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China Cuts Checks To American Social Media Influencers To Hype Olympics, Downplay Boycotts
China’s government is paying social media influencers in the U.S. to promote the Beijing Olympics and distract from diplomatic boycotts…
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Apple To Become The First $3 Trillion Company
Apple is set to become the first $3 trillion company, making it the first publicly traded organization to be worth…
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FCC Commissioner Says Net Neutrality Debate Is ‘All Over,’ Real Threat Is Big Tech
Federal Communications Commissioner (FCC) Brendan Carr expressed doubts about a return to previous net neutrality rules, arguing that the central…
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Twitter Is Giving Special Treatment to Popular and Celebrity Accounts
Twitter is giving its most prominent users special treatment under a secretive program called “Project Guardian,” Bloomberg reported. Thousands of…
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Senators Pressure Instagram Chief To Support Big Tech Regulations On Child Safety
Members of the Senate Commerce Committee earned a few token concessions from Instagram chief Adam Mosseri in a hearing Wednesday.…
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Head Of Instagram to Testify on Harm to Kids’ Mental Health as Politicians Threaten Regulation
Instagram chief Adam Mosseri is set to testify Wednesday before the Senate Commerce Committee, where he will face scrutiny from…
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We’re on Telegram – Join Us!
While it seems a new social media network appears on a monthly basis, Telegram has been around since 2013. We’re…
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Hundreds Of Local Papers Are Suing Facebook and Google for Alleged Ad Monopolies
Small-town and local newspapers across the country are suing Google and Facebook, alleging that the tech giants hold a monopoly…
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Instagram Rolls Out Teen Safety Features One Day Before CEO Will Testify In Congress
Instagram unveiled a host of child safety measures and parental controls for its app just one day before chief executive…
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Family Tracking App Life360 Is Selling Customers’ Locations To Data Brokers: REPORT
A family safety app used to track children’s movements is selling location data to several different data brokers, according to…
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Twitter, Facebook Take Down Thousands Of Chinese Accounts Linked To Propaganda Campaigns
Twitter and Facebook each removed thousands of accounts linked to Chinese state-backed propaganda campaigns, according to the platforms’ reports Wednesday…
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Facebook ‘Hate Speech’ Algorithm Found 90% of Hate Speech Directed at White People
Last week, the Washington Post reported that an April 2020 examination of Facebook’s anti-racism algorithm found that roughly 90 percent…
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