Ukraine asks international volunteers to join ‘IT army’ against Russia “We continue to fight on the cyber front.” I. Bonifacic @igorbonifacic Jon Nazca / reuters Ukraine is recruiting international volunteers to carry out cyberattacks against Russia. On Saturday afternoon, Mykhailo Fedorov, the country’s digital transformation minister, took to Twitter to announce he was assembling … Continue reading Anonymous claims responsibility for Moscow traffic jam tied to app exploit
Whistleblower accuses Twitter of being ‘grossly negligent’ towards security The former Twitter head of security also says Twitter prioritizes user growth over reducing spam. M. Moon @mariella_moon Dado Ruvic / reuters Peiter “Mudge” Zatko, Twitter’s former head of security, says the company has misled regulators about its security measures in his whistleblower complaint that … Continue reading Twitter merges misinformation and spam teams following whistleblower claims
Appeals Court Revives Ad-Tech Company’s Antitrust Claims Against Google by Wendy Davis @wendyndavis, August 29, 2022 Google must face antitrust claims brought by the Atlanta-based online ad tech company Inform, Inc., a federal appellate court ruled Friday. The ruling reversed a decision issued last year by U.S. District Court Judge J.P. Boulee in Atlanta, who … Continue reading Appeals Court Revives Ad-Tech Company’s Antitrust Claims Against Google
Apple Store workers in Atlanta will hold union vote in June The process starts on June 2nd. I. Bonifacic @igorbonifacic May 3rd, 2022 Brandon Bell via Getty Images Workers at the first US Apple Store to file for a union election will decide whether to unionize next month. According to an agreement obtained by The … Continue reading Apple Store workers in Georgia call off union vote over intimidation claims
HomeAdvisor Made False, Misleading Claims About Quality Of Leads Sold To SMBs, FTC Says by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, March 15, 2022 The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a complaint against HomeAdvisor, saying that since 2014, the company overcharged small and medium- sized businesses, and misrepresented the likelihood leads at much higher rates than HomeAdvisor’s … Continue reading HomeAdvisor Made False, Misleading Claims About Quality Of Leads Sold To SMBs, FTC Says
The company said it made changes to its algorithm last month to reduce the amount of misleading health information on the platform. Amy Gesenhues on July 2, 2019 Facebook announced on Tuesday it has made ranking updates to its News Feed algorithm, aiming to reduce posts that contain exaggerated or sensation health claims, as well … Continue reading Facebook warns Pages it is downgrading posts that use exaggerated health claims to promote products
It seems that every tool and platform is adding artificial intelligence. Here’s a guide for marketers who want to kick the tires. Barry Levine on June 21, 2017 Artificial intelligence (AI) is everywhere these days. Platforms of all sizes are claiming some kind of AI, making it hard for the rest of us to … Continue reading Everyone says they offer AI. Here’s how to assess those claims.
by John Miller Follow @ScribeMillerOctober 24, 2016 We were pitching a prospect last week on a possible content marketing program, and they told us the design agency they currently use was “getting into content.” That claim seemed like a stretch, so we checked. Ugh. It took one paragraph of one blog post to determine that, … Continue reading How to Double Check An Agency That Claims It’s “Getting Into Content”
After demanding the false claims and robocalls stop more than a year ago, Google brings legal action against the agency. Ginny Marvin on September 17, 2015 On Wednesday, Google took legal action against a search marketing firm for allegedly making illegal automated calls to small businesses and falsely claiming to be working for or with … Continue reading Google Sues SEO Firm For Making False Partnership Claims In Illegal Robocalls
Sponsored by Yelp, the study showed users were more likely to click on merit-based search results over Google’s self promoted content. Amy Gesenhues on June 29, 2015 According to a report from the Wall Street Journal, researchers from Columbia University and Harvard Business School claim Google is delivering a “degraded version of its search engine,” … Continue reading Study Claims Google Is Delivering “Degraded” Search Results, Adding Steam To EU Antitrust Case
