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Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey promises to crack down on hate, violence, and harassment with “more aggressive” rules — Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey took to...Twitter today to promise a “more aggressive” stance in its rules and how it enforces them. The tweet storm was based in a response …
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Twitter users split about whether to join #WomenBoycottTwitter Friday protest triggered by Twitter's temporary suspension of Rose McGowan's account — Activists, celebrities and journalists joined a boycott of Twitter on Friday to protest the social media platform's locking of the account …
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| Ian King / Bloomberg: |
Qualcomm files patent lawsuit against Apple in China seeking to ban the sale and manufacture of iPhones — Chipmaker files patent suit against its customer in China — Suit will seek ban of sale, manufacturing of offending devices — Qualcomm Inc. filed lawsuits in China seeking to ban …
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| Alex Wawro / Gamasutra: |
IGN acquires Humble Bundle, the company known for selling video game bundles to raise money for charity — Media giant IGN announced today that it has acquired Humble Bundle, the company best known for selling packs of indie games at pay-what-you-want prices. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.| Matthew Panzarino / TechCrunch: |
Apple's VP of diversity apologises to staff in email over comments she made about being “a little bit frustrated” that “diversity is tagged to” minority groups — Apple's Denise Young Smith sent an apology to team members at Apple today over comments … | Ryan Whitwam / Android Police: |
T-Mobile ends unlimited LTE roaming in Canada and Mexico, will limit to 5GB per month starting November 12 — One of T-Mobile's big “uncarrier” moves was to offer international roaming data to most customers for free. However, Canada and Mexico were special cases where you'd get full-speed LTE data on most plans.| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Facebook partners with EatStreet, Delivery.com, DoorDash, and others to launch “Order Food” feature across the US, is also working with select restaurant chains — Facebook today formally announced its new feature that allows users to order food from local restaurants using its app.
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| Alexis C. Madrigal / The Atlantic: |
An in-depth look at Facebook's role in eroding the informational underpinnings of democracy during the 2016 election, and why it was so hard to see it coming — In the media world, as in so many other realms, there is a sharp discontinuity in the timeline: before the 2016 election, and after.| Jonathan Prynn / London Evening Standard: |
Uber appeals the London ban to UK court, hours before the looming shutdown deadline, promises to continue “constructive discussions” with regulators — Uber today filed an appeal against Transport for London's decision to strip the cab-hailing app of its licence …
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BlackBerry signs patent licensing deal with low-end Android handset maker BLU and ends its litigation against the company — TORONTO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - BlackBerry Ltd (BB.TO) said a licensing deal it signed with low-end Android handset maker BLU Products Inc will bring it recurring revenue …
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Sources: Twitter deleted tweets and user data potentially valuable for Russia probe in keeping with its privacy policy — Social-media platform's strict privacy policy led to deletions of Russian information of interest to investigators. — Twitter has deleted tweets and other user data …
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| Todd Spangler / Variety: |
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