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Instagram to test hiding Like counts in the US starting next week, following similar tests in Canada, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Brazil, Australia, and New Zealand — Hiding like counts is just the latest step in Instagram's quest to become the safest place on the internet.
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| Oliver Darcy / CNN: |
Facebook and YouTube say they are removing content that mentions the possible name of the whistleblower whose complaint prompted Trump impeachment inquiry — New York (CNN)Facebook (FB) and YouTube said Friday that they were removing content that mentioned the potential name …
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| Casey Newton / The Verge: |
Facebook's leaked documents this week reveal that the company's anticompetitive behavior is rooted in a fundamental paranoia that it is vulnerable to rivals — The company's anticompetitive behavior is rooted in a deep sense of fear that it's vulnerable to rivals — Oh fine, let's talk about some ancient Facebook history.
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| Queenie Wong / CNET: |
Facebook issues an apology after an anonymous Medium post alleged an ongoing culture of racism at Facebook against black, Latinx, and Asian employees — The social media company has been accused of empowering “racism against its employees of color.” — Facebook apologized Friday …
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| Zac Hall / 9to5Mac: |
Roku launches its free Roku app for the Apple Watch that will allow users to launch channels on their TV, do voice search, and find lost Roku remotes — Roku streaming devices gained the Apple TV app last month for viewing Apple TV+ shows as well as content from HBO, Showtime, and other Apple TV Channels.
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| Tony Romm / Washington Post: |
Amid the ongoing probes of tech giants, DOJ's antitrust chief warns that amassing vast quantities of consumers' data could create competition concerns — CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — The Justice Department's top antitrust enforcer warned tech giants on Friday that amassing vast quantities …
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| Lux Alptraum / OneZero: |
The online porn industry has managed to thrive and innovate despite regulations that hold the industry accountable for dangerous user-generated content — Laws hold the porn industry accountable for dangerous content — and it's thriving nonetheless — In October, Facebook founder Mark …
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| Kaitlyn Tiffany / The Atlantic: |
A look at the rise of “personal CRM” startups that want to help people manage their relationships the way businesses manage sales leads using CRM software — A slew of new start-ups want to help people manage their relationships the way they would sales leads.
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| William Feuer / CNBC: |
Yelp reported Q3 revenue of $262.4M vs. $262.2M expected, up 9% YoY, and says it expects a growth of 11% to 13% YoY in Q4 revenue; stock closes up 15%+ — - While the company's fourth-quarter guidance fell below expectations, it appears to be better than investors feared as the app faces increasing competition from Google.| BBC: |
Some popular Twitter users in India announce a move to Mastodon to protest Twitter's inconsistent content moderation policies on issues such as hate speech — Some of India's most influential Twitter users are looking to move to little-known network Mastodon amid an outcry over Twitter moderation methods.| Wall Street Journal: |
As the US investigates Google for possible abuse of power as the biggest digital ad broker, a detailed look at how Google built the world's dominant ad machine — The U.S. is investigating whether the tech giant has abused its power, including as the biggest broker of digital ad sales across the web
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| Neil Mawston / Strategy Analytics: |
Smartwatch shipments grew 42% YoY to 14.2M units in Q3, as Apple grew market share to 48% from 45% last year and Fitbit's market share dropped from 15% to 11% — According to new research from our Wearable Device Ecosystems (WDE) service, global smartwatch shipments grew an impressive +42% YoY …
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