Futurism

MARCH 8, 2025

Pinterest has updated itsprivacy policy to reflect its use of platform user data and images to train AItools. Pinterest has promoted tools like a feature that lets users search by body type and its AI-powered ad suite, which according to Pinterest's most recent earnings report has boosted ad spending on the platform.

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Ars Technica

APRIL 24, 2025

But after reporting a net loss of 183,000 residential broadband customers in Q1 2025, Comcast President Mike Cavanagh said the company isn't "winning in the marketplace" during an earnings call today. Read full article Comments

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Ars Technica

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

OpenAI is considering granting new voting rights to its nonprofit board in a move that could help it fight an unsolicited takeover bid from Elon Musk, the Financial Times reported last night. We contacted OpenAI about the report and will update this article if it provides any comment. Read full article Comments

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Ars Technica

MARCH 25, 2025

The Federal Bureau of Investigation yesterday launched a task force "to try to nail the criminals setting fire to Tesla vehicles and charging stations," and is looking into an anarchist blog that has been "calling for more" attacks, The New York Post reported. Read full article Comments There were previously three arrests.

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Fast Company Tech

APRIL 14, 2025

Demand at the start of this springs selling season was more muted than what we have seen historically, despite a healthy level of traffic in our communities,” wrote Jeffrey Mezger, CEO of KB Home, in their earnings report. In Q1 2025, KB Home reported an average sales price of $500,700. We believe we have found the market.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

Airbnb’s chief trust officer Sean Joyce left the company after just six months in 2019 because the former FBI deputy director took issue with the company’s data sharing practices in China, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal. Airbnb did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

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Fast Company Tech

APRIL 11, 2025

The fine print of insurance policies can be frustrating and confusing, and the government has not stepped in to help. FAIR Plan spokeswoman Hilary McLean declined to comment on the ongoing litigation and individual cases, but said the FAIR Plan pays all covered claims based on the adjusters’ recommendations.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 16, 2020

Tesla has reportedly canceled an audacious return policy in which new buyers of its electric vehicles could return them for a full refund within seven days. The news, reported on Friday by Electrek , marks an end to one of CEO Elon Musk’s flashier marketing strategies. Tesla did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 3, 2020

YouTube is trying to combat offensive comments that appear under videos by following in the footsteps of other social media companies and asking people before they post something that may be offensive: “Is this something you really want to share?”. The tool won’t actually stop people from posting said comment. Then there’s videos.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 24, 2020

Brands that blog report 97% more links to their website and 434% more indexed pages in search engines. For the first time, readers could comment and share their opinions publicly on a piece of online content. Blogging of the past was usually editorial content, such as an opinion piece or report back by an executive director.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 4, 2021

Twitter has reportedly suspended a number of accounts by mistake after far-right extremists began exploiting the platform’s new private media policy, according to a report by The Washington Post. The video is from September (predating the policy) and shows two right-wing extremists IN PUBLIC, planning violent assaults.

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The Verge

JULY 18, 2020

Disney has significantly reduced its spending on Facebook and Instagram ads amid concerns about the social media platform’s enforcement of its content policies, The Wall Street Journal reported. Disney and Facebook did not respond to requests for comment Saturday. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge.

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The Verge

APRIL 8, 2022

Many big YouTube creators have expressed frustration with an increase in comment spam on their channels in recent weeks, including Linus Tech Tips, Jacksepticeye, and MKBHD. The problem has been particularly acute for these high-profile creators, who often see more malicious commenters impersonate them in an attempt to scam their viewers.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 11, 2022

Kickstarter announced today it will now automatically hide from public view comments reported by creators until its Trust and Safety team has reviewed them and made a decision as to whether the comment should remain or be deleted, in an effort to curb the number of abusive comments visible on the platform.

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Non Profit Quarterly

JULY 27, 2021

Welcome to “Tech Policies for Virtual Teams—A Leader’s Responsibility.” And your perspective on technology policies, I think, will vary a little bit depending on your role in the organization. The problem they had was they didn’t really have policies to really govern and guide their staff towards effectively transitioning.

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The Verge

JUNE 27, 2021

YouTube took down several videos from a human rights organization’s channel, which was attempting to document human rights abuses in China’s Xinjiang province, for violating its anti-harassment policy, Reuters reported. YouTube has “strict policies that prohibit harassment.

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The Verge

MARCH 7, 2021

Several current and former Google employees say the company’s human resources department would often suggest mental health counseling or leave in response to complaints about racist or sexist behavior in the workplace, NBC News reported. Curley told NBC she was also encouraged to take mental health leave.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 17, 2020

Facebook designed changes to its news feed algorithm in 2017 to reduce the visibility of left-leaning news sites like Mother Jones on its platform, the Wall Street Journal reported , and CEO Mark Zuckerberg had personally approved the plans. Romney later said his comments were “completely wrong.”.

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The Verge

AUGUST 12, 2020

Facebook is still littered with groups and pages aligned with the antigovernment “boogaloo” movement months after the company announced that it would ban these communities, according to a new report from the Tech Transparency Project Wednesday. But that policy change could be less effective than it originally suggested.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

According to BoardSource’s Leading with Intent 2020 report, 63% of nonprofit leaders are frustrated by board micromanagement. In the Nonprofit Governance Index published by the Urban Institute, 57% of nonprofit leaders reported that board members often lose focus on strategy when they start interfering with management tasks.

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The Verge

JUNE 4, 2021

TikTok has updated its privacy policy in the US to notify users that the app might, in future, collect new types of biometric information including “faceprints and voiceprints.” The company’s privacy policy was updated on June 2nd, as spotted by TechCrunch. (An An archived version of the old policy can be read here.)

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The Verge

AUGUST 6, 2020

Facebook reportedly cleared misinformation “strikes” against several posts by conservatives in an apparent attempt to prevent them from being banned, BuzzFeed News reported. The engineer was apparently terminated for violating a “respectful communication policy.” Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Create a policy around the use of funds, for example: “In the case that funds exceed the project described, we’ll redirect the funds where they’re needed most,” and add that policy as a footnote in your reply device. Let us know in the comments. Q: What is segmenting, and why should I do it? What do I do?

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The Verge

OCTOBER 19, 2020

Tesla has slashed its used car warranty in another round of what could be seen as belt-tightening ahead of what is expected to be a crucial third-quarter financial report. Electrek doesn’t reveal why Tesla changed its used car warranty policy, but notes that it will likely diminish customer confidence in buying a used car from the automaker.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Twitch will no longer allow streamers and commenters to go around calling one another “simps.” The term — a recent favorite in the Twitch community that nominally refers to men who seem desperate for a woman’s attention — will be banned when used as an insult under Twitch’s upcoming revamp of its harassment policy.

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The Verge

JULY 17, 2020

Google will ban ads promoting coronavirus conspiracy theories, remove ads from pages that promote these theories, and demonetize entire sites that frequently violate the policy starting on August 18th. CNBC reported the news earlier today, noting that it supplements an existing ban on monetizing harmful medical misinformation.

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The Verge

AUGUST 28, 2020

In a companywide meeting on Thursday, Mark Zuckerberg addressed the recent shooting in Kenosha, Wisconsin, both in a seven-minute public address and in a heated series of questions from employees that was subsequently reported by Buzzfeed News. We’re going to continue to enforce our policies and continue evolving the policies.”.

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The Verge

AUGUST 17, 2021

While none of the platforms have publicly changed their policies on the group, moderation practices have come under close scrutiny, and many are shifting resources to ensure the policies are appropriately enforced. The company has devoted more resources to enforcing that policy in light of the ongoing unrest in Kabul.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 12, 2025

Scale AI, the company set up by Alexandr Wang, has been awarded what CNBC reports is a multimillion-dollar deal to help develop Thunderforge, which the U.S. Scale AI declined to comment. The Defense Department did not respond to Fast Company ‘s request for comment.)

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The Verge

DECEMBER 23, 2020

The news was first reported by Reuters. Advances in technology and the growing complexity of our external environment are increasingly leading to situations where seemingly inoffensive projects raise ethical, reputational, regulatory or legal issues,” the policy read. Three employees told Reuters the rule started in June.

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The Verge

MARCH 10, 2021

Bloomberg reported the news earlier today , quoting a message reportedly sent on February 25th. However, the right-wing-friendly network’s policies remain permissive compared to other social platforms, and its stated goal is that “removing users or user-provided content be kept to the absolute minimum.”.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

One in eight Britons have been harassed online, according to a recent YouGov report. The flowchart provides guidance on how to deal with those unwanted, and potentially harmful, comments. 2: Report threatening or offensive comments to the platform. 2: Report threatening or offensive comments to the platform.

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The Verge

JANUARY 31, 2022

LGBTQ dating app Grindr has been removed from the Apple App Store in China, and is also unavailable on popular Android app marketplaces, Bloomberg reports. While homosexuality isn’t illegal in China, observers have noted that government policies have been increasingly intolerant , and Beijing censors have taken issue with gay themes in media.

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Blue Fox

DECEMBER 1, 2019

First off: do you have an operating reserves policy? If so, when is the last time your leadership team reviewed the policy? If it’s been a while read on as we guide you through the process of building an operating reserves policy, and the implementation and ongoing oversight of that policy. A starting point.

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The Verge

JUNE 17, 2020

Tom Warren: The first investigation will probe whether Apple has broken EU competition rules with its App Store policies, following complaints by Spotify and Rakuten over Apple’s 30-percent cut on subscriptions and sales of ebooks through its App Store. “We Here’s the relevant paragraph from Apple’s App Store policy, 3.1.1:

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The Verge

MARCH 8, 2021

WABetaInfo reported on the work-in-progress feature last year, and today it shared screenshots of how it could be presented in the service’s iOS and Android apps. WhatsApp declined to comment on the unannounced feature when contacted by The Verge , but WABetaInfo has a good track record of unearthing features before they become official.

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The Verge

JUNE 5, 2021

India’s government has told Twitter it could face “unintended consequences” if it fails to comply with the country’s new social media rules, Reuters reported. Twitter declined to comment Saturday. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge.

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