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Facebook cracks down on opioid dealers after years of neglect
Facebook’s role in the opioid crisis could become another scandal following yesterday’s release of harrowing new statistics from the Center…
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Twitter kills third-party push notifications and auto timeline refresh
Despite months of protests from both users and developers, Twitter is today killing third-party app access to some of its…
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Analytics firm Crimson Hexagon regains Facebook access following scrutiny over government contracts
Nearly a month after being suspended by Facebook following a high-profile Wall Street Journal story scrutinizing its contracts with government…
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Facebook expands its Level Up livestreamer community program in Europe
Facebook is expanding its Level Up Program, which helps livestreamers build communities, into Germany, France, Spain, and Ireland. The program…
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Twitter bans Alex Jones and Infowars from tweeting for 7 days
(Reuters) — Twitter has banned U.S. conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and his website Infowars from tweeting for seven days, saying…
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This journalist’s Twitter dilemma: Does my participation condone a cesspool of hatred and racism?
Having just returned from vacation this week, I’m struggling with a decision I would hope all journalists and news organizations…
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Coffee Meets Bagel now lets you bypass Facebook by logging in with your phone number
Dating app Coffee Meets Bagel announced today that it is giving users another way to sign in, as some remain…
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Twitter puts Infowars’ Alex Jones in the ‘read-only’ sin bin for 7 days
Twitter has finally taken action against Infowars creator Alex Jones, but it isn’t what you might think. While Apple, Facebook,…
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Instagram is investigating user reports of hacked accounts
Over the past week, there’s been an uptick in users reporting on Reddit and Twitter that their Instagram accounts have…
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VentureBeat is looking for a Director of Events Content
VentureBeat is seeking a Director of Events Content to report directly to the CEO. The role will oversee speaker recruitment…
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