Oakland police shut down program for reporting auto burglaries 1 day after launch
Oakland police shut down a pilot program Saturday that used social media for reporting auto break-ins. Max Darrow reports (10-29-23)
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Oakland police shut down a pilot program Saturday that used social media for reporting auto break-ins. Max Darrow reports (10-29-23)
A UC Berkeley student is working to combat the negative feelings users get when they're mindlessly scrolling on their phones. Elizabeth Cook reports. (10-27-23)
A computer science student at UC Berkeley is developing AI technology to try to combat the negative feelings users get when they are mindlessly scrolling on their phones.
One year ago, billionaire Elon Musk walked into Twitter's San Francisco headquarters with a white bathroom sink and a grin, fired its CEO and other top executives and began transforming the social media platform into what is now known as X.
Earlier this week, Oakland police announced they are turning to social media to combat car burglaries, even as a new report found drivers in the East Bay city are more likely to have their car stolen than in any other city in the U.S.
Oakland police are experimenting with a new plan to catch up with auto break-in perpetrators. Lezla Gooden reports. (10-26-23)
Facebook parent Meta has posted sharply higher earnings for the third quarter, boosted by an increase in advertising revenue and lower expenses after it laid off thousands of workers.
A lawsuit filed by 33 states in federal court in California, claims that Meta routinely collects data on children under 13 without their parents' consent, in violation of federal law.
California is among more than 30 states that have sued Facebook and Instagram parent Meta, alleging the company's deliberately engineered its social platforms to be addictive to young people. (10/24/23)
Police officials in Vallejo on Monday addressed a recent viral video that some say demonstrates exactly why the force is in need of the oversight announced by the California Department of Justice.
San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins on Monday posted on social media to address a previously deleted tweet that called a weekend demonstration in San Francisco voicing support for Palestine a "pro-Hamas rally."
LinkedIn said Monday it is laying off hundreds of workers.
As people consume more online content related to the Israel-Hamas war, experts say it's important to be aware of where that content originates.
Media experts say that, as we educate ourselves through social media and other online sources, it's important to determine that information's provenance. Jocelyn Moran reports. (10-12-23)
The European Commission has made a formal, legally binding request for information from Elon Musk's social media platform X over its handling of hate speech, misinformation and violent terrorist content related to the Israel-Hamas war.
Terrifying graphic images from the Israel-Hamas war are being transmitted around the world, raising concerns that young people are absorbing the disturbing content via social media.
Itay Hod reports on concerns over traumatizing images from Israel-Hamas war visible to children on social media 10-11-2023)
The Israel-Hamas war has underscored how the platform formerly known as Twitter, now transformed into X, has become not only unreliable but is actively promoting falsehoods.
Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a bill into law that could hold social media companies like Facebook, TikTok and Instagram liable for facilitating child sex trafficking, his office announced.
That figure is only a fraction of the actual harm, as most cases of fraud go unreported, according to FTC scam data analysis.
The Securities and Exchange Commission says it is seeking a court order that would compel Elon Musk to testify as part of an investigation into his purchase of Twitter, now called X.
Two Democratic members of Congress sent a letter Thursday to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and X CEO Linda Yaccarino expressing "serious concerns" about the emergence of AI-generated political ads on their platforms.
X, formerly known as Twitter, has stopped showing headlines on articles shared on the platform.
A California man who says he was harassed after Elon Musk amplified social media posts that made false claims about him is suing the billionaire.
Law enforcement agencies across the country, including in and around the Bay Area, are investigating after schools received threats over social media on Friday.
