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Internal docs show the extent of Facebook's knowledge of extremist Groups on its site but don't offer a complete picture of its decision-making in response — Company documents show that the social network's employees repeatedly raised red flags about the spread of misinformation and conspiracies …
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| Brandy Zadrozny / NBC News: |
Internal docs: Facebook employees created a test account in 2019 and within days it was recommended extreme and conspiratorial content, including QAnon Groups — In the summer of 2019, a new Facebook user named Carol Smith signed up for the platform, describing herself as a politically conservative mother …
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| Michael Riley / Bloomberg: |
Internal docs show Facebook staff faulted the company for failing to thwart the proliferation of Groups, like Stop The Steal, that fomented January 6 violence — Employees and the company's own research highlight ways Facebook failed to police its platforms ahead of the siege on the Capitol
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| Craig Timberg / Washington Post: |
A new whistleblower, a former member of Facebook's Integrity team, files an SEC complaint alleging Facebook prized profits over fighting hate speech and misinfo — Latest complaint to the SEC blames top leadership for failing to warn investors about serious problems at the company
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| Washington Post: |
Docs: Facebook user reports of “false news” hit ~40K per hour on January 6; the Instagram account reported most often for inciting violence was @realdonaldtrump — Relief flowed through Facebook in the days after the 2020 presidential election.
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| New York Times: |
Internal docs detail Facebook's struggles with violence-inciting content in India, including failure to designate some politically connected Groups as dangerous — Internal documents show a struggle with misinformation, hate speech and celebrations of violence in the country, the company's biggest market.| The Information: |
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| Leah Nylen / Politico: |
Docs from 16 AGs' Google suit: Google sought help from Apple, Facebook, and Microsoft to stall federal efforts to strengthen an online privacy law for children — Unsealed court documents say the search giant sought help from Apple, Facebook and Microsoft to “find areas of alignment.”
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The Register, New York Times, iThinkDifferent, US District Court, CourtListener, AppleInsider, Protocol, Daily Mail, and New York Post
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| Bob Van Voris / Bloomberg: |
A group of US states say Google takes up to 42% of the money paid for online ads, in a newly unsealed court filing from their lawsuit against Google — Google takes up to 42% of the money paid for digital ads published online, according to a newly unsealed court filing by states that claim … | Drew Harwell / Washington Post: |
A look at the bitter privacy debate in a Colorado neighborhood over the use of license plate scanners made by Flock, whose customer base has risen 4x since 2019 — A battle among homeowners in the Colorado mountains shows how a new generation of surveillance technology is reshaping American neighborhoods
Tweets: @hypervisible, @aaschapiro, @jimduncan, @loriamontgomery, @mediaverse, and @jeffjarvis
| Sam Shead / CNBC: |
PitchBook: the number of European VC deals with US investor participation rose from 359 deals totaling €2.7B in 2011 to 1,434 deals worth €50.8B so far in 2021 — - Veteran investor Alex Ferrara, a partner at Bessemer Venture Partners, which backed companies like LinkedIn and Pinterest … | Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Apple updates App Store Guidelines, including to let developers contact users about other payment methods as part of an earlier agreement with US developers — Apple today introduced a new set of App Store Guidelines which include three key changes. One of the changes is the result …
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Apple Developer, iMore, BetaNews, iThinkDifferent, iPhone in Canada Blog, Livemint, PCMag, AppleInsider, Thurrott, MacDailyNews, CNET, AppleInsider, 9to5Mac, and Slashdot
Tweets: @drbarnard, @iansherr, and @appfairness
| Catalin Cimpanu / The Record: |
Facebook files a lawsuit against a Ukrainian national for allegedly scraping and selling the personal data of 178M+ users on a cybercrime forum — Facebook has filed a lawsuit on Friday against a Ukrainian national for allegedly scraping its website and selling the personal data …
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Engadget, CourtListener, Gizchina, and Insider
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