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In a rare public protest at Facebook, hundreds of staff staged a virtual walkout, pushing back on Zuckerberg's choice to let Trump's inflammatory posts stand — While Twitter started labeling some of the president's inflammatory posts, Facebook's chief executive, Mark Zuckerberg, has said his company should leave them alone.
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| Casey Newton / The Verge: |
In leaked audio from an internal meeting, Mark Zuckerberg says they will re-examine policies around politicians discussing the use of state force on Facebook — The company is treating a moral issue as if it's a legal one — I. The CEO — On Friday afternoon, Facebook …
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| Ina Fried / Axios: |
After discussing the lack of action on Trump's posts with Mark Zuckerberg, civil rights leaders say they are “stunned by Mark's incomprehensible explanations” — A trio of civil rights leaders issued a blistering statement Monday following a meeting with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg …
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Twitter suspended the account of a white nationalist group claiming to be an Antifa organization that pushed violent rhetoric related to ongoing protests — Two hashtags that trended worldwide on Twitter falsely claimed that there was a “cover-up” or a “blackout” of protests in Washington, D.C., overnight.
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| Makena Kelly / The Verge: |
Twitter restricts a tweet from US House Rep. Matt Gaetz for violating its policy against glorifying violence, after it had been retweeted over 12,000 times — The platform did not remove it — Twitter has restricted a tweet from Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) for violating its policies …
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| Taylor Hatmaker / TechCrunch: |
Facebook finally adds an easier way to delete or archive old posts in bulk — Facebook is introducing a new tool to help users batch-delete old posts and shrink their digital footprint on the aging social network. — Called “Manage Activity,” the new feature lets users prune their posts in bulk …
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| Nilay Patel / The Verge: |
AT&T says HBO Max will be excused from AT&T's mobile data caps via its “sponsored data” program, while competing services like Netflix and Disney+ will not — Welcome to a world without net neutrality — HBO Max, AT&T's big bet on the future of streaming …
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| James Vincent / The Verge: |
As Blackout Tuesday posts fill Instagram feeds, many say they are drowning out vital information shared under the BLM and BlackLivesMatter hashtags — Users sharing black screens in solidarity have inadvertently taken over the #BlackLivesMatter hashtag — As part of a Blackout Tuesday …
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| Ina Fried / Axios: |
Cisco says it is postponing the online version of Cisco Live, its major customer event that was scheduled to start Tuesday, amid ongoing protests across the US — Cisco said Monday night that it is postponing the online version of Cisco Live, its major customer event, amid the ongoing protests …
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| Jon Porter / The Verge: |
Samsung's Sero TV, which rotates between landscape and portrait depending on the kind of content, is now available in the US and UK for $1,999 — 43 inches of rotating screen — If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement.| Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat: |
Google pushes an update for its Pixel line, with improved Adaptive Battery, Google Assistant integration with Recorder, a personal safety check scheduler, more — Google today announced the latest “feature drop” for its Pixel line of Android phones. Adaptive Battery now predicts …
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| Bloomberg: |
India announces ~$6.6B in incentives to woo smartphone makers, in a bid to make the country a global hub for mobile phone production — - Government to give financial incentives on incremental sales — Manufacturing clusters with plug-and-play facilities on offer
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| Rick Edmonds / Poynter: |
Blockchain journalism startup Civil is shutting down following its failure to find substitute financing after losing its major source of funding, ConsenSys — Civil, the high-profile, blockchain-backed attempt to nurture nascent digital news sites, is shutting down.| Gretchen McCulloch / Wired: |
The pandemic presents the biggest language translation challenge for COVID-19 info, as Wikipedia supports 309 languages, Google Translate 109, and Bing 71 — Services like Google Translate only support 100 languages, give or take. What about the thousands of other languages—spoken by people just as vulnerable to this crisis?
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