Tech
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Fake ‘Black Panther’ Attack Stories Get Trolls Suspended From Twitter
Twitter tells TheWrap it is temporarily blocking accounts posting bogus movie theater assaults
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Bitcoin Burglars Hold People Up for Millions in Cryptocurrency
Once a mark’s digital “wallet” is cracked, it’s near impossible to track down stolen currency
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Facebook’s Answer to Fake Russian Ads: Address Verification by Postcard
Election-focused ads will need to confirm U.S. location via postcard
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Twitter to Live Stream TV News When Tragedy Strikes, Florida Shooting Marks First Test
Social platform will feature more breaking news broadcasts on its app
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Instagram Bows to Russian Censor’s Demands Against Anti-Putin Politician
“Shame on you, Instagram!” says Alexei Navalny
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FCC Chairman Ajit Pai Under Investigation by FCC’s Inspector General
New rules that benefit Sinclair Broadcasting put Pai under the microscope
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Peter Thiel Head-Scratcher: Billionaire Relocates to LA Because Silicon Valley Is Liberal ‘One-Party State’
Prominent investor believes conservatives are not welcome in tech capital
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An Indian Character Bug Could Crash Your iPhone
Bug in Apple’s operating system puts hundreds of millions of devices in jeopardy
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Machinima CEO Russell Arons on Company’s Rebrand, eSports, and Virtual Reality
Gamer-focused entertainment company is bringing more shows to Twitch and Facebook’s Watch in 2018
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Snapchat Adds More Data to Win Back Influencers From Instagram
Prominent users will now get total Story views and see how long people watch their posts
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Mark Zuckerberg Is ‘Worried’ About Fake News, and 6 Other Things We Learned From Wired’s Facebook Feature
“I don’t think he sleeps well at night,” one Facebook employee says of Zuckerberg
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YouTube CEO Says Logan Paul Isn’t Banned Over ‘Tasteless’ Video
Vlogger has two strikes left, says Susan Wojcicki
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Amazon to Cut Hundreds of Jobs at Its Seattle Headquarters
Tech giant is cutting workers from its consumer retail team
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Facebook Is Losing Young Users to Snapchat, Study Shows
Two million users will abandon Facebook — and add Snapchat — in 2018, according to eMarketer
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Facebook Tests Downvote Button to Hide Offensive Content
Feature would hide “inappropriate, uncivil, or misleading” comments
