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Everything You’ve Heard About Section 230 Is Wrong
These hallowed 26 words shield internet companies from being held responsible for what people post and share. But the web’s…
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Conservatives React to Facebook Ruling on Trump
Photo: Olivier Douliery (Getty Images) On Wednesday, Facebook’s Oversight Board, the pseudo-legalistic, questionably independent body that the company claims has…
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Oversight Board to Facebook: We’re Not Doing Your Dirty Work
On January 21, Facebook asked its Oversight Board to review its decision to indefinitely ban Donald Trump, and guide it…
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Trump’s Facebook Ban Is Upheld—For Now
The Facebook Oversight Board is often described as a “Supreme Court” for Facebook. On Wednesday, it acted like it—issuing a…
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Donald Trump’s Long-Awaited Social Media Platform is Here
Photo: Drew Angerer / Staff (Getty Images) After threatening for months to disrupt social media with a bespoke platform that…
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Facebook Bans Honest Signal Ads on Instagram
Graphic: Signal A series of Instagram ads run by the privacy-positive platform Signal got the messaging app booted from the…
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Apple iOS Update 14.5.1 Fixes Security Bugs for iPhone, iPad
The iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro on sale in London in October 2020.Photo: Ming Yeung (Getty Images) Apple has…
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Activists Say Facebook Allows Drug Ads to Target Teens
Teenagers on Facebook can be targeted by ads endorsing alcohol, drugs, gambling, smoking, and eating disorders, according to a report…
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Facebook Oversight Board to Announce Trump Decision Wednesday
Photo: Luis M. Alvarez (AP) Facebook’s Oversight Board, the supposedly independent watchdog tasked with determining whether Donald Trump’s ban from…
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These $200 “Smart” Glasses Fall Short
Photo: Victoria Song/Gizmodo After the original Google Glass crashed and burned, consumer smart glasses were put on the back burner…
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