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May 5, 2019, 3:50 AM

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CNN:

After Facebook bans seven extremists, Trump, in a series of tweets, complains about the ban, retweeting extremists' tweets, and issuing vague threats — New York (CNN)Facebook barred seven users from its services earlier this week, citing its policies against “dangerous individuals and organizations.”

More: Business Insider, American Thinker, Deadline, ABC News, Breitbart, Slate, The Hill, and Variety

Tweets: @realdonaldtrump, @realdonaldtrump, @oneunderscore__, @mikeisaac, @jaketapper, @brianstelter, @secularmav, @ericswalwell, and @juddlegum

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Cecilia Kang / New York Times:

Sources: FTC commissioners remain divided along the party lines on whether to hold Mark Zuckerberg personally liable for Facebook's future privacy violations — The F.T.C. chairman seems to have the votes to approve a settlement. One of the biggest issues has been whether to hold Mark Zuckerberg liable for future violations.

More: The Verge, Axios, and Washington Post

Tweets: @raju, @jason_kint, @iansherr, @matthewstoller, @nytimes, @billmcgev, @nytimesbusiness, @demandprogress, @privacydigest, and @mayazi

Catalin Cimpanu / ZDNet:

Some Git source code repositories, including at least 392 from GitHub, have been wiped and replaced with a ransom demand in a possible coordinated attack — Hacker wipes Git repos and asks for Bitcoin. Gives victims 10 days and threatens to release the code.

More: Motherboard, GitLab, Information Security …, Neowin, BleepingComputer, and The Register

Tweets: @empathic_dev, @gitlab, @gcluley, @xrobau, @campuscodi, @campuscodi, @danielrufde, @campuscodi, @campuscodi, @campuscodi, @campuscodi, @campuscodi, and @campuscodi

Celia Wan / The Block:

Bitfinex is trying to raise $1B via initial exchange offering of LEO tokens to provide liquidity as it seeks access to $850M it says were frozen by governments — Bitfinex will issue an initial exchange offering (IEO) that aims to raise $1 billion, according to an excerpt …

More: CoinDesk, CryptoGlobe, SludgeFeed, NewsBTC, Cointelegraph, AMBCrypto, Ethereum World News, Cointelegraph, and Messari Crypto

Tweets: @theblock__, @felixsalmon, @coindesk, @icodrops, and @asglidden. Thanks:@dogetoshi

Mike Isaac / New York Times:

A look at Dara Khosrowshahi's tenure as Uber prepares to go public; source: CEO decided Travis Kalanick isn't welcome on the NYSE balcony for next week's IPO — The C.E.O. wants to prove that the start-up has evolved past a raucous, and profligate, tech-bro culture. But Uber's past is simply not that far gone.

Matthew Yglesias / Vox:

An overview of the debate over breaking up big tech and why antitrust might not be the best concept to address most issues people have with big tech companies — There's a pervasive feeling that the tech giants are too powerful ... but they're also really good for consumers.

More: Gizmodo. Tweets: @mattyglesias, @ezraklein, @went1955, @recode, @alecstapp, @linamkhan, and @willoremus

Joseph Cox / Motherboard:

Verizon, T-Mobile, Sprint, and AT&T hit with class action lawsuits for selling customer location data — The lawsuits come after a Motherboard investigation showed AT&T, Sprint, and T-Mobile sold phone location data that ended up with bounty hunters, and The New York Times covered an instance of Verizon selling data.

Tweets: @josephfcox, @josephfcox, and @josephfcox

Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat:

Virginia-based DivvyCloud, which provides cloud infrastructure automation software, raises $19M, says its client base doubled in the past year to 20+ companies — DivvyCloud, an Arlington, Virginia-based company developing a cloud infrastructure automation platform, today announced …

Mike Dudas / The Block:

Report: Facebook seeks ~$1B from financial firms and e-commerce sites to back its stablecoin as it readies its payments network and rewards system for users — - Facebook is planning to launch a full payments network (rather than just remittances) and in discussions with payment networks Visa …

Laura Bliss / CityLab:

Innisfil, Ontario, which in 2017 decided to subsidize Uber rides in lieu of a public bus system, has been forced to raise fares and cap rides as adoption grows — Innisfil, Ontario, decided to partially subsidize ride-hailing trips rather than pay for a public bus system.

Tweets: @citylab, @nqrw, @nachosbracko, @bdtetlow, @sphillipsluethi, @citylab, @citylab, @sean_yyz, @grescoe, @humantransit, @wswmuc, @schmangee, @citylab, @citylab, @mikeboos, @citylab, @mslaurabliss, @citylab, and @citylab

Frank Chaparro / The Block:

Coinbase says CTO Balaji Srinivasan is leaving; source: Srinivasan was not given enough freedom and had differing visions for the future product roadmap — Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase is parting ways with its CTO Balaji Srinivasan, who joined the firm as part of one of its largest acquisitions, The Block has learned.

More: CryptoSlate. Tweets: @twobitidiot, @r81ne, @pierre_rochard, @theblock__, @mdudas, and @teddyschleifer

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From Mediagazer

Perry Stein / Washington Post:

A judge blocks US government officials from examining devices seized from reporter Hannah Natanson's home until the judge can review and rule on access issues

Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:

Vox executives detail how Vox is using Patreon to grow reader revenue and interactions; sign-ups grew 350% in the first two months after Trump's inauguration

Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:

Mediaite launches One Sheet, a daily media newsletter curated by reporter Colby Hall that aggregates media news from other media newsletters, for $8 a month

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Alex Hern / The Guardian:

YouGov and Cambridge poll of 25,000+ people in 23 countries finds that UK citizens trust social media platforms less than any other nation surveyed

More: Inquirer. Tweets: @cilipinfo, @yougov, @martinsfp, and @mattnavarra

Forbes:

A profile of Lemonade, a millenial-friendly discount insurance startup, which has raised $480M in five rounds, the last one at a $2B+ valuation, says source

Tweets: @forbes

Alex Kantrowitz / BuzzFeed News:

Facebook is taking the same self-assured approach to safety that it has with products, but it is strange to see the company be so proud of cleaning its own mess

Tweets: @buzzfeednews, @kantrowitz, @kantrowitz, @melissaryan, and @johnpaczkowski

Alana Semuels / The Atlantic:

Amazon Marketplace lets sellers offer lithium-ion batteries and other products that can cause injuries, causing some to ask who is to blame when things go wrong

Tweets: @alanasemuels, @alanasemuels, and @alanasemuels

Nellie Bowles / New York Times:

Jack Dorsey has emerged as a lifestyle guru in Silicon Valley, raising demand for near-infrared saunas, meditation retreats, cryotherapy spas, and fasting tools

More: Business Insider, ResearchBuzz, and Boing Boing

Tweets: @coreypein, @hels, @kurtwagner8, @f, @shannonvallor, @nelliebowles, and @evacide

Andy Greenberg / Wired:

Researchers link 6 software supply chain attacks, including backdoors in CCleaner and Asus' software update tool, to a group of likely Chinese-speaking hackers

More: Ars Technica, The New Stack, and PC Gamer

Tweets: @jckichen, @a_greenberg, @e_kaspersky, @martijn_grooten, @malwarekiwi, @justincormack, and @campuscodi

Earlier Picks

Catalin Cimpanu / ZDNet:

Vulnerability in Dell's pre-installed SupportAssist utility exposes Dell computers to remote hijacks if attacker can get on the same network with unpatched PC

More: Engadget, Redmond Pie, The Verge, Security Boulevard, Laptop Mag, BleepingComputer, Mashable, Notebookcheck.net, Threatpost, and Slashdot

Tweets: @codelober and @campuscodi

Chris Zacharias:

A group of YouTube engineers warned IE6 users ten years ago, without permission, that the browser would not be supported, contributing to its demise

More: The Verge, ZDNet, Beyond Search, Mashable, MSPoweruser, and ResearchBuzz

Tweets: @delrey, @dtunkelang, @carnage4life, @stevesi, @sriramk, @thurrott, @joshconstine, @mikeolson, @brucel, @smk, and @artemr