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| Filipe Espósito / 9to5Mac: |
Apple has terminated Epic's App Store account, following legal dispute between the companies; Epic has an alternative Apple account to manage its Unreal Engine — As previously warned by Apple, Epic's App Store account has now been terminated due to the Fortnite developer knowingly violating App Store policy.
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Zuckerberg criticized Apple at companywide meeting, saying the App Store “blocks innovation, blocks competition” and “allows Apple to charge monopoly rents” — Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg took a swing at Apple on Thursday, calling the iPhone maker's app store monopolistic …
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Facebook says that to add the new paid events feature to its app on iOS, Apple had it remove a message telling users that Apple takes a 30% cut of sales — (Reuters) - Facebook Inc on Thursday told Reuters that Apple Inc rejected its attempt to tell users the iPhone maker would take a 30% cut …
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| Todd Haselton / CNBC: |
Apple says Fortnite users have been directed by Epic to contact AppleCare and those requests caused support and refund quality issues for its users globally — - Apple suspended Epic Games' developer account on Friday. — It means Epic Games can no longer make apps for iPhone, iPad or Mac.
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| Ryan Mac / BuzzFeed News: |
At an all-hands, Zuckerberg said Kenosha Guard's Page remained online after the shooting due to “an operational mistake” as some staff questioned his leadership — Frustrated Facebook employees slammed CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday during a companywide meeting …
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| Ryan Mac / BuzzFeed News: |
Internal report: Kenosha Guard Page was flagged at least 455 times before Facebook took it down, with four moderators saying it didn't violate any rules — In a companywide meeting on Thursday, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said that a militia page advocating for followers to bring weapons …
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| Dinesh Nair / Bloomberg: |
Source: London-based investment firm Centricus and Triller seek to buy TikTok's US, AU, NZ, and India operations for $20B; TikTok says it hasn't received a bid — - London firm, video app said to propose $10 billion up front — Bid includes assets in U.S., Australia, New Zealand, India
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| Dan Primack / Axios: |
Walmart says it is working with Microsoft on the TikTok deal, sources say with the idea of turning TikTok US into an e-commerce app for creators and users — Microsoft is working with Walmart on its efforts to buy TikTok's U.S. business from China's ByteDance, Axios has learned from multiple sources close to the process.
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| Harish Jonnalagadda / Android Central: |
Xiaomi says its under-display cameras are ready for consumer use, will ship in a phone next year, and will be completely invisible under the screen — Xiaomi's third-generation under-display camera tech is ready for consumer use. … Xiaomi showed off a prototype with an under-display selfie camera …
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| Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: AT&T is again exploring a DirecTV sale and is in talks with PE firms for a deal that could value it below $20B; AT&T bought DirecTV for $49B in 2015 — Telephone giant in discussions with private-equity bidders for satellite-TV business wounded by shift to streaming services
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Tweets: @benmullin, @benmullin, @joshsternberg, @karolcummins, @wsj, @cararlombardo, and @drewfitzgerald
| Louise Matsakis / Wired: |
Citizen Lab: between January and May 2020, China censored over 2,000 terms related to coronavirus on WeChat to control the narrative about China and the disease — In China, the messaging platform blocked thousands of keywords related to the virus, a new report reveals.
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The Citizen Lab. Tweets: @munkschool, @citizenlab, @lmatsakis, @780thc, @wired, @bobbychesney, and @lmatsakis
| Isaac Stanley-Becker / Washington Post: |
Voting rights advocates say Google declined to remove ads with “active and blatant disinformation” about voting by mail; Facebook removed similar ads last week — Google has declined to remove ads from a shadowy group echoing President Trump's misleading claim …
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Tweets: @guycecil, @reptomcoleman, @kasimreed, @shannimcg, @robpegoraro, @backlon, and @backlon
| Anthony Ha / TechCrunch: |
Facebook is testing linking users' accounts to their news subscriptions, to let them read articles without hitting the paywall or having to log-in again — Facebook is testing out a new feature that could help news publishers create a better experience for paying subscribers on the social network.| Financial Times: |
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