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August 27, 2020, 5:50 AM

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Russell Brandom / The Verge:
Facebook users reported Kenosha Guard's page and event to Facebook before the shootings but were told it did not violate platform policies; pages are now gone  —  Multiple users reported the account for inciting violence, but were told it did not violate platform policy
Financial Times:
Leaked memo: TikTok CEO Kevin Mayer resigns after Trump threatened to ban app; Vanessa Pappas, currently general manager of TikTok, will become interim head  —  Former Disney executive resigns just months after appointment by Chinese video platform  —  Kevin Mayer has quit TikTok just months …
New York Times:
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Facebook warns publishers that Apple's upcoming privacy changes in iOS 14, which clamp down on ad tracking IDFA usage, will make Audience Network less effective  —  Facebook is warning advertisers that they can expect weaker ad performance from iPhone users once iOS 14 comes out next month …
Jay Peters / The Verge:
Epic says Fortnite gamers on iOS and macOS will not be able to play the game's next season, arriving Thursday, and will lose cross-play with non-Apple platforms  —  Apple players are losing cross-play  —  Fortnite's next season arrives tomorrow, but if you're on iOS or macOS, you won't be able to play it, Epic announced today.
Ari Levy / CNBC:
Salesforce to cut ~1,000 jobs, 1.8% of its workforce, including some Tableau employees, and will give those affected 60 days to find a new role in the company  —  - The cuts amount to about 2% of Salesforce's workforce, but employees affected will have 60 days to find a new position at the company.
Karl Bode / VICE:
US says three members of international piracy ring Sparks Group have been arrested, in coordination with 18 countries, and charged with copyright infringement  —  Three members of the “Sparks Group,” which cracked movies and TV shows for torrent sites ahead of their release, were arrested in a global law enforcement raid.
Chaim Gartenberg / The Verge:
Sony opens registration for invite-only PlayStation 5 preorders, says supply will be limited and invitation program is aimed at existing PlayStation customers  —  There will be a “limited quantity of PS5 consoles available for pre-order”  —  Sony has announced the latest step in its dragged …
David McLaughlin / Bloomberg:
David Cicilline says recommendations from House antitrust inquiry could come as soon as Sept. and that a Glass-Steagall-like law for tech could be an option  —  - Cicilline poised to deliver proposals as soon as September  — Inquiry confirmed digital giants abuse power, chairman says
Substack Blog:
Substack to support paid subscriptions for writers based in India; the feature is in beta and Substack will waive its 10% fee during the beta period  —  If you're a writer based in India who'd like to offer paid subscriptions, we've got good news for you: Substack now supports paid subscriptions in India.
Kirsten Korosec / TechCrunch:
Habi, a Colombia-based residential real estate marketplace with automated pricing tech, raises $10M Series A to fuel Latin American expansion  —  When Brynne McNulty Rojas moved to Bogotá, Columbia four years ago, she encountered a fragmented real estate industry that lacked …
Brian Heater / TechCrunch:
Google announces updates for its Nest Hub aimed at hotels, including adding wake-up calls along with weather and local information  —  Given the number of rooms I've stayed in over the past couple of years that still sported a 30-pin iPod alarm clock, I think it's a safe bet that refreshing …
Decrypt:
China's social credit system will soon share data across platforms and provinces using blockchain technology called “Remin Chain”, according to a report  —  The public opinion monitoring arm of China's social credit system is getting an upgrade that will allow it to share data across platforms …

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