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Facebook Co-Founder Chris Hughes Calls for Breakup of Mark Zuckerberg’s ‘Powerful Monopoly’
“Mark is a good, kind person. But I’m angry that his focus on growth led him to sacrifice security and civility for clicks,” Hughes writes in NY Times op-ed
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Why Instagram Hiding ‘Likes’ Could Be Good for Users – and the Bottom Line
Likes impact the brain in the same way sex and gambling do — and can lead to compulsive phone checking — one expert tells TheWrap
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How to Watch the 2019 Daytime Emmy Awards Online
46th annual event, hosted by Mario Lopez and Sheryl Underwood, will be livestreamed on several platforms
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Snoop Dogg Rips Facebook for Ban on ‘Dear Brother’ Louis Farrakhan
“I stand with him. Ban me motherf—–!” rapper says after Nation of Islam leader is purged from Facebook and Instagram
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Facebook Bans ‘Dangerous Individuals’ Alex Jones, Milo Yiannopoulos, Louis Farrakhan
“We’ve always banned individuals or organizations that promote or engage in violence and hate, regardless of ideology,” Facebook says
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Is Facebook’s New Privacy Bet a ‘Masterstroke’ by Mark Zuckerberg?
“Everything Facebook is doing as a company should be interpreted in the context of its own survival and self-interest,” one expert tells TheWrap
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Disney Hires Former Goldman Sachs Exec as VP of Product for Disney+
Michael Cerda previously served as chief product officer and marketing director at Marcus, Goldman Sachs online lending platform
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Facebook Gets a Facelift, Launches Redesigned App and Website
“This is the biggest change to the Facebook app and website that we’ve made in the last five years,” Mark Zuckerberg says
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‘SpongeBob SquarePants’-Themed Game Show to Launch on Facebook and YouTube
Viacom Digital Studios plans to produce original series based on content from Nickelodeon, Awesomeness, BET, Comedy Central and MTV
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Jukin Media’s Fail Army, The Pet Collective Launch on Comcast Xfinity X1
The two brands launch with live programming (linear streaming channels) and video-on-demand content
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How ABC News Is Dominating in Livestream Video – and Eliminating the Need for Second Screens
“When viewers watch live, they’re watching eight times longer than they do VOD on the Facebook platform,” ABC News’ SVP of content and partnerships Colby Smith says
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Why Facebook’s Stories Feature Is Critical to Company’s Long-Term Success
The ephemeral feature gives users a reason to keep checking its app — while giving Facebook another way to drive big ad sales
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Facebook Expects Potential $5 Billion in FTC Fines, Stock Still Soars 5 Percent on Q1 User Growth
Social network sets aside billions of dollars for ongoing FTC investigation into its user data practices
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Facebook Says Internal System Was Unprepared for New Zealand Shooting Livestream
First-person livestream of the shooting “was a type of video we had not seen before,” Facebook policy director Neil Potts tells U.K. lawmakers
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How Jake Paul Became the ‘First Postmodern YouTuber’ (Hint: Social Media Lacks Any Oversight)
All Things Video Podcast: “He’s very transparent about the fact that this is all done to game the algorithm and make a business out of it,” journalist Chris Stokel-Walker says
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