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June 24, 2016
Who needs sources when you need a crisis?
BBC fanned Brexit fears this morning when it falsely reported that, according to “sources within Morgan Stanley,” the giant bank would be shipping 2,000 jobs to the EU in response to yesterday…
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March 26, 2018
Android users who installed Facebook’s Messenger app on their devices may have had their call and text histories logged for approximately two years, according to a report in Ars Technica.
Ars Technica reported that the issue occurred when…
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March 27, 2018
UPDATE: In a statement, PragerU said they "anticipated" the judge's ruling and that they "look forward to arguing the merits of our case in both state and Federal Court, as well as the 9th Circuit, or even the Supreme Court…
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March 27, 2018
The National Rifle Association responded to YouTube’s announcement that it will ban more gun-related videos by accusing the site of “political posturing and censorship.”
In a statement reported by The Hill, a YouTube spokesperson…
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April 4, 2018
The New York Times is what Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg considers “good, trustworthy” journalism.
During an interview with Vox’s Ezra Klein, Zuckerberg spoke about attempts by Facebook to crack down on what is deemed…
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April 4, 2018
Snapchat and Instagram have restored users’ ability to use GIF library GIPHY after the discovery of a racist GIF sticker caused the companies to temporarily disable the service.
According to TechCrunch, both companies briefly pulled GIPHY…
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April 5, 2018
As Facebook is currently embroiled in controversy surrounding its treatment of users’ personal information, a Bloomberg story draws attention to the fact that messages sent through Messenger are scanned by Facebook’s automatic tools.…
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April 5, 2018
Facebook is relying on Wikipedia to help users establish the credibility of news sources even though Wikipedia describes one of the major conservative publications, Breitbart, as “misogynistic, xenophobic, and racist.” At the same time,…
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April 10, 2018
Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg heads to Capitol Hill this week to address criticisms regarding his company’s handling of data and privacy.
It’s always difficult to predict congressional hearings and Zuckerberg faces one each…
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April 10, 2018
Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg ran smack into questions about the site’s neutrality during his testimony in front of members of the U.S. Senate on Tuesday. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) questioned Zuckerberg, asking if the site is a…