Internet
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A viral Instagram hoax dupes A-listers - and the man overseeing our nuclear arsenal
Aug 22, 2019 1:00 am - The ramifications of Instagram's supposedly new "rule where they can use your photos" weren't totally clear. But the warnings multiplied rapidly online: Your posts could...
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Republican groups vow to stop buying Twitter ads until McConnell campaign account is unfrozen
Aug 08, 2019 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - A move by Twitter to freeze the account of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's campaign has prompted a backlash by President Donald Trump's campaign an...
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YouTube overhauled its algorithms for kids' content amid FTC talks
Aug 03, 2019 6:00 am - In early July, YouTube made a significant change to its software to boost what it deems “quality” children's content, sending waves of traffic to certain video producers...
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FTC to ask about disabling YouTube ads for kids' privacy
Jul 08, 2019 1:00 am - The chairman of the Federal Trade Commission asked children's privacy advocates whether having video creators on YouTube disable ads could resolve concerns the site is v...
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Facebook to ban census interference to allay worries
Jul 01, 2019 1:00 am - Facebook will ban content that misrepresents the 2020 U.S. census to suppress participation by minority communities, the latest step by the social media company to quell...
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'Goosebumps and tears': A WWII veteran's harmonica rendition of anthem makes him a viral star
May 28, 2019 1:00 am - Don't call Peter B. DuPré a musician. That's not how the 96-year-old World War II veteran would describe himself. "I am a harmonica player," DuPré, who spent three years...
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White House starts campaign asking internet users to share censorship stories
May 16, 2019 1:00 am - The White House on Wednesday announced a campaign asking internet users to share if they had been censored on Facebook, Google and Twitter, tapping into President Donald...
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YouTube star from Bloomingdale to be sentenced in Chicago in child porn case
May 03, 2019 1:00 am - A star YouTube singer with a large teenage following is scheduled to be sentenced in Chicago federal court for coercing six girls to send him sexually explicit videos. A...
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Facebook bans Farrakhan, Jones, Yiannopoulos as 'dangerous'
May 02, 2019 1:00 am - Facebook said Thursday it has permanently banned several far-right figures and organizations, including Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan, Infowars host Alex Jones,...
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Facebook is getting a redesign
Apr 30, 2019 1:00 am - MENLO PARK, Calif. - On Tuesday, Facebook is getting a new face. The company's "big blue" app is undergoing a redesign: its iconic blue bordering will be replaced by sle...