Sex workers say Instagram keeps taking down accounts, giving confusing guidelines and explanations; Facebook blames moderators' interpretation of guidelines
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Facebook Said Politicians Can Lie In Ads. It’s Taking Down Ads From Warren, Biden, And Trump For Other Reasons.
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Source: Andy Rubin has left Playground Global, the venture firm he founded, in May; Rubin's departure was accompanied by $9M+ payout
Amazon cancels contracts with three delivery firms, after report about shoddy working conditions and fatal accidents at Amazon's subcontracted delivery network
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Blizzard is facing an intense backlash after banning a player over Hong Kong pro-democracy comments, with some fans boycotting its games
The US Just Blacklisted China’s Most Valuable Facial Recognition Startups Over Human Rights Abuses
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Instagram Won’t Say Whether It Will Protect The Identity Of An Anonymous Account Sharing #MeToo Allegations
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Political Operatives Are Faking Voter Outrage With Millions Of Made-Up Comments To Benefit The Rich And Powerful
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AG Barr Will Ask Zuckerberg to Halt Plans for E2E Encryption Across FB Apps
Twitter Is OK With A Pro-Trump Militia’s Tweets About A "Full-Blown ‘Hot’ Civil War"
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Google quietly removed at least 46 apps from the Play store belonging to iHandy, a major Chinese developer, but won't comment on the reason for the removals
Match.com Allegedly Tricked People Into Paying For Subscriptions And Exposed Them To Scammers
Facebook's content moderation policies are difficult to apply given the breadth of cases, and poor communication between contractors and FB cripples the system
Instagram’s Opioid Recovery Hashtags Are Full Of Drug Dealers
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Facebook takes down fact-check of anti-abortion video following complaints from GOP senators alleging bias; Facebook's fact-checking partner is investigating
Photos and videos on private Facebook and Instagram accounts can be shared publicly by followers via source URLs, even after Stories expire or media is deleted
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Nearly Every State Is Launching an Antitrust Investigation of Google
Period Tracker Apps Used By Millions Of Women Are Sharing Incredibly Sensitive Data With Facebook
Panic at EWR after racial profiling
The American Father and Son Exporting Tear Gas to Hong Kong
Orthodox Jews from a community in Brooklyn, many of whom lack formal degrees, are making millions from selling on Amazon, balancing traditions and modernity
Google Is Promoting Climate Change Denialism On Its Apps And Its Mobile Homepage
Ring Says It Doesn’t Use Facial Recognition, But It Has “A Head Of Face Recognition Research”
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It’s Not Just Fires. Your Phone Is Also Destroying The Amazon.
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How Amazon's subcontracted delivery network allows it to shed responsibility for exploitative working conditions and accidents caused while delivering packages
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