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In a landmark legal resolution, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced on Tuesday that Meta, the parent company of Facebook, has agreed to a $1.4 billion settlement over allegations of violating state privacy laws. The lawsuit, filed in February 2022, accused Meta of unlawfully collecting biometric data to train its facial recognition technology, a practice…
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Meta has announced the reinstatement of former US president Donald Trump’s Facebook and Instagram accounts. This decision follows a comprehensive review process of political candidates’ accounts, initially instituted in January 2023, to assess the appropriateness of ongoing suspensions for community standards violations. Meta stated the importance of allowing American users to hear directly from presidential…
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Barbara Furlow-Smiles, a former Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) manager at Facebook and Nike, has been sentenced to federal prison for masterminding multi-million dollar fraud schemes at both companies. The 38-year-old admitted to embezzling $5 million through fraudulent activities while employed by the two tech and sportswear giants, according to Fox Business. “Furlow-Smiles shamelessly violated…
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Derrick Parker, a 24-year-old African American student hailing from Kansas City, Missouri, has achieved a significant milestone in his academic journey by graduating from Harvard Law School, one of the most esteemed law schools in the nation. His achievement, which first made headlines in 2021, garnered attention and praise nationwide, with Parker himself proudly sharing…
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When Odysseus became the first U.S. spacecraft to land on the moon in over 50 years, many people posted on social media about the accomplishment – even Starman and superstar David Bowie. But wait! Isn’t David Bowie dead? Yes. He died in 2016. However, his official Facebook account, David Bowie, posted news of the space mission,…
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NetChoice, representing major tech platforms like Facebook and Google, is challenging Texas and Florida laws aimed at restricting social media’s authority to suspend users.
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