The big event will be going until March 17, but so much has already transpired over the weekend. And plenty of D. As Technical. And the special award for Best Bootstrapped company is TwentyTables! SXSWPitch pic. Along with this discussion, the WeDC House is bringing in visitors by hosting a bunch of events each day, including the WeDC Lounge, panels and networking events.
He also described the death threats he received, which included pictures of guns posted to the Facebook page that belongs to his daughter. The man said he later tried to spread awareness about the incidents on Facebook FB , but the company took that down, citing hate speech.
Facebook's Zafar responded: "I am so sorry. Your family is not collateral damage. He said the harassment references does violate the company's standards. When Zafar offered to help look into the issue, the man declined his help. The response, and the incident, further evidences a growing distrust in the social media giant. Klobuchar has also called for an investigation into Big Tech to understand the best path forward. He said he'd be willing to help any candidate interested in researching the topic.
McNamee has long been a vocal critic of Facebook, recently coming out with a book called "Zucked" calling out the company's executive for putting profits over society's best interest. He still owns his Facebook stock and admitted to using the platform to promote his own book.
McNamee also remarked on Zuckerberg's pivot-to-privacy announcement, saying that "something really bad" may have been the impetus for it.
Something like a possible upcoming FTC fine could have led Facebook to get ahead of the issue from a public relations stand-point, he suggested. The announcement is convenient, too: "If you end-to-end encrypt, your moderation problem goes away," he said, although some aspects of the platform will still require moderation like the News Feed. McNamee said he'd have praise for the company if it makes good on Zuck's pledge to not to build data centers in countries with a track record of violating human rights.
He mentioned that this could raise issues for its presence in the Philippines where some content moderation is done. Still, McNamee asks: "What are they doing with the tracking? Kelly's exit from her 9 am talk show came after the host defended Halloween costumes that incorporate blackface. He said that Kelly is "a talented journalist and a talented person" and that NBC News learned a lot from the "experiment of having put her at 9 o'clock. Former Colorado Gov.
John Hickenlooper praised Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet on Sunday during his interview at South by Southwest, but questioned what Bennet and other Democratic senators have to offer to the race.
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