BAY AREA — Armies of trolls are bombarding Bay Area Filipino activists on Facebook through disinformation campaigns and online harassment. But Facebook’s response to two attacks has left the activists feeling frustrated and confused.
In an attempt to stop trolls, Facebook leaves local activists perplexed Read More »
MENLO PARK — Facebook has agreed to fully fund construction of a new library in the Belle Haven area of Menlo Park, the city where its headquartered.
Facebook to fund new library in Menlo Park’s Belle Haven neighborhood Read More »
MENLO PARK — Former Facebook software engineer Yi Yin didn’t expect to lose his job when he picked up the microphone during a protest last month at the entrance of the social media giant’s headquarters in Menlo Park.
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Last month, tech writer Kate O’Neill sparked a debate online, with a sarcastic tweet speculating that Facebook’s “Ten Year Challenge” was really a ploy by the social media company to fuel it’s facial recognition machine learning algorithms. Her subsequent
Machine learning explained: How Facebook uses it to learn more about you Read More »
Silicon Valley’s tech boom is exacerbating a regional housing deficit that is pushing low-income residents to move out of the region to more affordable cities or stay put in tough living conditions.
Renters struggle to keep up in Menlo Park’s Belle Haven neighborhood Read More »
Acceptance of gays has made progress in a tech community that once shunned the lifestyle, still, some say acceptance of other sexual orientations — especially those who are transgender — still lags.
Especially during a moment when police departments nationwide are re-examining their connection to their citizens, Mountain View is an example of how social media can be harnessed to help police do so.
@MountainViewPD becoming a social media model for police outreach Read More »
A new community garden. Facebook’s second campus. The drop in violent crime points to a public safety shift that’s characterizing a vast transformation of Menlo Park’s historically most-dangerous neighborhood.
Shootings vanish as Menlo Park’s Belle Haven neighborhood transforms Read More »
