New Jersey’s Acting Attorney General has launched a probe into Twitch and Discord to see if the platforms broke laws on hateful and extremist content following a recent mass shooting in Buffalo. In an announcement published Monday, New Jersey’s Acting Attorney General Matthew Platkin wrote that the purpose of the investigation was to find out…
When Rode unveiled the original Rodecaster Pro it was something unusual: a capable mixing desk with a singular focus on podcasting. It made it easy to record multiple guests in person or over the internet/phone, while adding background music and audio enhancements in real time or with minimal processing in post. A mini radio station…
Airbnb is shutting down its business in mainland China this summer due to mounting costs and domestic competition, reported CNBC. The online vacation rental platform first launched operations in China in 2016, spurred by enthusiasm from Chinese tourists who frequently use it while traveling abroad. But according to sources who spoke to CNBC, Airbnb’s China…
Former PlayStation employee Emma Majo has filed a new lawsuit against the company after her was dismissed by a federal judge in April. According to , Majo’s new filing includes many of the same gender discrimination allegations found in her original one, but the scope of the lawsuit is more limited. Rather than seeking to…
Meta is finally peeling back the curtain on how political and election ads are targeted on Facebook. The company is making information about how political and “social issue” ads are targeted available to researchers and the public, Meta said in . Researchers who are part of the company’s Facebook Open Research and Transparency (FORT) program…
Quality assurance workers at Activision Blizzard studio Raven Software have voted to unionize, becoming the first group to do so at a major gaming publisher in North America. The National Labor Relations board counted the ballots on Monday — 19 workers voted in favor of the union and three voted against. Two ballots were challenged,…
A regional director for the National Labor Relations Board has determined there’s “merit to the allegations” that Activision Blizzard violated the National Labor Relations Act. It says there are indications the company and its subsidiaries Blizzard Entertainment and Activision Publishing maintained an “overbroad social media policy” and that Blizzard threatened employees who were exercising their…
Meta’s woes are far from over. Karl Racine, the Attorney General of the District of Columbia, has sued Mark Zuckerberg. He accused the CEO of having a direct hand in making the decisions that led to the major data breach. Racine claims that Zuckerberg “contributed to Facebook’s lax oversight of user data and implementation of…
Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend and Team Coco’s other podcasts now belong to . O’Brien has his digital media company and podcast network to the satellite radio giant. As part of the deal, which says is worth around $150 million, O’Brien has signed a five-year talent agreement to keep hosting his podcast. He’ll also create…
Following a pilot last fall that saw AT&T test Google’s technology to allow its customers to stream Batman: Arkham Knight, the carrier is back with a new game. Starting today, AT&T mobile postpaid subscribers can play on their phones, tablets and computers at no extra charge. To access the game, all you need to do…