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Barbara Ortutay

Barbara Ortutay

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Meta is rolling back hate speech rules along with fact-checking and Zuckerberg says ‘recent elections’ are a catalyst

The social media giant has loosened its rules around hate speech and abuse specifically when it comes to sexual orientation and gender identity as...

09.01.2025 10

Fortune

Barbara Ortutay

X’s crowd-sourced ‘Community Notes’ fact checks fail to address flood of U.S. election misinformation, report says

The nonprofit Center for Countering Digital Hate found that accurate notes correcting false and misleading claims about the elections were not...

31.10.2024 5

Fortune

Barbara Ortutay

Watchdog says TikTok approved ads with election misinformation, violating its own political ad ban

The ads never appeared on TikTok because Global Witness pulled them before they went online.

18.10.2024 5

Fortune

Barbara Ortutay

Unredacted messages show Snapchat’s inaction on abuse, lawsuit claims

The lawsuit claims the company also openly promotes child trafficking and the sale of illicit drugs and guns.

02.10.2024 3

Fortune

Barbara Ortutay

German shoppers still optimistic, even as Europe’s largest economy faces a dark period

According to the survey, consumers were also more likely to make large purchases, even if the propensity to buy remains stuck "at a very low level".

26.09.2024 4

Fortune

Barbara Ortutay

Mark Zuckerberg shows off holographic AR glasses prototype as Meta unveils cheaper VR headset

Meta unveiled updates to the company's virtual reality headset and Ray Ban smart glasses.

26.09.2024 10

Fortune

Barbara Ortutay

Instagram makes teen accounts private as pressure mounts on the app to protect children

Beginning Tuesday, anyone under 18 who signs up for Instagram will be placed into restrictive teen accounts.

17.09.2024 3

Fortune

Barbara Ortutay

New Mexico sues Snap Inc. after investigation finds ‘dark web’ of child abuse

In addition to sexual abuse, the lawsuit claims the company also openly promotes child trafficking, drugs and guns.

06.09.2024 3

Fortune

Barbara Ortutay

Questions abound after CEO of mass-messaging app is arrested

French media has reported that Durov was detained on an arrest warrant alleging his platform has been used for money laundering, drug trafficking...

27.08.2024 2

Fortune

Barbara Ortutay

Meta axes misinformation monitor CrowdTangle despite watchdog warnings ahead of U.S. election

CrowdTangle's shutdown, which Meta announced earlier this year, has been protested by researchers and nonprofits.

15.08.2024 2

Fortune

Barbara Ortutay

How Elon Musk uses X to spread his views around the world

Back in 2022 when he was trying to buy Twitter, Musk said he was doing so because it wasn't living up to its potential as a “platform for free...

13.08.2024 4

Fortune

Barbara Ortutay

Intel slashes 18,000 jobs and suspends dividend to better compete with chip rivals Nvidia and AMD

The company plans to cut 15% of its massive workforce as it tries to rectify its flailing chip business.

02.08.2024 2

Fortune

Barbara Ortutay

Mark Zuckerberg says Meta’s AI tool is on pace to be the ‘most used’ in the world

Meta reported stronger-than-expected results for the second quarter on Wednesday, sending shares sharply higher in after-hours trading.

01.08.2024 20

Fortune

Barbara Ortutay

Elon Musk is backing Trump, but Democrats won’t quit X

“X is where history happens,” posted CEO Linda Yaccarino on Sunday with a screenshot of President Biden's announcement.

23.07.2024 10

Fortune

Barbara Ortutay