Freedom House Report Reveals Troubling Trend in Internet Freedoms
The modern-day bastion of free speech could be in danger.
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The Honest Ads Act: Censorship or Security?
The Honest Ads Act seeks to curb foreign influence on elections via online ads – but does it infringe on political speech?
Free Speech Abroad: An Interview with the COO and Global Affairs Director of Gab, Utsav Sanduja
Gab in the US is known as a platform for free and unfettered speech. What is their presence like abroad?
News Outlets Band Together to Fight Facebook and Google for Visibility on the Web
It’s news outlets versus the giants of social media and the web.
Ad-Blocking Could Be the Solution to Ad-Blocking
A group of companies that depend on advertising are looking for a solution to ad-blockers, the tools that many internet users use to avoid seeing online ads. In an ironic twist, that solution might be an ad-blocker. Advertising Age reports that the Coalition for Better
Google Changes Ad Policy to Better Reflect Advertisers’ Brands
After facing months of backlash for unintentionally funding extremists through advertising, Google announced a public apology, along with steps the company is taking to help advertisers avoid ‘objectionable’ content and provide more advertiser control over where ads appear. “We know advertisers don’t want their ads
The Week in Multimedia – March 20, 2017
Google, The Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, and The New York Times round out our top picks for this week. Google – The women missing from the silver screen and the technology used to find them This article discussing a new technology is simply incredible.
Facebook and Google Take Different First Steps to Combat Fake News
Facebook and Google have been under fire this week for failing to control the flow of misinformation about the 2016 election through their platforms. In the months leading up to the election, widely shared articles reported fake celebrity endorsements of now-President-elect Donald Trump, including ones claiming to
With Millennials and Revenue on its Side, Snapchat Moves Toward Massive IPO
Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel’s brain-child may have been first conceived in his Stanford fraternity house, but the now-dominant social photo-chat app has done a lot of growing up since those early days. Now, with an estimated company value of $25 billion, Spiegel’s Snapchat has recently
Samsung and Apple Clash in Supreme Court Over What Sells a Phone
What makes you buy a phone? Is it when all the right parts come together for on one device? Or can singular, specific elements make the difference? Samsung and Apple are currently battling over these questions, and the U.S. Supreme Court is left to determine