Even a hint that something can’t be fixed can breathe new resolve into an old Maine man.
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Facebook launches Calibra, its own cryptocurrency network
If it’s successful, transferring money would be as easy as sending a message on Facebook, with plans to have the currency available in a digital wallet through Messenger and WhatsApp.
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Facebook’s Zuckerberg is the focus of latest doctored video
Three weeks after leaving a doctored video of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi up on Facebook, the site’s CEO is getting a taste of his own medicine.
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Leonard Pitts: In letting fake Pelosi video stand, Facebook shows its true colors
The social media colossus is ducking the great responsibility that comes with its great power.
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Facebook says it removed 3 billion fake accounts in six months
The social network says it saw a ‘steep increase’ in the creation of abusive, fake accounts between October and March.
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Facebook faces potential $5 billion fine by FTC
The company said it was setting aside billions to cover costs in its investigation with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission over its privacy practices.
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Leonard Pitts: A nation awash in lies is paying an ever-higher price
A vaccine-preventable disease outbreak is just the latest example of what happens when we fail to think critically.
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Livestreamed hearing on online hate bombarded with real-time racist comments
The congressional hearing turned into a vivid demonstration of the problem faced by social media companies.
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Our View: Facebook finally acts to counter online hate
The company has been slow to deny a platform to advocates of racial violence.
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Facebook says it will block white nationalist, white separatist posts
The social media giant is revising its response to criticism that it was allowing racism to live on its platform.