Social Media

Facebook to Add 3,000 Workers to Catch and Remove Streaming Violence

Facebook Inc will hire 3,000 more people over the next year to respond to reports of inappropriate material on the social media network and speed up the removal of videos showing murder, suicide and other violent acts, Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg said on Wednesday.

FCC Chair: Taking Page from Clinton-Era on Regulation

President Trump’s anti-regulatory stance continues to be at the forefront of the administration’s policies as the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is looking to roll back the Obama-era net neutrality rules.

Twitter's 1Q Results Beat Expectations

Twitter reported its strongest growth in monthly active users in more than a year and a much better-than-expected quarterly profit, despite stiff competition from Facebook and Snapchat, sending its shares up 11 percent.

Facebook to Review Handling of Videos After Cleveland Killing

SAN FRANCISCO, April 17 (Reuters) - Facebook Inc launched a review on Monday of how it handles violent videos and other objectionable material, saying it needed to do better after a video of a killing in Cleveland remained on its service for more than two hours on Sunday.