Debate is raging at Microsoft after some employees questioned the company’s push to recruit more women and minorities on an internal message board.
Author: Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg could be held accountable in FTC settlement, report says
The FTC is considering whether to hold CEO Mark Zuckerberg accountable for privacy lapses in how Facebook handles people’s data.
The problem with AI? Study says it’s too white and male, calls for more women, minorities
Too few women and people of color in the workforce is major cause of bias in facial recognition, artificial intelligence, study finds.
Facebook nominates Peggy Alford, first African American woman, to its board of directors
Alford’s nomination would be a major step in diversifying Facebook’s board. Erskine Bowles and Reed Hastings will not be nominated for re-election.
Ted Cruz threatens to regulate Facebook, Google and Twitter over charges of anti-conservative bias
Republican lawmakers led by Ted Cruz accused Facebook, Google and Twitter of censoring conservatives and threatened regulation.
What does ‘white fragility’ mean? Facebook discussions about race add new words to dictionaries
It used to take decades for new words to find their way into dictionaries. In the Facebook age, they can quickly break into mainstream use.
Facebook to restrict Facebook Live after New Zealand mosque shootings, Sheryl Sandberg says
Facebook is considering restrictions on who can livestream on the social network following shootings at two New Zealand mosques, Sheryl Sandberg said.
After New Zealand mosque shootings and civil rights backlash, Facebook bans white nationalism, separatism
The move to ban white nationalist and white separatist content on Facebook and Instagram marks a major step in reckoning with white supremacist content.
Facebook vows to stop ad discrimination against African-Americans, women and older workers
Facebook settled five lawsuits alleging its targeting tools allowed advertiserstoexclude certain groups from seeing housing and employment offers.
What’s playing at this California theater? Donald Trump protests (and some movies, too)
Allen Michaan, owner of the Grand Lake Theatre in Oakland, uses his movie marquee to protest Trump. “This is my contribution to the resistance,” he says.