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Author: Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY

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Black Facebook employees complain racism, discrimination have gotten worse

November 8, 2019November 10, 2019 Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY Comments Off on Black Facebook employees complain racism, discrimination have gotten worse

An anonymous post alleges growing racism at Facebook one year after a former employee complained of discrimination there.

Money

Facebook while black: Users call it getting ‘Zucked,’ say talking about racism is censored as hate speech

April 24, 2019April 27, 2019 Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY Comments Off on Facebook while black: Users call it getting ‘Zucked,’ say talking about racism is censored as hate speech

Black Facebook users complain they can’t talk about racism without being censored for hate speech. Civil rights groups want Facebook to fix it.

Tech

Some Microsoft employees allege policies ‘discriminate’ against Asians, white men

April 19, 2019April 22, 2019 Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY Comments Off on Some Microsoft employees allege policies ‘discriminate’ against Asians, white men

Debate is raging at Microsoft after some employees questioned the company’s push to recruit more women and minorities on an internal message board.

Money

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg could be held accountable in FTC settlement, report says

April 18, 2019 Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY Comments Off on 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.

News

The problem with AI? Study says it’s too white and male, calls for more women, minorities

April 16, 2019 Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY Comments Off on 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.

Tech

Facebook nominates Peggy Alford, first African American woman, to its board of directors

April 12, 2019April 14, 2019 Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY Comments Off on 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.

Tech

Ted Cruz threatens to regulate Facebook, Google and Twitter over charges of anti-conservative bias

April 10, 2019 Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY Comments Off on 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.

Tech

What does ‘white fragility’ mean? Facebook discussions about race add new words to dictionaries

April 10, 2019 Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY Comments Off on 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.

Money

Facebook to restrict Facebook Live after New Zealand mosque shootings, Sheryl Sandberg says

March 29, 2019 Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY Comments Off on 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.

Nation

After New Zealand mosque shootings and civil rights backlash, Facebook bans white nationalism, separatism

March 27, 2019March 27, 2019 Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY Comments Off on 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.

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