Tech
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Bird or Lime? Winners and Losers of the Los Angeles and San Francisco Scooter Wars
E-scooter companies Bird, Lime, Lyft and Uber-owned JUMP Bikes will all be allowed to operate in Santa Monica
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Facebook Pulled Ads That Targeted LGBTQ Users With Gay Conversion Therapy
Users that showed an interest in “gender issues” were served with ads for a book and video on conversion therapy
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Twitter Tests Recommending Accounts to Unfollow
Company says it was pointing out accounts “don’t engage with regularly”
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Amazon Fires Back at Bernie Sanders’ ‘Inaccurate’ Criticism of Workers’ Wages
Senator has blasted the tech giant for its “grossly underpaid” warehouse workers
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Elon Musk’s ‘Pedo’ Tweet Inquiry Answered: Thai Rescue Diver’s Lawyer Preps Lawsuit
Tesla chief “should check his mail before tweeting,” says attorney
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Conservative Facebook Employees Rail Against ‘Intolerant’ Political Culture
“You can either keep quiet or sacrifice your reputation and career,” says one engineer, according to The New York Times
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Facebook Watch Gets Worldwide Rollout
Social network also announces expanded opportunity for creators to monetize content
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‘The Simpsons’ Unkillable ‘Steamed Hams’ Meme Explained by Its Creator
Former showrunner Bill Oakley tells TheWrap why the meme has such staying power
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Nickelodeon Classics Like ‘Doug,’ and ‘Kenan & Kel’ Head to New Streaming Channel
NickSplat offers viewers 30 old school Nickelodeon shows for $5.99 a month
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Facebook Can’t Be ‘Ministry of Truth’ After Alex Jones Ban, Ex-Security Chief Says
“I don’t think we should rush into the idea that the best way to deal with people like Alex Jones is to have them disappear off the internet,” says Alex Stamos
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Twitter Chief Jack Dorsey Will Testify to Congress on Content Policies
Exec’s appearance follows Twitter’s decision not to ban Alex Jones
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Facebook Taps Former HP Marketing Head Antonio Lucio as CMO
Lucio joins the social network after it has taken a hit to its reputation in 2018
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Google Bans Dozens of Iran-Tied YouTube Channels
Move follows Facebook and Twitter removing hundreds of Iranian trolls earlier in the week
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Apple Yanks Facebook’s Onavo App Over Data Collection Violations
Onavo shared with Facebook the apps people used
