Twitter pulls down bot network that pushed pro-Saudi talking points
Twitter became aware of some of the bots on Thursday when NBC News presented the company with evidence of coordinated activity.
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Netflix shakes off summer swoon, shares jump on subscriber additions
Netflix shares jumped 12 percent after reporting the addition of 7 million subscribers — and an expectation of 9.4 million more next quarter.
Twitter releases massive data trove on foreign influence campaigns
The data includes more than 10 million tweets as well as images, GIFs, videos and live broadcasts, Twitter said.
Facebook security breach affected 3 million Europeans, Irish official says
Facebook could face a sizable fine due to the E.U.'s General Data Protection Regulation.
Barry Diller warns that media companies won't catch Netflix
"The movie business, for all intents and purposes, is dead," Diller said on the day Netflix reported it had reached 137 million subscriptions.
Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen dies at 65
Allen died in Seattle from complications from non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, his family said in a statement released by Vulcan Inc, a company Allen founded to pursue his various interests.
The Query: featuring news and analysis on the media by Claire Atkinson
Tracking the constantly changing world of print, advertising, video, and everything in-between.
Facebook says hackers saw 14 million users' personal info
The exposed data included relationship status, birth date, hometown, education and the 15 most recent searches, Facebook said.
That new friend on Facebook? Could be an undercover cop
Facebook is teeming with fake accounts created by undercover law enforcement officers. They're against the rules — but cops keep making them anyway.
Coming to your smartphone: Texts with a personal touch from political campaigns
Political campaigns and parties say they’re sending many more texts this year than in past elections as part of a search for alternatives to social media.
