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Google Takes Another Run At Social Networking With Shoelace
The Verge reports: "Google’s in-house incubator, Area 120, is working on a new social networking app called Shoelace which is aimed at organizing local...
Wix and FaZe Clan Form Global Esports Partnership
VentureBeat reports: "Wix and FaZe Clan announced a partnership in which Wix will become the esports club’s offical web site development and design partner. It’s another example...
Facebook Will Start Taking A Cut Of Fan Subscriptions In 2020
TechCrunch reports: "Facebook will take a cut of up to 30% on fan subscriptions, beginning on January 1, 2020. The social network is revealing...
Twitter and Facebook Reportedly Not Invited to White House ‘Social Media...
TechCrunch reports: "On Thursday, the White House’s social media will reportedly host a who’s who of conservative media pundits. PragerU and Turning Point USA’s Charlie Kirk...
Instagram Fails Again, With Northeast U.S. And Western Europe Hit Hardest...
Deadline reports: "Instagram users in many parts of the world have drawn a blank this morning, as the social network went down in the latest in a...
A Facebook Civil Rights Audit Could Have Unintended Consequences
The Verge reports: "By May of 2018, Facebook had received sustained criticism that the platform consistently enabled civil rights abuses. (Much of the criticism...
Facebook’s Content Oversight Board Plan Is Raising More Questions Than It...
TechCrunch reports: "Facebook has produced a report summarizing feedback it’s taken in on its idea of establishing a content oversight board to help arbitrate on moderation decisions."
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Twitter will now hide — but not remove — harmful tweets...
The Verge reports: "Today, Twitter is rolling out a new notice for tweets belonging to public figures that break its community guidelines. Now, if...
Facebook’s Libra Probably Won’t Help People Without Bank Accounts
The Verge reports: "Facebook’s cryptocurrency Libra claims to solve a very dire problem: helping people without access to banks. I have my doubts about how...
300M-user meme site Imgur raises $20M from Coil to pay creators
TechCrunch reports: "Meme creators have never gotten their fair share. Remixed and reshared across the web, their jokes prop up social networks like Instagram...
