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Leaked Facebook memo describes company's lobbying efforts in 2012 and 2013 against a proposed European data directive which later became GDPR, more — Social network targeted legislators around the world, promising or threatening to withhold investment — Facebook has targeted politicians around …
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Google rejects calls to remove Absher, an app from the Saudi government to help men in the country track and dictate where women can travel, from the Play store — - Google has rejected calls to remove a Saudi government app which offers a tool for men to control where women travel.
Tweets: @nickhanauer, @ldrogen, and @lbraccio
| Joe McDonald / Associated Press: |
Chinese government report: travelers in China were blocked 23M times from buying plane or train tickets in 2018 due to their poor “social credit” — BEIJING (AP) — Skipped paying a fine in China? Then forget about buying an airline ticket. — Would-be air travelers … | Caroline O'Donovan / BuzzFeed News: |
Amazon removes at least three anti-vaccination documentaries from Prime Video hours after Rep. Schiff sent letter to Bezos regarding anti-vaccine misinformation — Amazon appears to have removed anti-vaccination documentaries from search results on Amazon Prime Video today …
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Microsoft now lets Microsoft 365 users on Android take a picture of a printed data table and automatically convert it into an editable Excel spreadsheet — Microsoft uses AI to boost Excel features — Microsoft is adding a very useful feature to its Excel mobile apps for iOS and Android.| Romy Varghese / Bloomberg: |
Cities across the US are using legacy software from the '80s built with obsolete programming languages and unfriendly user interfaces — The only place in San Francisco still pricing real estate like it's the 1980s is the city assessor's office. Its property tax system dates back to the dawn of the floppy disk.
Tweets: @adamzea and @robertmclaws
| Ryan Broderick / BuzzFeed News: |
Developers in Moldova say they reported misinformation and fake news in Moldova to Facebook for three years before the company took action in February — Earlier this month Facebook proudly announced its latest victory over fake news. Ahead of an upcoming parliamentary vote in Moldova …
Tweets: @janelytv and @johnpaczkowski
| Paul Grewal / Facebook: |
Facebook and Instagram file lawsuit in US federal court against 4 companies and 3 people in China for promoting the sale of fake accounts, likes, and followers — Today, Facebook and Instagram filed a lawsuit in US federal court against four companies and three people based in the People's Republic …
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Sources: Amazon is planning to open dozens of grocery stores, distinct from Whole Foods, in several major US cities — Amazon is planning to open dozens of grocery stores in several major U.S. cities as the retail giant looks to broaden its reach in the food business and touch more aspects of consumers' lives.
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Tweets: @shiraovide, @ufcw, @richdemuro, @cnbc, @patrickmoorhead, @murraymatt, and @lisaabramowicz1. Thanks:@varun_mathur
| Alan Boyle / GeekWire: |
Microsoft says it will start offering quantum computing via Azure, debuts Microsoft Quantum Network, a network of partners collaborating on quantum innovations — REDMOND, Wash. — Quantum computing may still be in its infancy — but the Microsoft Quantum Network is all grown up …
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Fact-checkers in India, including Facebook's fact-checking partners, say they have faced a deluge of misinformation on the tensions between India and Pakistan — “There's politics, religion, enemy nations, and a surge of nationalism in this situation. It's the perfect storm."| The Guardian: |
Uganda says the number of internet subscribers in the country declined by 2.5M in the three months following the introduction of social media tax last July — Economic fears raised as online subscriptions plummet in months following launch of levy created to curb ‘gossip’Sponsor Posts
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