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According to an updated complaint from former Google engineer James Damore’s class-action lawsuit, Google reserves certain jobs specifically for “diverse individuals.”

Meritocracy, winning, avoiding conflict, a belief in objectivity, and a ‘colorblind’ racial frame were cited as examples of ‘white dominant culture.’

Facebook’s shares fell on Wednesday after the company’s stock received its first downgrade since January, according to a report.

If Mark Zuckerberg really wants Facebook to be a “platform for all ideas,” as he repeatedly told lawmakers last week, all he needs to do is add a single, radical new feature to the social network.

CNN has defended Facebook in an article discussing the alleged limiting of YouTube stars Diamond and Silk’s Facebook page — while benefiting from the sites recently changed News Feed algorithm.

Canadian columnist Jamie Glazov was suspended from Facebook after he posted screenshots of abuse he received for criticising Islam.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s former speechwriter has claimed he used to declare, “domination!” and “companies over countries” during company meetings.

The latest episode of HBO’s “Silicon Valley” launches a full-fledged attack on Christians as “the source of the majority of the world’s problems,” and admits that being open about your Christian faith is the worst thing one can do in the Tech World.

Zuckerberg tried to dodge the tough questions, but occasionally the truth slipped out.

Tech giant Apple has warned employees not to leak any internal information — according to a leaked internal memo.

Conservative street artist Sabo has been permanently suspended from Twitter.

Google has lost a “right to be forgotten” case appeal in the United Kingdom, after they previously rejected a citizen’s request.

An Uber data breach in 2016 exposed the personal information of over 25 million Americans, according to a report.

Google is developing a new deep learning system that can pick out a single voice from a crowd of people — here is how the technology works.

According to a new report, nearly 1 in 10 Americans surveyed have deleted their Facebook account citing privacy fears as their motivation for leaving the platform.

A CNBC report published on Wednesday revealed that more investors are betting against Tesla than any other U.S. company.

The pro-Trump vlogging duo Diamond and Silk have disputed Mark Zuckerberg’s claim that Facebook has “reached out to them” to reverse the so-called “enforcement error” that has resulted in the pair being censored on the world’s largest social network.

While testifying before Congress this week, Mark Zuckerberg stated that Facebook faces fierce competition in the marketplace from at least 8 major apps, but in fact, Facebook owns or has a version of each of the apps that supposedly threatens them.

In a change of pace from lawmakers questioning Mark Zuckerberg about his platform, Representative Chris Collins (R-NY) praised both Zuckerberg and Facebook, saying “And I sincerely know in my heart that you do believe in keeping all ideas equal.”

The Virginia congressman asked Zuckerberg to clarify Facebook’s definition of “misinformation.”

Rep. Scalise zeroed in on allegations regarding algorithm bias and special favors to the Obama campaign.

Rep. Frank Pallone (D-NJ) accused “corporate America” of being “allies” with the Republican Party during Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s hearing before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Wednesday, despite the fact that the congressman has received thousands of dollars in donations from Facebook.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg claimed before Congress today that YouTube stars Diamond and Silk were limited on the platform due to an ‘enforcement error.’

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified before the Senate yesterday about user privacy at his company, but his notes from this hearing have since been leaked after they were captured in a photograph.

Mark Zuckerberg faced a mixture of tough and softball questions at yesterday’s Senate hearing. Many questions were left unanswered, and members of the House will have to pick up the slack today.

President Donald Trump’s 2020 campaign manager, Brad Parscale, has called on Facebook to show greater transparency by appointing an ideologically diverse group of users to analyze the platform’s censorship choices.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg replied, “I’ll have my team get back to you,” “I’ll follow up with you on that,” or some other variation of the same answer at least 21 times during his hearing before the Senate Judiciary and Commerce Committees, Tuesday.

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey personally chooses which accounts should be banned and sanctioned on his social network, according to a report.

The Senator from Alaska’s question has potentially drastic policy implications for Facebook.

While testifying before the Senate, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg dodged providing a definition of what constituted “hate speech” on the Facebook platform.

Appearing before the Senate, Mark Zuckerberg admitted that Facebook is responsible for content posted on their platform.

Sen. Ted Cruz grilled Mark Zuckerberg over political bias at Facebook.

While testifying before the Senate, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg refused to confirm that Facebook tracks users activity even after they leave the website.

Actor T.J. Miller was arrested on Monday at LaGuardia Airport in New York for allegedly calling in a fake bomb threat.

TechCrunch has published a timeline of Facebook’s privacy hostility ahead of CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s testimony before the Senate Judiciary and Senate Commerce Committees later today.

Facebook may have violated federal campaign law in 2012 when, according to former Obama media analytics director Carol Davidsen, it gave the Obama campaign special favors, says former Federal Election Commissioner Hans A. von Spakovsky in an interview with Breitbart News.