Internet
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Facebook's mission to connect people now includes helping them date
May 02, 2018 1:00 am - SAN JOSE, Calif. - At Facebook's annual developer conference, chief executive Mark Zuckerberg announced changes to the social networking platform, including a function t...
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NOT REAL NEWS: A look at untrue headlines on social media this week
Apr 27, 2018 1:00 am - A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue headlines of the week. None of these stories is legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. T...
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Once deemed 'unsafe' by Facebook, Diamond and Silk are now coming to Capitol Hill
Apr 20, 2018 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - House Republicans have invited "Diamond and Silk," two conservative video bloggers who were deemed "unsafe" by Facebook after becoming online sensations, to...
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For Mark Zuckerberg, protecting Facebook means stepping into the spotlight
Apr 10, 2018 1:00 am - SAN FRANCISCO - For many years, Mark Zuckerberg left matters in Washington to his deputies, who have long experience in politics. The Facebook chief executive instead fo...
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Commentary: What if we paid for Facebook instead of letting it spy on us for free?
Apr 07, 2018 1:12 am - Let's play the Price is Right. What's a Facebook membership worth? $7 per month? $5? $1? It's a trick question, because Facebook has always been free. But what if there ...
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Analysis: 18 years of Google Doodles and the people who hate them
Apr 07, 2018 1:00 am - Last Sunday was Easter, when, according to a long-standing tradition, people all over the world become incensed by cartoons on a search bar. “Google snubbed Easter with ...
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Cook County sues Facebook as FTC investigates company's privacy practices
Mar 27, 2018 1:00 am - NEW YORK - Cook County is the latest group to sue Facebook and Cambridge Analytica over alleged breach of privacy protections, the Chicago Tribune is reporting. The Fed...
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Here's how to download all your data from Facebook - it might be a wake-up call
Mar 27, 2018 1:00 am - Facebook, my mother will be proud to know, believes that my friends and I are part of the "Established Adult Life" peer group. In fact, Facebook knows a lot about how I'...
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In a corner of Reddit, Robert Mueller is Yoda, Gandalf and Batman combined
Mar 24, 2018 1:00 am - When the history books eventually tackle Donald Trump's surprising climb from reality television to the White House, r/The_Donald will no doubt go down as one of the odd...
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They were searching for videos. Facebook thought they wanted videos of child abuse.
Mar 16, 2018 1:00 am - Facebook users said Thursday night that they were confronted with disturbing and sexually graphic search recommendations on the social network, leading the company to ap...