Twitter bans 936 accounts managed by the Chinese state, aimed at Hong Kong protests

Twitter will also stop accepting ads paid for by state-run news agencies.
The Twitter megaphone: How Trump and the 2020 candidates compare in terms of reach

Twitter is far from the only factor influencing voters, but given how much President Trump has relied on the social network, it's worth looking at how the other candidates perform ...
Fake influencer follower fraud to cost companies $1.3B in 2019

Businesses are expected to lose $1.3 billion this year in online ad spending because of fake influencer followers.

Apps are a must: Three out of five start shopping via mobile

Do you spend money on improving your shopping app, using paid search, or simplifying your website? A new study shows you where to invest.
New AWS Chatbot uses Slack to flag system alerts to DevOps teams

AWS launches a chatbot dedicated to getting its system alerts to developers, through Slack and its own Chime app.
Facebook confirms it's the subject of FTC antitrust probe

Meanwhile, Facebook shares were up in after-hours trading as the company exceeded Q2 revenue expectations.

FTC hits Facebook with record $5 billion fine for user privacy violations

As part of the record-breaking settlement, Facebook has agreed to conduct a massive overhaul of its consumer privacy practices.
Facebook pairs its Map With AI service OpenStreetMap project

Facebook's effort, aside from also benefiting from mapping data, is designed to work with the open source community to map millions of miles that haven't been mapped. ...
AFP wants a system to collect social and political info to aid police operations

Opens expression of interest for the two-year project.

Social networking in 2012, according to Berners-Lee

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