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Tech behemoths Amazon, Facebook and Google are employing a number of advocacy groups to conduct p.r.-like campaigns that include letter writing and polling to paint a positive image for them and persuade regulators against breaking up or penalizing the industry, according to a report. The tactic comes as the Justice Department and attorneys general have …

Big tech companies are pledging to be transparent about child exploitation on their platforms as they look to continue expanding encryption. The Technology Coalition, which includes titans like Facebook and Google, on Thursday said its 18 member companies would establish a “multi-million”-dollar research fund to study patterns of abuse and develop tools to prevent it. …

Abigail Shapiro joins the roster of “Doom Patrol” as Dorothy Spinner when the superhero series returns June 25 on HBO Max and DC Universe. Shapiro, who celebrates a birthday next week — “It’s my golden birthday: I’m turning 20 on June 20 in 2020,” she says — is no stranger to acting. She was 12 …

Instagram playboy Dan Bilzerian is surrounding himself with more bookish types these days. The gun-toting, babe-flanked, private jet-flying “King of Instagram” has officially finished penning his autobiography. Now, he’s offering $5,000 to the person who comes up with the most clever title — an opportunity his followers have taken to absolutely roast him. Bilzerian, 39, …

It was 1974. Jack Teich. Kidnapped at his LI home. The $750,000 ransom (equal to today’s $4 mil) never fully recovered — although now he has. I know Jack Teich. He’s my friend lawyer Barry Slotnick’s friend, and he’s now out with just-published “Operation Jacknap: A True Story of Kidnapping, Extortion, Ransom, and Rescue.” Why …

Mark Zuckerberg’s controversial decision to not censor offensive or inaccurate posts by President Trump could land him in hot water with advertisers, according to a new report. Liberal media watchdog group Media Matters for America is drafting a letter urging advertisers to pull their ad spots from Facebook in protest of Zuckerberg’s handling of Trump’s …

Mom support group and occasional rich-lady fight club, UES Mommas, has exploded in racial unrest. The private Facebook group — which, as we’ve previously reported, once had to be temporarily closed because of a furore about a children’s book — has been put on ice after its users turned on its management accusing them of …

Nearly three dozen former employees from Facebook’s early days on Wednesday blasted chief executive Mark Zuckerberg’s decision not to act against incendiary posts by President Trump as “cowardly” and a “betrayal” of company ideals. The open letter, initially reported by the New York Times, deepened a crisis facing Facebook’s leadership team, who had to defend …

A tech advocacy group backed by Twitter and Facebook sued President Trump over his executive order cracking down on social media companies. Trump’s order to curtail liability protections for social firms violates the First Amendment because it was a clear strike back at Twitter’s decision to fact-check his tweets, the Center for Democracy & Technology …

Facebook has suspended accounts linked to white nationalist groups amid raging protests against racism and police brutality. Some of those accounts urged people to bring weapons to recent demonstrations following last week’s police killing of George Floyd, according to Facebook. The company also took down accounts that falsely claimed to be affiliated with the leftist …