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Trump, QAnon and an impending judgment day: Behind the Facebook-fueled rise of The Epoch Times Reddit · 4 weeks ago
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This Russian startup wants to put huge ads in space. Not everyone is on board with the idea. Reddit · 2 months ago
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Tim Cook emails a reporter to say the WSJ report about Jony Ive's departure–and his frustration with Cook's alleged lack of interest in design–is "absurd" Techmeme · 3 months ago
Inside Facebook's new Strategic Response team, tasked with quickly reacting to geopolitical events, as it grapples with Facebook's role in Myanmar and elsewhere Techmeme · 3 months ago
As Hong Kong protesters switch to Telegram to protect identities, China launches massive cyber attack against it. Reddit · 3 months ago
Give up your password or go to jail: Police push legal boundaries to get into cellphones Reddit · 3 months ago
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NBC officially launches NBC News Now, a free streaming news service with 8 hours of programming every weekday, expects to have it running 24/7 by 2020 Techmeme · 4 months ago
Facebook lawyer says ‘there is no privacy,’ hinting at the challenges of Zuckerberg’s pivot Reddit · 4 months ago
‘Should these platforms exist at all?’: One GOP senator’s crusade to rein in — and rethink — big tech Reddit · 4 months ago
A Delaware judge is ordering Facebook to turn over internal records regarding data privacy and access to user data Reddit · 4 months ago
How Venezuela’s vice grip on the internet leaves citizens in the dark during crises Reddit · 4 months ago
California is bringing law and order to big data. It could change the internet in the U.S. Reddit · 4 months ago
Viacom says Pluto TV, its free ad-supported streaming service, has 16M MAU, up from 12M in Jan. when it was acquired, plans to launch in Latin America in 2019 Techmeme · 4 months ago