Facebook parent settles suit in Cambridge Analytica scandal
Facebookโs corporate parent has reached a tentative settlement in a lawsuit alleging the worldโs largest social network service allowed millions of its usersโ personal information to be fed to Cambridge Analytica, a firm that supported Donald Trumpโs victorious presidential campaign in 2016.
Melinda Gates says philanthropy, government work best united
FILE - Melinda Gates attends a meeting at the G-7 Finance in Chantilly, north of Paris, on Thursday, July 18, 2019. Philanthropy is in a unique position to speed global change, but government action is necessary to implement it, Melinda Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, said Wednesday, March 17, 2021. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, file)NEW YORK โ Philanthropy is in a unique position to speed global change, but government action is necessary to implement it, Melinda Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, said Wednesday. Facebook will now offer family members of domestic violence victims up to 20 days of paid leave. โItโs a horrific number and thatโs before coronavirus where we know that domestic violence is spiking โฆ.