Tag Archives: Platforms

Better Buy: Google vs. Meta Platforms

Better Buy: Google vs. Meta Platforms

Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool’s board of directors. Suzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool’s board of directors. Parkev Tatevosian, CFA has positions in Alphabet (C shares). The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), and Meta Platforms, Inc. The Motley Fool has a disclosure… Source link

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Senate panel approves bill to give news organizations more power against tech platforms

Senate panel approves bill to give news organizations more power against tech platforms

LONDON: Microsoft President and Vice Chairman Brad Smith has hinted that the tech giant is adopting a different approach to tackling disinformation and fake news. While other companies focus their efforts on removing fake content, and telling users what is true and what is not, Microsoft wants to avoid any suggestion that it is trying to censor speech online. “I don’t think that people want governments to tell them what’s true or false. And I don’t think they’re really… Source link

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Russia hits Google with a $375M fine for allowing ‘prohibited’ Ukraine news on its platforms – TechCrunch

Russia hits Google with a $375M fine for allowing ‘prohibited’ Ukraine news on its platforms – TechCrunch

Russia fined Google 21.1 billion rubles ($374 million) on Monday for repeatedly failing to “remove prohibited information” — content related to the country’s invasion and subsequent war in Ukraine. The country’s telecommunication watchdog Roskomnadzor cited a court order and said Google (particularly YouTube) didn’t take down content that discredited “the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.” The watchdog’s press release also accused Google of… Source link

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A researcher’s avatar was sexually assaulted on a metaverse platform owned by Meta, making her the latest victim of sexual abuse on Meta’s platforms, watchdog says

A researcher’s avatar was sexually assaulted on a metaverse platform owned by Meta, making her the latest victim of sexual abuse on Meta’s platforms, watchdog says

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg.Drew Angerer/Getty Images A nonprofit advocacy group says a researcher’s avatar was raped in the metaverse. Other Meta users have also said they were sexually harassed or abused in the metaverse. Meta investors wanted a report on harms facing metaverse users, but shareholders rejected the idea. A researcher entered the metaverse wanting to study users’ behavior on Meta’s social-networking platform Horizon World. But within an hour after she donned her Oculus… Source link

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Elon Musk praised Netflix for telling employees to quit if they can’t work on content they disagree with after previously bashing the platform’s ‘woke mind virus’

Elon Musk praised Netflix for telling employees to quit if they can’t work on content they disagree with after previously bashing the platform’s ‘woke mind virus’

Patrick Pleul/Pool/AFP via Getty Images Netflix’s company culture guidelines say staff should be able to work on content they find harmful. In response to a tweet about the guidelines, Elon Musk said it was a “good move” by Netflix. Musk last month said of Netflix: “The woke mind virus is making Netflix unwatchable.” Elon Musk praised Netflix for its new company culture guidelines that say it might not be the best place for employees who cannot work on content they disagree with or find… Source link

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Jio Platforms invests $200 million in Google-backed Glance – TechCrunch

Jio Platforms is investing $200 million in Glance, which serves media content, news and casual games on Android handsets’ lockscreen, the two said Monday, the latest in a series of bets from Mukesh Ambani’s empire as it looks to expand its offering to over 420 million telecom subscribers it reaches in the South Asian market. Reliance Industries, the parent firm of Jio Platforms and run by Asia’s richest man Ambani, said its investment is part of the InMobi… Source link

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How Yahoo is experimenting with platforms and partnerships to grow its audience

Yahoo is on a mission to drive brand affinity across its portfolio by turning casual readers into fanatics who are willing to spend money with the media company. That strategy has led the company to experiment with new mediums and types of content, as well as new innovative partnerships, said Joanna Lambert, head of consumer at Yahoo. In the latest episode of the Digiday Podcast, she said she wants to reach 900 million monthly, paying users by further enticing them with shoppable… Source link

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