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| Alex Kantrowitz / BuzzFeed: |
President Trump used tweets on Russian ad spending from Facebook ads VP Rob Goldman to call reporters covering election interference the “Fake News Media” — President Trump approvingly passed along comments from Facebook ads VP Rob Goldman on Saturday, using Goldman's remarks …
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Tweets: @mdenardis, @robjective, @robjective, @realdonaldtrump, @nathanchubbard, @jayrosen_nyu, @postroz, @jbenton, @boztank, @karaswisher, @profcarroll, @nytimes, @boztank, @baratunde, @charlesarthur, @nytimesbusiness, @karaswisher, @stephenlepitak, @danprimack, @wired, @kbaker6, @sarahcuda, @mediadissector, @jimvandehei, @jayrosen_nyu, @justinhendrix, @counternotions, @peter_tl, @robjective, @realdonaldtrump, @cmclymer, @davemorin, @kevinroose, @juddlegum, @anildash, @realdonaldtrump, @robjective, @pkafka, @boztank, @bmorrissey, @bobmcmillan, @emilybell, @alexburnsnyt, @evgenymorozov, @pkafka, @pkafka, @pkafka, @danpfeiffer, @mat, and @robjective. Thanks:@kantrowitz
| Casey Newton / The Verge: |
Facebook's focus on Groups, and the tools to build and promote them, can be easily exploited by bad actors like Russia, Mueller indictment shows — It's tribes all the way down — A year ago this past Friday, Mark Zuckerberg published a lengthy post titled “Building a Global Community.”
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Tweets: @adrianchen, @jeffjarvis, @sallykohn, @kantrowitz, @mattmittenthal, @wired, @briankarem, @buzzfeednews, @annemariebridy, @baratunde, and @jesselynradack
| Dustin Volz / Reuters: |
Facebook says it will mail postcards to would-be buyers of election-related ads mentioning federal candidates, will have codes to verify identity and location — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Facebook Inc will start using postcards sent by U.S. mail later this year to verify the identities …
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New Yorker, TechCrunch, The Next Web, Gizmodo, Ubergizmo, SlashGear, The Drum, The Hill, Charles Milander, Quartz, Engadget, CNBC, and Axios
Tweets: @baratunde, @baratunde, @edmundlee, @baratunde, @mcfaul, @h4x354x0r, @davidgura, @nytpolitics, @husca, and @pkafka. Thanks:@dnvolz
| Jennifer Valentino-DeVries / ProPublica: |
| Chris Dixon: |
How decentralized cryptonetworks, with better incentives for developers, can win against centralized platforms like Google in the next era of the internet — The first two eras of the internet — During the first era of the internet—from the 1980s through the early 2000s … | Erin Griffith / Wired: |
How aspiring tech hub cities are trying to foster tech and startup ecosystems that are different from Silicon Valley's “move fast and break things” ethos — DO NOT LET their names fool you. The silicon places—Silicon Slopes, Silicon Prairie, Silicon Beach, Silicon Peach …
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| Kate Conger / Gizmodo: |
Former Meetup employees describe how competition from Facebook, the WeWork acquisition, and a mandatory arbitration agreement weakened the culture at Meetup — Meetup was supposed to be different. — While much of the tech industry struggled to create inclusive work environments …
Tweets: @vboykis, @stormyafternoon, @joshconstine, @kateconger, @melaniehannah, and @tnewmstweet
| Ralph Atkins / Financial Times: |
Swiss financial supervisor publishes guidelines meant to support the ICO market by clarifying when anti-money laundering and securities laws apply to them — Switzerland's financial supervisor has bucked the trend of global regulators cracking down on cryptocurrencies by announcing guidelines …
| Maiya Keidan / Reuters: |
Number of crypto hedge funds doubled to 226 in the last 4 months and is up from 37 at the start of 2017; assets under management reached between $3.5B and $5B — Maiya Keidan, Jemima Kelly — LONDON (Reuters) - Hedge funds focused on trading cryptocurrencies have struggled to eke out returns … | Carolyn Said / San Francisco Chronicle: |
A look at changes in SF's short-term rental market, including a drop in listings and average price, as registration deadline for Airbnb and other hosts passes — SF short-term rentals transformed as Airbnb, others make peace with city. Stricter rules stop homes from becoming hotels.
Tweets: @cbloggy, @whimsley, and @sfchronicle
| Danny Crichton / TechCrunch: |
Uncommon.co launches its AI-powered platform that matches submitted resumes to employer job descriptions and announces $18M Series A round — Traditional models of recruiting are a mess. At companies like Google, quite literally millions of people apply for open roles … Thanks:@vscpr
| Mike Masnick / Techdirt: |
Report: ~15M indie content creators in US used Amazon Publishing, eBay, Etsy, Instagram, Shapeways, Tumblr, Twitch, WordPress, or YouTube to earn ~$6B in 2016 — from the it's-not-tech-v.-hollywood dept — Visit EveryoneCreates.org to read stories of creation empowered by the internet, and share your own!| Maria Bustillos / Columbia Journalism Review: |
The Internet Archive and others look at blockchain tech to create tamper-proof archives resistant to meddling from governments and billionaires with agendas — When an online news outlet goes out of business, its archives can disappear as well. The new battle over journalism's digital legacy.
Tweets: @gijn, @niemanlab, @mariabustillos, @gabrielsnyder, @cjr, and @pressfreedom
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