Bobby Allyn

Bobby Allyn appears in the following:

Disney, Comcast and Apple join advertiser exodus from Elon Musk's X over antisemitism

Friday, November 17, 2023

A advertiser backlash has begun to snowball on X since Elon Musk endorsed an antisemitic post on the site and a watchdog group say the company was placing ads next to pro-Nazi content.

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The story behind the Osama bin Laden videos on TikTok

Friday, November 17, 2023

A manifesto written by the terrorist leader in 2002 resurfaced on TikTok, but the backlash to the videos was more widespread than the videos themselves.

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WeWork has filed for bankruptcy. Here's a look at its downfall

Tuesday, November 07, 2023

The office-sharing company WeWork has filed for bankruptcy. Once the hottest startup in Silicon Valley, WeWork hit two major hurdles: It ran out of cash and the office-bust of the pandemic.

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WeWork files for bankruptcy in a stunning downfall from its $47 billion heyday

Monday, November 06, 2023

With its flexible office spaces, WeWork once was seen as a Silicon Valley darling led by an eccentric and charismatic founder. Financial troubled intervened, followed by the pandemic.

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Settlement: Uber and Lyft drivers in New York will get $328 million in back pay

Friday, November 03, 2023

Uber and Lyft will pay to settle allegations they short-changed drivers. The $290 million from Uber and $38 million from Lyft will go to drivers for Uber from 2014 to 2017 and Lyft from 2015 to 2017.

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The Telegram app has been a key platform for Hamas. Now it's being restricted there

Tuesday, October 31, 2023

The popular messaging app became one of the only major social media platforms that permitted accounts with ties to Hamas.

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Is it true or not? Israeli group FakeReporter fact checks while seeking shelter

Thursday, October 26, 2023

A former Israeli combat soldier runs a nonprofit out of his in-laws' front yard that fact-checks posts on social media about the Israel-Hamas war in real time.

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Meta sued by states claiming Instagram and Facebook fueled youth mental health crisis

Wednesday, October 25, 2023

More than two dozen states have sued Meta over allegations that its social media platforms can be addicting and violate consumer protection and child safety laws.

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States sue Meta, claiming Instagram, Facebook fueled youth mental health crisis

Tuesday, October 24, 2023

More than 40 states filed legal actions against Meta on Tuesday, alleging that the company intentionally designed features that hooked a generation of young people.

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Thousands of FakeReporter volunteers sort through disinformation on social media

Monday, October 23, 2023

FakeReporter, which has been leaning on its thousands of volunteers scattered across the world to try to bring some clarity to the pace of war-related claims being made on social media.

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CEO of Web Summit tech conference resigns over Israel comments

Saturday, October 21, 2023

The Irish entrepreneur stepped down as leader of one of the world's largest tech conferences following remarks he made about Israel and war crimes.

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Musk's X to charge users in Philippines and New Zealand $1 to use platform

Wednesday, October 18, 2023

It is unclear if the experimental fees will be applied to other parts of the world, but Musk argues it is the only way to stamp out the proliferation of bots on the site.

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EU official warns social media firms to monitor for false Israel-Hamas information

Friday, October 13, 2023

Thierry Breton cautions tech executives about the flood of misinformation on their platforms related to the Israel-Hamas war. He warns of severe financial penalties if the falsehoods go unchecked.

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'Walk the talk' or face fines: EU boss tells Musk, Zuckerberg and TikTok chief

Thursday, October 12, 2023

As Hamas-Israel misinformation spreads, EU digital chief says social media platforms have to quickly remove content featuring hate speech and disinformation or face big fines under new laws.

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'Too dangerous': Why even Google was afraid to release this technology

Wednesday, October 11, 2023

A startup called PimEyes allows anyone to identify a stranger within seconds with just a photo of the person's face. The technology has alarmed privacy advocates worldwide.

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Why Silicon Valley hasn't released face search engines

Monday, October 09, 2023

A crop of startups are deploying tools that let you search for people based on their faces, worrying privacy advocates and elected officials that the end of publicly anonymity is around the corner.

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Locals push back against plans to build a tech utopia in Solano County, Calif.

Monday, September 18, 2023

For years, a secretive group has been purchasing land in Solano County, Calif., to create a utopian city for the tech elite. Locals are telling the techies to take their plan someplace else.

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Idalia demolished some Florida fishing communities. But locals say they'll rebuild

Friday, September 01, 2023

When Hurricane Idalia slammed into the Florida coast, it decimated several small beach towns and fishing villages. Now, those communities are beginning the task of rebuilding.

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Post-Idalia, residents in Horseshoe Beach consider whether to rebuild or move on

Friday, September 01, 2023

Hurricane Idalia's storm surge and powerful winds raked across several of Florida's older and rural Gulf Coast communities. Now, the cleanup begins.

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Parts of the Southeast coastline are dealing with the aftermath of Idalia

Thursday, August 31, 2023

Idalia came ashore along the Florida Gulf Coast as a major hurricane — the first to hit the region since the 1800s. A major storm surge and electricity outages are complicating rescue efforts.

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