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No, Mark Zuckerberg, Virtual Reality Won’t Solve Climate Crisis
Sorry!Photo: Hannah McKay-Pool (Getty Images) The billionaires are once again claiming that tech will save us. In an interview published Monday, Facebook…
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Facebook Is Under Investigation for ‘Systemic’ Racial Bias: Report
Photo: Denis Charlet (Getty Images) Facebook’s hiring practices and promotions are under federal scrutiny following reports of widespread racial bias,…
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WhatsApp Adds Voice and Video Calls on Desktop for Mac and PC
WhatsApp on Thursday announced the introduction of voice and video calls on its desktop apps for Mac and PC, expanding…
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Far-Right Propaganda Gets the Most Engagement on Facebook, Especially When It’s Lies
Republican Senator Rand Paul appears before a Facebook logo at a Fox News/Facebook hosted presidential primary debate in 2015; used…
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Instagram Announces New Live Rooms Feature
Instagram is expanding its livestreaming offerings with a new feature dubbed Live Rooms, which is just like Instagram Live but…
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Bots Reportedly Helped Fuel GameStonks Hype on Social Media
Photo: Chris Delmas/AFP (Getty Images) The s0-called GameStonks saga had some help from automated bots hyping up “meme” stocks on…
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Facebook Rolls Out Ad Campaign To Defend Targeted Ads
Photo: Sean Gallup (Getty Images) Just two months after running a full-page ad decrying Apple’s impending updates, Facebook is rolling…
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Facebook Is Trying to Make ‘Hey Facebook’ Happen
Image: Facebook Chances are you’re probably familiar with using a command like, “OK Google,” “Hey Siri,” or “Alexa” to summon…
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Twitter’s Super Follows Feature Means Paying for Tweets
Photo: Olivier Douliery/AFP (Getty Images) Twitter is finally rolling out a way to get paid for tweeting that doesn’t involve…
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YouTube Will Launch ‘Supervised’ Parental Controls for Teens
Photo: MARTIN BUREAU/AFP (Getty Images) YouTube is attempting to bridge the gap between its dedicated Kids app and regular YouTube…
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