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The article reports that the social media platform Facebook has provided some technology companies more intrusive access to personal data of users than it has disclosed. According to internal records and interviews obtained by the newspaper "The New York Times," Facebook had exempted its business partners from its privacy rules. The records show the benefits of the exchange of data to Facebook, including an increase in its advertising revenue.

The article explores the problem facing Internet users of spending too much time online. Topics covered include the tools and features introduced by Facebook, Instagram and Google to help users manage the amount of time they spend on the Internet, examples of public incidents of attention failure and ways by which technology has captured and kept people's attention and some of the technological interventions made available for people to manage the amount of time they spend online.

Discloses the findings of a survey conducted by the Stanford Institute for the Quantitative Study of Society on Internet use in the U.S. Impact of Internet use on television viewing and other activities; Popularity of online game playing; Percentage of time spent by respondents in communicating online.

Presents computer technical support answers to questions. Reason why some compact discs burned on the computer refuse to play on the car stereo; Phishing is the practice of sending counterfeit electronic mail messages to get Internet users to supply personal information; Spammers forge their return addresses and make spam recipients unable to reply.

Presents an Internet user and mother's experience with Christmas shopping online while managing a crisis precipitated by her seven-year-old daughter Clementine. Another mother complained that Clementine raised doubts on the playground about the existence of Santa Claus; Talks with child psychologists Robert Butterworth and Berry Brazelton; Online retailers were offering price breaks on merchandise.

Reports that the National Christmas Tree Association commissioned an Internet game called Attack of the Mutant Artificial Christmas Trees to underscore its message promoting real trees. Game developer Kewlbox which specializes in Internet marketing; Players are to hurl snowballs at the trees; Adeptness of players from New York, New York.

Reports on the increase in user traffic on Web sites that posted results of the 2004 presidential election in the U.S. Top election Web sites.

Introduces web sites offering information related to Columbus Day. Web sites developed by Lucio Sorre and by Keith Pickering; Web addresses; E-mail exchanges between Pickering and Internet users.

Discusses the results of a survey conducted by Dallas, Texas-based research firm Diffusion Group on the use of high-speed broadband. Consideration of Internet-users’ ownership of hand-held computers and digital video disc players; Spending plans of consumers.

Reports on the number of hits recorded by the New York state Web site that enables consumers to compare prices of prescription drugs.

Reports on the outcomes of a survey of Internet users by the Pew Internet and American Life Project. Percentage of users satisfied with the results they get through online searching; Habits of Internet search engine users.

Describes a problem encountered with Verizon while using a WiFi system to connect to the Internet through a wireless home network. Attempts to determine why Verizon has blocked her Internet access even though she does not subscribe to the company's Internet service.

Identifies options for Internet users seeking an alternative to Internet Explorer for Web browsing.

Reports on the growing popularity of Web browsers other than Internet Explorer among Internet users in the U.S. Top five Web browers; Reasons of Internet users for looking for alternatives to Internet Explorer; Concerns about the security vulnerabilities of Internet Explorer.

Reports on the announcement of the Marriott International Inc. that Fairfield Inn chain is offering free high-speed Internet access.

Features several Web sites that cater to the different needs of Internet users and digital technology enthusiasts in the U.S. in 2004. Key features and specifications; Range of service and product offerings; URL addresses.

Reports that broadband Internet access is expected to increase from 100 million in 2003 to 325 million subscribers worldwide by 2005, according to a study by the Yankee Group. Number of subscribers that will use digital subscriber line (DSL) service; Growth in the Asia-Pacific region.

Comments on the growing concern that the practice of intercepting electronic mail messages by Internet service providers is infringing of the right to privacy of Internet users in the United States.

Ranks Web sites by average time visitors spent in May 2004. Time per person; Number of audience.

The author examines how the "Momo Challenge" Internet hoax highlights the fear that the Internet inspires in parents concerning the impact of Internet use on children. Topics covered include how the moral panic caused by the Momo hoax was fueled by parents' fears that their children are being exposed to inappropriate content on the Internet and way by which Momo served as the face of guilt and frustration felt by parents for being unable to supervise the screen time of their children.

The article focuses on the move by Germany's competition authority to control how the U.S. technology firm Facebook profile people and gather data. The right of Facebook users to refuse to allow the company to combine their Facebook information with data about their activities on other sites was affirmed by the agency. Facebook rejected the agency's ruling stating that it is only popular in Germany and not dominant.

The article discusses Facebook's estimates of fake user accounts which reportedly increased, as of January 2019. Topics include the difficulty in measuring duplicate and false accounts, implications for the manipulation and abuse of the platform, as well as the company's business and how Facebook arrives at its estimates. It also cites the statement by Alex Schulz, Facebook's vice president of analytics, regarding the company's efforts to police inauthentic accounts.

The article reports on the failure of social media company Facebook to closely monitor device makers after granting them access to personal data of users. According to a previously unreported disclosure to the U.S. Congress, Facebook did not inform its users about the loose oversight after it was detected by the company's privacy monitor in 2013. Senator Ron Wyden received details of the oversight practices.

The article examines persons who have acquired an amount of celebrity through their anonymous comments posted on other people's blogs. Most of these commenters choose widely visited blogs that deliver their posts to the widest possible audience. They are seen as having the same motivations as talk radio callers, ideas they feel passionately, and no real life audience for their opinions.

Focuses on the increase of Internet traffic on college networks in the United States. View that the number of multimedia files in college networks is growing daily; How increased traffic is putting campus networks and their administrators under pressure; Efforts by universities to prevent crashes and slowdowns that interrupt educational work, including a strategy by Rutgers University to restrict heavy use; Possibility that colleges may charge students for access.

The article reports on the impact of a series of scandals on the status of social media company Facebook in 2018. Facebook announced decreases in the growth in digital advertising sales and in the number of its users in the second quarter of 2018. The company's leaders, including its chief executive officer (CEO) Mark Zuckerberg, have decided to focus on improving the privacy and security of users.

The article discusses the move by tech platforms to change their attitudes about what people can say online and how they can say it. They made the move in response to the concern about harm caused by misinformation, state-sponsored propaganda and harassment. Facebook plans to remove misinformation from the platform. Google, Twitter and Reddit also announced similar plans.

The article reports on the purchase of several advertisements on Facebook by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, a broadcasting organization backed by the U.S. federal government, that target users in the U.S. The advertisements include several human-interest stories about Russia and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). They have raised concerns since they potentially violate laws meant to protect Americans from domestic propaganda.

The article discusses U.S. Congress Senate Commerce and Judiciary committees' questioning of the Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg on the misuse of Internet user data from the web resource Facebook. The possibility that the U.S. government may develop increased regulation of Facebook is discussed.

The article discusses Americans' attitudes on privacy in using the Internet, within the context of the acquisition of user data breach of technology company Facebook's web resource. An overview of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg's apology for the breach of Facebook user data is provided.

The article discusses Internet users of the web resource Facebook's perspective on the Cambridge Analytica company's acquisition and collection of Facebook user data through the use of an online survey. It references the Facebook user Christopher Deason's attitude towards Cambridge Analytica's collection of his personal data.

The article explores the role of the Internet in improving the accessibility of scientific research. It is noted that more research and original data is being posted publicly online by science enthusiasts. The trend is attributed to the interest of online audiences in science data and entertainment. The Facebook page SciBabe specializes in debunking myths around homeopathy, pet wellness, genetically modified organisms (GMOs) sand other trends.

The article focuses on Twitter users who disappeared from the accounts of prominent Twitter users following the criticism of the company over the creation of fake accounts. It mentions investigation of the shadowy firms that sell fake followers by federal and state agencies. It also mentions those who lost Twitter followers including entertainers, entrepreneurs, and athletes.

The article reports on the announcement by Mark Zuckerberg of online social networking company Facebook Inc. regarding its plan to make a significant change to its News Feed to elicit meaningful interactions and reduce links to articles and videos. It highlights the underlying challenges with the plan as the company models the change based on a short term and is unable to predict the reaction from the outside world, including users, advertisers and investors.

The article offers the author's view on the internet censors in China. The author states that the censors is a new ay of shutting down websites and cutting off the internet users from the rest of the world. The author mentions that the internet censorship in the country is part of a complicated and imperfect political process.

The article discusses an increase in the users of photo-based social networking service Instagram. It mentions Mike Krieger and Kevin Systrom, co-founders of Instagram have added high number of users in 2016. It also mentions Instagram has given competition to other social networking platforms like Facebook, Whats App and Facebook Messenger in terms of users.

The article explores the role of technology company Google in the development of mobile publishing. Google introduced Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP) as a format to help users in browsing mobile websites. Publishers of smaller sites have expressed concerns about giving too much control to Google in exchange for zippier web pages. Federico Viticci, operator of the news site MacStories, criticized Google for obscuring his site's link.

The article reports that a Russian cyberforgery ring has developed over half a million fake internet users and websites to trick advertisers into paying as much as 5 million U.S. dollars a day for video advertisements that are never watched. Topics mentioned include the estimated number of news and content publishers impersonated by the thieves, a conference call held by the Trustworthy Accountability Group about the issue, and the financial impact of digital ad fraud on marketers in 2016.

The article reports that social media companies have the capacity to disclose private informations of the users which users may not like to share online.

The article reports on the efforts of the U.S. government to set a balance between the right of free speech of people and the use of internet.

The article discusses publishers' evaluation of the effectiveness of content advertisements. Topics include the removal of content advertisements by several publishers due to links leading to questionable websites run by unknown entities, concerns regarding the presentation of questionable or false information in content advertisements, and the discontent of readers regarding content advertisements on news websites.

The article reports on the sympathy expressed by baby boomers with regards to the confusion of U.S. Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton on the use of Internet and other technologies. Topics discussed include the controversies faced by Clinton after she sent an email on her private server, the campaign issues discussed during the Republican National Convention, and the U.S. national security.

The article discusses the role that the American technology company Facebook plays in suicide prevention through its web resource of the same name. An overview of the resources available on the web resource Facebook for preventing Internet users' suicide, including in regard to the role played by Facebook friends, is provided.

The article discusses the political support for the 2016 U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald J. Trump in Internet subcultures, including in regard to Internet users' posting of video recordings on the web resource Reddit.

The article discusses the U.S. Federal Communication Commission's proposal of a set of privacy rules for Internet service providers in 2016 that are designed to curb the ability of telecommunications companies such as Comcast Corp. and Verizon Communications Inc. to share data about their customers' online activities with advertisers without permission from Internet users. Disclosure of information regulations are examined, along with broadband telecommunications providers' obligations.

The article discusses a study published in the journal "Science Advances" which indicates that buyers using Internet auction company eBay Inc.'s website tend to bid more on consumer goods that are being sold by male sellers. According to the article, 630,000 Internet auction transactions in the U.S. were analyzed as part of the published study. Its states that women sellers received about 97 cents for every dollar that men received. Gender disparity is also examined.

The article discusses the online social networking service Twitter's finances an the amount of Internet users of its web resource Twitter. An overview of chief executive and co-founder of Twitter Jack Dorsey's perspective on the amount of Twitter users is provided.

The article discusses the views of various Internet users regarding 2016 U.S. presidential candidates Donald J. Trump and Hillary Clinton who stated that parts of the Internet should be shut down in order to stop terrorist groups from inspiring and recruiting followers, and it mentions the U.S. constitutional and technical limits of the candidates' Internet proposals. The Facebook and Twitter social media networks are examined, along with the Islamic State terrorist organization.

Correction to several articles published in previous issues are presented which includes an Australian government report on the country's largest banks; inductees to the Hockey Hall of Fame; and Snapchat's loss of daily active users.

The article reports on the tracking scripts embedded in the Web sites of schools, designed to collect data about the Internet user, particularly the movement of students on the Internet. Topics discussed include the use of trackers for the advertising practice known as behavioral targeting, the presence of trackers on school sites from data brokers such as BlueKai, AddThis and DataLogix, and the availability of student lists based various factors such as ethnicity, affluence and religion.