The Biden administration is preparing to issue a series of actions, including sanctions, to make it more difficult for hackers to profit off of ransomware
Category: Policy and Law
Apple and Google bend to Russian government pressure on voting app
Photo by NATALIA KOLESNIKOVA/AFP via Getty Images Apple and Google have removed jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s voting app from the iOS and Android
Facebook will treat coordinated rule breakers using real accounts like troll farms
Illustration by James Bareham / The Verge Facebook is expanding its playbook for tackling “coordinated inauthentic behavior” to cover similar campaigns that don’t involve impersonation.
DoorDash sues New York City over law that requires it to share customer data with restaurants
DoorDash is suing New York City (again) | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Food delivery company DoorDash has filed yet another lawsuit against
Congress will investigate claims that Instagram harms teens
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Two top lawmakers on the Senate Commerce Committee’s panel over consumer protection said they were launching a probe
Political parties told Facebook its News Feed pushed them into ‘more extreme positions’
Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Facebook reportedly fielded complaints from political parties saying a major News Feed change pushed them toward negative,
Joe Biden to nominate facial recognition critic to FTC
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge President Joe Biden is expected to nominate privacy hawk Alvaro Bedoya to the Federal Trade Commission, as first
Secret Facebook program reportedly let celebrities avoid moderation
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Facebook maintains a secret program to exempt athletes, politicians, and other high-profile users from its typical moderation process,
Revolt of the delivery workers
September 1, 6:30 P.M. Anthony Chavez makes dinner deliveries during Hurricane Ida. Exploited by apps. Attacked by thieves. Unprotected by police. The city’s 65,000 bikers
Salesforce will help employees concerned about access to reproductive healthcare to exit Texas
Salesforce will help workers move if they’re worried about abortion access | Photo by Jeremy Moeller/Getty Images Salesforce has told employees that the company will
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