New Facebook feature asks you to upload a selfie to prove you’re you

In an effort to crack down on bots, spammers, and impersonators, Facebook is introducing an unusual new CAPTCHA-style mode of identity verification. When the validity of your account is in question,...

Ban the term ‘fake news’

(CNN)When we use the term "fake news" it is not only self-defeating, it oversimplifies a very complex problem.But earlier this year, the term started to become meaningless. It became used to describe any...

NYT reporter wonders how Twitter’s going to handle this fake news about Joe Biden...

As Twitchy reported Monday, Twitter user Richard Armande Mills (@ RAMRANTS) compiled a number of video clips demonstrating former Vice President Biden interacting with women -- often young women and girls -- in creepy...

How algorithms are pushing the tech giants into the danger zone

The algorithms Facebook and other tech companies use to boost engagement and increase profits have led to spectacular failures of sensitivity and worse ...

Uber faces slew of investigations in wake of ‘outrageous’ data hack cover-up

US, UK, Australia and Philippines announce investigations into hack that affected 57 million drivers and passengersUber is facing government scrutiny around the world in the wake of its admission it concealed a massive data...

Netflix’s ‘Audrie & Daisy’ Will Change Everything You’ve Thought About Sexual Assault And The...

In September, Netflix released a powerful documentary, centered around two young girls who were sexually assaulted while in high school. Audrie Potts was unconscious at a party where two young men drew all...