Facebook Accused Of Dirty Tactics
The social giant used a PR company to discredit its critics and downplay its problems. Presented by Rory Cellan-Jones.
The social giant used a PR company to discredit its critics and downplay its problems. Plus, a controversial app for hospital doctors created by artificial intelligence firm DeepMind will be taken over by Google, leading critics to say the company has broken its promises over health data. And, as part of the 大象传媒's "Beyond Fake News" week, we visit a school to hear how children may be more savvy than their parents in spotting online falsehoods. Presented by Rory Cellan-Jones, with 大象传媒 tech reporter Jane Wakefield, and special guest Madhumita Murgia from the Financial Times.
(Image: A protest against Facebook's handling of "fake news" featuring cardboard cutouts of CEO Mark Zuckerberg on the lawn of the US Capitol building, Credit:Tom Williams/ CQ Roll Call/ Getty Images).
Last on
More episodes
Previous
Broadcasts
- Fri 16 Nov 2018 15:06GMT大象传媒 World Service except Australasia, East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa
- Fri 16 Nov 2018 18:06GMT大象传媒 World Service East and Southern Africa & Australasia only
- Fri 16 Nov 2018 21:06GMT大象传媒 World Service West and Central Africa
Get in touch with Tech Life
Podcast
-
Tech Life
How tech is transforming the way the world works, learns and plays