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| Casey Newton / The Verge: |
Leaked posts show Facebook's decision not to remove Trump's threat of violence is roiling employees, some of whom are calling on execs to reconsider the stance — “If we fail the test case here, history will not judge us kindly” — Facebook's decision not to take action against recent posts …
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| Casey Newton / The Verge: |
Mark Zuckerberg says Facebook won't remove Trump's post on Minnesota protests to “enable as much expression as possible”, says it doesn't violate its policies — “We should enable as much discussion as possible,” Zuckerberg says in a post — Facebook will not remove …
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| Ina Fried / Axios: |
Twitter determines two tweets about protesters from Trump and White House violate its rules on glorifying violence; users must click to see the labeled tweets — Twitter said Friday morning that a tweet from President Trump in which he threatened shooting in response to civil unrest in Minneapolis violated the company's rules.
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| Margaret Harding McGill / Axios: |
Sen. Ted Cruz calls for criminal investigation of Twitter, alleging it is violating US sanctions against Iran by letting Iranian leaders maintain accounts — Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), in a letter Friday to the Justice and Treasury departments, is calling for a criminal investigation of Twitter …
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| Rashaan Ayesh / Axios: |
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Facebook: John McCarthy. Tweets: @realdonaldtrump, @klonick, @b_fung, @byjacobward, @hawleymo, @hawleymo, @ewerickson, @alecstapp, @brendancarrfcc, @mikeofcc, @benedictevans, @kylegriffin1, @profcarroll, @techdirt, @laobserved, @kevinbankston, @adamgoldmannyt, @davidgerard, @mmasnick, @maggienyt, @mtracey, @theplumlinegs, @b_fung, @whitehouse, @tiffanycli, @walshfreedom, @charlescwcooke, @charlescwcooke, and @ma_franks
| Todd Spangler / Variety: |
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| Electronic Frontier Foundation: |
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| Tim Bradshaw / Financial Times: |
Sony says it is on track to launch PlayStation 5 this year and has begun manufacturing the console, announces a games-focused event on June 4 — Latest PlayStation console expected to launch globally in the final quarter of 2020 — Sony's PlayStation 5 is “on track” …
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Tweets: @gibiz, @matpiscatella, @thisisfoxx, @gibiz, @gibiz, @nextgenplayer, @corybarlog, @tim, @jeffbakalar, @stevekovach, @tomphillipseg, and @kidsmoove
| Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
Google says it is delaying the Android 11 beta release and virtual launch event that was scheduled for June 3, but the final release is still on track for Q3 — Google this evening announced that it's delaying next week's Android 11: The Beta Launch Show. The company on Twitter says …
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| Zac Hall / 9to5Mac: |
Apple announces Powerbeats Pro in four new colors: Spring Yellow, Cloud Pink, Lava Red, and Glacier Blue, available June 9 for $249 — It's been one year since Beats debuted the awesome Powerbeats Pro totally wireless earphones (reviewed) with AirPods intelligence, and today the lineup is expanding with four new colors.
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| NBC News: |
Facebook says it banned anti-vaccination news site Natural News for using content farms from Macedonia and the Philippines, not for the content it posted — One of the largest publishers of coronavirus disinformation on Facebook has been banned from the platform for using content farms …
Tweets: @dave_schilling, @astoraaron, @goldengateblond, @edbott, @fadiquran, @noupside, @oneunderscore__, and @arawnsley. Thanks:@thekenyeung
| Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: |
Amazon confirms Echo Look devices will stop working from July after pulling the Alexa-powered camera in Dec. 2019, offers discounts on Echo Show for Look users — Amazon this week discontinued the Echo Look after pulling the Alexa-powered camera from store shelves in December 2019, a spokesperson confirmed to VentureBeat via email.
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| Josh Dzieza / The Verge: |
Third-party Amazon sellers are marking products as “collectible” to get around price gouging rules; sellers say the loophole was rarely used before the pandemic — For sale on Amazon: thousand-dollar ‘collectible’ dumbbells and hot tubs — Amazon has suspended thousands …
Tweets: @joshdzieza, @reckless, and @caseynewton
| Bloomberg: |
Analysis of Layoffs.fyi data: tech companies have cut over 40,000 jobs during the pandemic, led by the travel and transportation sector with 14,250 layoffs — Layoffs have slammed tech companies both large and small since the start of the coronavirus pandemic in mid-March.
Tweets: @ustechworkers
| Jim Motavalli / New York Times: |
More questions loom for self-driving cars as the pandemic raises concerns over consumer hygiene tolerance in shared vehicles — Fleets of vehicles roaming streets waiting to be hailed are more efficient. But the coronavirus has made people think twice about the future of car ownership even when autonomous tech arrives.Sponsor Posts
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