn’t come from an operational or clinical policy discussion.

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Forrester IT

AUGUST 23, 2019

Social media has created customer groups that coalesce around a brand — in effect, a union. They collectively can and will change your corporate policy. With collective bargaining, business as usual is no longer acceptable. Are you ready for the empowered, technically savvy, and motivated customer?

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The Verge

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Facebook has placed at least 986 groups on a private list of banned “militarized social movements,” according to internal Facebook documents published by The Intercept. Militarized social movements are one part of Facebook’s larger “dangerous individuals and organizations” list, which The Intercept published a snapshot of in its entirety.

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The Verge

AUGUST 17, 2021

Social platforms including Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube are coming under new scrutiny for the way they treat Taliban accounts, as the militant Islamist group emerges as the dominant power in Afghanistan in the wake of the US withdrawal. The company has devoted more resources to enforcing that policy in light of the ongoing unrest in Kabul.

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The Verge

MARCH 17, 2021

Facebook is addressing the criticism it’s faced for its role in human rights abuses by putting its values on paper in a new “corporate human rights policy” collecting “the human rights standards [it] will strive to respect.” Facebook’s announcement comes at yet another interesting time for its social media platforms.

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Venture Beast

MAY 23, 2021

Reuters) — Ireland’s data regulator has given Facebook six weeks to respond to an investigation that may trigger a ban on the social media giant’s transatlantic data transfers following a High Court ruling that the probe could resume. Elevate your enterprise data technology and strategy at Transform 2021.

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 16, 2023

The uber popular short-form video sharing platform has been fined 5 million euros for its cookie policies, and no, we're not talking about chocolate chip or oatmeal raisin. On December 29, 2022, the French data protection authority (CNIL) imposed a fine of €5 million on TikTok for violations of the French Data Protection Act.

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Gizmodo

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

As stores run low on plywood barricades, guns fly off the shelves , and the president plans not to commit to a peaceful transfer of power, social media companies have begrudgingly developed contingency plans for election day and the confusion that’s sure to follow. Belying most of these policies are the likely… Read more.

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The Verge

JULY 15, 2021

Bukayo Saka, a player on England’s national football team said in an Instagram post Thursday that social media platforms did not do enough to prevent the racist abuse he and his teammates were subjected to after the team’s loss to Italy. “To . | Photo by Charlotte Tattersall/Getty Images. View this post on Instagram.

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

India has announced new regulations for social networks and other web services in the country, particularly “significant social media” companies with large user bases, like Facebook and Twitter. Significant social media intermediaries” face additional responsibilities.

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The Verge

JULY 12, 2021

Social media platforms have been inundated with racist messages and posts directed at three Black players on England’s football team, following a tough loss to Italy on Sunday in the UEFA Euro 2020 championship match. Social media companies “need to step up and take accountability,” the Football Association said.

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GeekWire

FEBRUARY 18, 2023

Shannon Rau, owner of Martha’s Garden dog daycare and bar, says she hopes Amazon’s new work policy will boost business at her establishment in Seattle’s South Lake Union neighborhood. 27 in a list of 31 large cities measured by economic and social activity downtown compared to pre-pandemic levels.

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Venture Beast

AUGUST 6, 2020

Salesforce today open-sourced the AI Economist, a research environment that leverages AI to arrive at optimal tax policies. Read More.

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Gizmodo

MAY 10, 2021

After facing international backlash over impending updates to its privacy policy, WhatsApp has ever-so-slightly backtracked on the harsh consequences it initially planned for users who don’t accept them—but not entirely. Read more.

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Gizmodo

OCTOBER 31, 2021

With its App Tracking Transparency policy launched in April, Apple overhauled its iPhone lineup’s privacy settings to give users more control over their data. That decision cost Snap, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube an estimated $9.85 billion in lost revenue in the second half of this year, the Financial Times reports. Read more.

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Dataconomy

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Today, we gathered everything you need to know about the new feature, including people’s opinions on social media! The YouTube ad block popup also shows how strict the company’s policies are when it comes to ads. This decision has created quite a stir in the tech world. damn so adblock just wont work on youtube anymore?

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The Verge

MARCH 5, 2021

Tesla has launched a new social platform on its website geared at letting owners and fans of the brand “[t]ake actions on behalf of Tesla and the movement for cleaner energy.” Engage Tesla is a new platform for both Tesla’s public policy team and Tesla Owner’s Clubs,” the first post on the new microsite reads.

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Vox

DECEMBER 19, 2020

Social media companies like Facebook and YouTube have ramped up their policies against coronavirus misinformation and banned false claims about Covid-19 vaccines. While platforms tend to tout new policies designed to curb misinformation, they don’t always find and remove all the content that violates their rules.

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GeekWire

JULY 21, 2020

Amazon’s “Our Positions” page first surfaced in October 2019 as way to bring clarity to the tech giant’s stance on issues it is lobbying the government on or promoting through internal policies. We support the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act.

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