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Facebook restricts news outlets that have ties to political groups

Under new restrictions, Facebook’s News tab will no longer include news publishers that have political affiliations. 
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YouTube permanently bans white nationalist channel VDARE

The latest in a string of far-right forums that have been banned from social media, the channel was a big promoter of white nationalist rhetoric and ideas.
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Facebook’s new A.I. takes image recognition to a whole new level

Facebook is using cutting-edge artificial intelligence to extract valuable data from images. The company showed Digital Trends some of its ongoing work.
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Facebook yanks large QAnon conspiracy group off platform

In a statement, Facebook said it will take action against accounts and groups associated with the far-right conspiracy group QAnon.
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Facebook speaks out against Apple App Store policies following gaming app issue

Facebook complains that it had to remove functionality from its Facebook Gaming app for it to be approved for the Apple App Store.
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Facebook boss reportedly ‘really worried’ over possible TikTok ban

Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg has reportedly voiced serious concerns about the possibility of the U.S. government banning the popular video-sharing app TikTok.
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Facebook removes Trump post over coronavirus misinformation

Facebook has removed a post from President Trump’s Facebook page after concluding that it contained false claims about COVID-19.
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Trump’s TikTok meddling means we’ll never be able to escape Big Tech

President Donald Trump has neutralized two of the biggest rivals to Big Tech. With practically no competition, can we ever escape tech giants?
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And the brands played on: How the Facebook ad boycott fizzled out

Despite a reported 1,000 advertisers taking ads off the platform, including major names, Facebook largely shrugged in the face of this boycott.
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Facebook says iOS 14’s new privacy tools could harm its ad business

On Facebook's second-quarter earnings call, the company's CFO has hinted that iOS 14's new privacy features could potentially hurt ad business and revenue.
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Zuckerberg defends Facebook’s misinformation and hate policies in earnings call

During Thursday's second-quarter earnings call, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said, "We do not profit from misinformation or hate."
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What boycott? Facebook earnings unaffected by advertising revolt

In an earning report released Thursday, Facebook reported that it will see largely the same amount of revenue despite a public advertising boycott.
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Tech CEO Congressional Hearing: Recap of the biggest moments you missed

The CEOs of Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google testified before Congress in an often-heated hearing. Here's the biggest moments you may have missed.
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Big Tech CEOs’ showdown with Congress: The antitrust hearing that wasn’t

All eyes were on Capitol Hill to see if Congress could muster up the focus to press Big Tech CEOs on their monopolistic practices. They couldn't do it.
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Leading Dem says Apple, Google, Facebook, and Amazon have ‘monopoly power’

Wednesday's hearing on antitrust issues within Big Tech was scattered, but Democrats focused in on how to end monopolizing within the industry.
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Zuckerberg slammed over coronavirus hoaxes: ‘You can’t contain deadly content’

Rep. David Cicilline accused CEO Mark Zuckerberg of allowing coronavirus hoaxes and misinformation to spread on Facebook because it's "good for business."
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Jayapal accuses Facebook of threatening to clone Instagram before buying it

In Wednesday's antitrust hearing, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg was grilled about his company's decision to acquire Instagram in 2012.
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Zuckerberg wrote Facebook can ‘just buy any competitive startups’

U.S. Representative Joe Neguse questioned Zuckerberg about his acquisitions of other companies such as WhatsApp and Instagram.
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How to watch the CEOs of Facebook, Google, Amazon, and Apple testify to Congress

Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, Sundar Pichai, and Tim Cook will testify before Congress. Here's how to watch it live.
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Zuckerberg to tell Congress that Instagram, WhatsApp needed Facebook to succeed

Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg plans to tell Congress that Instagram and WhatsApp would not have been able to succeed without his company's resources,
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Facebook ad boycotters to Congress: Don’t let Zuckerberg off easy

Activists behind July's advertiser boycott of Facebook want Congress to grill CEO Mark Zuckerberg on the social network's control of the ad market.
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Tech CEOs’ antitrust showdown with Congress will reportedly be postponed

Monday's House Judiciary Committee antitrust hearing featuring Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, Tim Cook, and Sundar Pichai will likely be postponed.
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No more Like button? Facebook is revamping how you’ll use and follow Pages

Facebook Likes may soon be reduced to just posts, not Pages, as the network tests using a "following" button instead.
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Facebook ordered to pay $650 million in facial recognition lawsuit

Facebook has to pay a new total of $650 million in a settlement of an Illinois facial recognition lawsuit over its photo-tagging facial recognition feature.
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Facebook is training an army of malicious bots to research anti-spam methods

In a new experiment, Facebook is training an army of automated bots to simulate bad behaviors for testing and researching anti-spam methods.
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Twitter vs. QAnon, Galaxy Z Flip 5G, and more | Digital Trends Live

On this Digital Trends Live, we break down the top tech news of the day, including Twitter’s crackdown on QAnon, Samsung’s Galaxy Z Flip 5G, and more.
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Disney cuts Facebook ads, Samsung Unpacked, and more |Digital Trends Live

On this Digital Trends Live, we talk the top tech, including Disney’s cuts to Facebook advertising, Trumps tackles TikTok, Samsung’s Unpacked event, and more.
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Zuckerberg denies secret deal with Trump for Facebook freedom

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg denied rumors that there is a secret deal that allows President Donald Trump's controversial posts to remain on the social network.
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Disney said to have significantly downsized spending on Facebook ads

Disney is said to have significantly cut spending on Facebook advertising due to concerns about the social network's policies.
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Trump campaign launches Facebook ads calling for support to ban TikTok

Donald Trump's presidential campaign launched Facebook ads that claim 'TikTok is spying on you,' calling for people to sign a petition to support the app's ban.
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Human moderators can’t stop online hate speech alone. We need bots to help

Hate speech is a big problem online. Can artificial intelligence help to stop it in its tracks? Various researchers think so — with some caution.
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Winning the misinformation war is like playing a game of ‘whack-a-troll’

Nina Jankowicz is a disinformation fellow at the Wilson Center. Her new book is How to Lose the Information War: Russia, Fake News, and the Future of Conflict.
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Should you delete TikTok? Only if you’re also going to delete Facebook

Despite security concerns about TikTok, experts say that TikTok's privacy policies are no more or less invasive when compared with other social media apps.
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Tech giants back suit against Trump rule that may deport students

A group of tech companies that include Google, Microsoft, and Facebook expressed their support against a rule that may send many international students home.