Key takeaways from Tech CEOs at US hearing on child safety online
Tech expert Carmi Levy provides key insights from the U.S. Senate hearing where CEOs, including Mark Zuckerberg, addressed child exploitation. He also discusses Canada’s efforts to combat online child exploitation and the work that still needs to be done.
The Morning Show
Feb 2
‘Would you like to apologize?’: Zuckerberg gets asked during US hearing on children exploited online
During a heated exchange with Republican Sen. Josh Hawley, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg was asked to “apologize” to parents of children who have been exploited on social media. Zuckerberg was among a handful of CEOs from top tech companies to testify before the U.S. Senate on their efforts to prevent child exploitation, bullying and other...
Tech
Jan 31
‘I’m sorry for everything’: Zuckerberg among social media execs testifying before U.S. Senate
The chief executives of the world’s biggest social media sites, such as Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok were on the hot seat on Capitol Hill, where U.S. Senators accused the tech titans of failing to protect children from abuse, exploitation, and bullying. Abigail Bimman reports on the hopes this will create social media safeguards; Meta CEO...
Global National
Jan 31
Global National: Jan. 31
The chief executives of the world’s biggest social media sites, such as Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok were on the hot seat on Capitol Hill, where U.S. Senators accused the tech titans of failing to protect children from abuse, exploitation, and bullying. The hopes this will create social media safeguards; Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s apology to...
Global National
Jan 31
Premier Eby on Meta ban during B.C. wildfire season
B.C. Premier David Eby called out one of the world’s biggest social media companies, saying he’s seen first-hand how Mark Zuckerberg’ Meta put profits over public safety during the B.C. wildfire season.
Global News at Noon BC
Jan 26
Elon Musk says he may need surgery ahead of proposed ‘cage match’ with Zuckerberg
Elon Musk says the date of his proposed “cage match” with Mark Zuckerberg is still “in flux” due to a scheduled MRI and possible surgery.
U.S. News
Aug 8, 2023
Twitter threatens to sue Meta over Threads
Twitter has threatened to sue Meta over its new Threads platform, citing a letter sent to the Facebook parent company’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg by Twitter’s lawyer Alex Spiro. Meta, which launched Threads on Wednesday, and has logged more than 30 million sign-ups, looks to take on Elon Musk’s Twitter by taking advantage of Instagram’s billions...
Tech
Jul 7, 2023
Meta launching Twitter competitor ‘Threads’
There was much ado about an online spat pitting Elon Musk against Mark Zuckerberg in a cage fight. But the biggest showdown will be in the hands of social media users later this week. As Anne Gaviola reports, Meta is set to roll out a new social media platform that some area already calling a...
Tech
Jul 5, 2023
Zuckerberg questioned on Facebook’s decision to ‘censor’ post by Donald Trump Jr…on Twitter
Speaking at a hearing Wednesday by the House Judiciary subcommittee on antitrust, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg was questioned by Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner (R- WI) on his company’s decision to “censor” a post by Donald Trump Jr. extolling the virtues of Hydroxychloroquine as a COVID-19 treatment – only for Zuckerberg to respond that the post in...
Politics
Jul 29, 2020
Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg to review content policies after backlash
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Friday said he would consider changes to the policy that led the company to leave up controversial posts by U.S. President Donald Trump during recent demonstrations protesting the death of unarmed Black man George Floyd while in police custody, a partial concession to critics.
World
Jun 7, 2020
Latest Facebook quarterly earnings shows exceptional growth
Thu, Jan 28: Mark Zuckerberg is probably celebrating today after Facebook’s fourth-quarter earnings report showed exceptional growth for the company. Nicole Bogart reports.
Tech
Jan 28, 2016
Facebook founder meets Pope Francis to discuss poverty relief
Pope Francis met with Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Zuckerberg’s wife, Priscilla Chan, at the Vatican on Monday to discuss how communication technology could help relieve poverty in some of the world’s most disadvantaged communities.
Tech
Aug 29, 2016
Facebook founder denies social media giant censors conservative news from ‘trending’ feeds
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is defending his company against accusations of political bias, and even invited conservative leaders to meet about a report the site favours liberal views in its “Trending Topics.” Jan Crawford reports.
Politics
May 13, 2016
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg vows to prevent violent postings like Cleveland murder
During a developers conference, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said the company would do all it could to prevent postings of incidents like the deadly shooting in Cleveland Sunday.
Tech
Apr 18, 2017
What’s behind the Musk/Zuckerberg feud?
Robert Safian, editor of Fast magazine, discusses the reason behind the feud between tech billionaires Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk over the future of artificial intelligence.
Tech
Jul 26, 2017
‘That’s a really hard question’: Zuckerberg asked to define hate speech
Mark Zuckerberg struggled to answer a question by Senator Ben Sasse when he asked the Facebook CEO to define hate speech.
Consumer
Apr 10, 2018
Does Mark Zuckerberg need a PR makeover before entering politics?
A marketing expert talks about Mark Zuckerberg’s political aspirations and how he needs to brand himelf
The Morning Show
May 3, 2017
Mark Zuckerberg talks about meeting his wife at Harvard
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg talked about how he met his future wife Priscilla Chan during his time at Harvard while delivering the commencement address Thursday.
Entertainment
May 25, 2017
This is how Facebook is about to change your feed
Mark Zuckerberg has vowed to fix his social media platform in 2018
The Morning Show
Jan 12, 2018
Will Zuckerberg stay on as Facebook chairman?
Several public funds that hold shares in Facebook are backing a proposal to remove CEO Mark Zuckerberg as chairman, saying the social media giant mishandled several high-profile scandals.
World
Oct 17, 2018