Barbara Ortutay

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  • 27 September 2023, USA, Menlo Park: The founder and head of Facebook’s Meta Group, Mark Zuckerberg, presents new devices and AI offerings at the Meta Connect developer conference. Among other things, the Quest 3 glasses were announced, which are designed to integrate digital content into real environments. Photo: Andrej Sokolow/dpa (Photo by Andrej Sokolow/picture alliance via Getty Images)Tech

    Social media made $11 billion in U.S. ad sales from minors and therefore has ‘overwhelming financial incentives’ to avoid protecting children, study finds

    By Barbara Ortutay, Haleluya Hadero, and others
  • FILE – Senate Judiciary Committee chairman Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., takes his seat for a markup business meeting of the Senate Judiciary Committee, on Capitol Hill, Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023, in Washington. A Senate committee has issued bipartisan subpoenas to the CEOs of Discord, Snap and X, demanding that the heads of the three companies testify at a December hearing on protecting children online. Durbin and Rep. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., announced Monday, Nov. 20, that they had issued the subpoenas to Discord CEO Jason Citron, Snap CEO Evan Spiegel and Linda Yaccarino, the CEO of X, formerly known as Twitter. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)Tech

    X, Snap and Discord CEOs subpoenaed to testify about children’s online safety to Senate panel ‘after repeated refusals to appear’

    By Mary Clare Jalonick, Barbara Ortutay, and others
  • Satya NadellaEnvironment

    Microsoft’s Satya Nadella sets record straight on AI in Biden summit: ‘We finally have a technology that understands us, not the other way around’

    By Michael Liedtke, Barbara Ortutay, and others
  • Arturo BejarTech

    Former Facebook contractor who emailed Zuckerberg about child safety concerns briefs Congress: ‘Meta’s executives knew the harm that teenagers were experiencing’

    By Barbara Ortutay and The Associated Press
  • FILE – A workman removes a character from a sign on the Twitter headquarters building in San Francisco, July 24, 2023. One year ago, Elon Musk began transforming the social media platform into what is now known as X. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez, File)Tech

    Twitter’s first year under Elon Musk: Ad revenue in free fall, fights with the EU over false news, and finally hiring a long-awaited CEO

    By Barbara Ortutay and The Associated Press
  • Elon Musk's XTech

    Israel-Hamas disinformation isn’t just going viral on X, Elon Musk is financially incentivizing it

    By Barbara Ortutay and The Associated Press
  • Elon MuskTech

    The man who wrote the book on Twitter says ‘It’s kind of become a fabric of society. And even Elon Musk may not be able to break it.’

    By Barbara Ortutay and The Associated Press
  • Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer of Meta Platforms Inc., arrives at federal court in San Jose, California, US, on Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2022. The Federal Trade Commission claims Meta’s plan to buy the competitor will give it an unfair advantage in the burgeoning VR market. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesTech

    Facebook users have just a month left to apply for part of a $725 million privacy settlement over Cambridge Analytica

    By Barbara Ortutay and The Associated Press
  • FILE – A sign at Twitter headquarters is shown in San Francisco on Nov. 18, 2022. The Los Angeles District Attorney has left Twitter due to barrage of “vicious” homophobic attacks that were not removed by the social media platform even after they were reported, the office confirmed on Thursday, June 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)Tech

    Los Angeles county DA’s office quits Twitter over sharp rise in ‘vicious’ homophobic attacks

    By Barbara Ortutay and The Associated Press
  • Elon MuskTech

    Elon Musk’s Twitter is so fragile it crashed from just 420,000 people trying to watch Ron DeSantis launch his campaign

    By Barbara Ortutay and The Associated Press
  • Close Up Of A Line Of High School Students Using Mobile PhonesFamily

    Social media use is taking a toll kids’ mental health. These 8 tips for parents can help

    By Barbara Ortutay and The Associated Press
  • WASHINGTON D.C., UNITED STATES – MAY 3: The Supreme Court of the United States building is seen in Washington D.C., United States on May 3, 2023. (Photo by Celal Gunes/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)Tech

    Big Tech just dodged a major headache thanks to Supreme Court rulings that could have been very costly

    By Barbara Ortutay and The Associated Press
  • Disney theme parkRetail

    Disney theme park surge offsets bleeding in streaming as earnings match expectations, shares down slightly

    By Michelle Chapman, Barbara Ortutay, and others
  • FILE – An iPhone displays the Facebook app in New Orleans, Aug. 11, 2019. Facebook says it is not dead. It’s not even just for “old people,” as young people have been saying for years. The social media platform born before the iPhone is approaching two decades in existence. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)Tech

    Facebook fights for relevance as Gen Z turns away: ‘I don’t even remember the last time I logged in’

    By Barbara Ortutay and The Associated Press
  • Mark ZuckerbergTech

    Facebook was profiting off your kids’ data, FTC says

    By Barbara Ortutay and The Associated Press