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87% of websites are tracking you. This new tool will let you run a creepiness check.
Oct 03, 2020 6:22 am - How bad has privacy become on the World Wide Web? Really bad, a new audit shows. At least 87% of the world's most-popular web domains engage in some form of digital trac...
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Facebook tightens political ad bans as US election nears
Oct 01, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - With just over a month to go before Americans head en masse to the polls in an extraordinarily contentious election, Facebook is expanding restrictions on p...
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Celebs join Instagram 'freeze' to protest Facebook inaction
Sep 16, 2020 1:00 am - LONDON - Kim Kardashian West, Katy Perry, Leonardo DiCaprio and other celebrities are taking part in a 24-hour Instagram "freeze" on Wednesday to protest against what th...
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Geneva's Shakespeare in the Park goes virtual with 'Much Ado About Nothing'Jul 17, 2020 6:00 am - Picnicking at the annual Shakespeare in the Park event won't be possible this year due to COVID-19 restrictions; however, fans can get their fix via a YouTube performanc...
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Pompeo says the U.S. is 'certainly looking at' banning TikTok and other Chinese apps
Jul 07, 2020 1:00 am - Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said late Monday that the United States is considering banning Chinese social media apps, including TikTok, one of the world's most popula...
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Constable: Dad, family bring joy with daily duo photosJun 20, 2020 1:00 am - Fathers are famous for telling corny “dad jokes.” Ben Burke of Cary takes that humor to a new level, building a growing fan base for a running daily photo gag that start...
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Twitter obscures, warns on Trump tweet 'glorifying violence'
May 29, 2020 1:00 am - Twitter escalated tensions with President Donald Trump on Friday, adding a warning to one of his tweets for the first time and saying he violated the platform's rules by...
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Trump signs executive order against social media companies, escalating war on Twitter
May 28, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump escalated his war on social media companies Thursday, signing an executive order challenging the liability protections that have...
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Trump threatens social media after Twitter fact-checks him
May 27, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump, the historically prolific tweeter of political barbs and blasts, threatened social media companies with new regulation or even shutt...
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Disney+ makes filmed version of 'Hamilton' streamable in JulyMay 12, 2020 1:00 am - NEW YORK - This July Fourth holiday, you'll be able to see the original Broadway cast of "Hamilton" perform the musical smash about a Founding Father from the comfort of...