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On a call with Facebook employees Tuesday, Mark Zuckerberg stood firmly behind his decision to leave up President Trump's inflammatory posts — In a call with Facebook employees, who have protested the inaction on President Trump's messages, Mark Zuckerberg said his decision was “pretty thorough.”
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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 … | Casey Newton / The Verge: |
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| Malathi Nayak / Bloomberg: |
In an ongoing censorship case filed against YouTube by LGBTQ creators, Trump's DOJ asked a judge not to declare Section 230 unconstitutional — - Justice Department undercuts bias suit by LGBTQ content makers — Department's view conflicts with president's executive order
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| Kate Conger / New York Times: |
Trump's executive order on social media is facing its first legal challenge, from the Center for Democracy and Technology, filed in DC's US District Court — The nonprofit Center for Democracy and Technology argues that the president's move against Twitter and other companies is retaliatory.
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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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| 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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| Jordan Novet / CNBC: |
Zoom Q1: revenue of $328.2M, up 169% YoY, 265K customers with 10+ employees, up 354% YoY, projected Q2 revenue nearly double expectations, down 3% after hours — - Zoom's revenue growth picked up significantly during the quarter. — The company more than doubled its revenue guidance for the fiscal year as well.
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| Filipe Espósito / 9to5Mac: |
Early build of iOS 14 points to the addition of an offline, built-in translator in Safari and possible full support of Apple Pencil input on websites — Apple is working to include a built-in translator in Safari, 9to5Mac has learned, as well as full Apple Pencil support on websites.| Aaron Tilley / Wall Street Journal: |
Rivals say Microsoft used sharp-elbowed tactics to push Teams during the pandemic, deploying 50 staffers to work with NYC's school district to replace Zoom — The tech giant sees Teams, its group conferencing and collaboration software, as critical to its future
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| Taylor Hatmaker / TechCrunch: |
Facebook introduces its Manage Activity tool, 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,” …
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| New York Times: |
The Trump administration says it will open an investigation into taxes on digital commerce that have been adopted or proposed in nine countries and the EU — The U.S. investigation targets nine countries, plus the European Union, that have adopted or are considering new taxes that would hit American companies like Google and Amazon.
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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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| 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.
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| Salvador Rodriguez / CNBC: |
Twitter appoints board member Patrick Pichette as chairman of Twitter, replacing Omid Kordestani; Pichette previously served as Google CFO from 2008 to 2015 — - Twitter on Tuesday appointed former Google chief financial officer Patrick Pichette as the company's new chairman of the board.
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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.| Makena Kelly / The Verge: |
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