Facebook Watch to Launch News Shows From Anderson Cooper, Fox News, Univision
Shows fully-funded by the social network will release this summer ahead of 2018 midterms
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Netflix’s Secret Request Page Allows Subscribers to Suggest Movies and Shows
Viewers can submit program suggestions with this little-known web page
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‘The Last Jedi’ Star Kelly Marie Tran Quits Instagram After Harassment by ‘Star Wars’ Fans
Actress has been dealing with ”months of harassment“
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Spotify Reels Back ‘Vague’ Hateful Conduct Policy, Won’t ‘Play Judge and Jury’ for Artists
Streaming giant declines to comment on whether R. Kelly will be reinstated on its featured playlists
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Facebook Shuts Down ‘Trending’ Topics, Tests ‘Breaking News’ Feature
Tab dedicated to quick news hits brought in little clicks and occasionally surfaced fake news
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Jesse Jackson Grills Mark Zuckerberg Over Facebook’s Lack of Diversity: ‘Top 15 Employees Are White’
Jackson opens company’s annual shareholder meeting, where COO Sheryl Sandberg announces they will automatically consider minority candidates for its board
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Spotify Botched ‘Hateful Conduct’ Policy That Hit R Kelly, CEO Daniel Ek Admits
”We could have done a much better job“ of rolling out rules, says chief exec
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Facebook Not as Cool as Snapchat and YouTube Among Teens, Study Shows
Instagram is doing just fine
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Smartphone Use Hits Record High, Mary Meeker’s Latest Report Shows
Famed investor reports Americans are spending 3.3 hours per day consuming content on their phones
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Sarah Silverman to Produce Facebook Comedy Series With Group Nine
”Please Understand Me“ pits comedians in fake relationships — as they visit real therapists
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Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg Addresses Why No One Was Fired After Cambridge Analytica Scandal
Mark Zuckerberg ”has said very clearly on Cambridge Anlaytica that he designed the platform and he designed policies and he holds himself responsible,“ Sandberg says at Code Conference
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Snap CEO Roasts Facebook: ‘We’d Appreciate It if They Copied Our Data Protection Practices Also’
But it’s still ”fantastic“ that the competition copies Snapchat, Evan Spiegel says Tuesday at Code Conference
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AT&T-Time Warner Merger Will be Blocked, Says Antitrust Expert
”It is a close call, but I think the government has met its burden,“ Herbert Hovenkamp tells NY Post
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US Newspapers Blocked in Europe as EU Privacy Policy Launches
Los Angeles Times and Chicago Tribune are down right now in most European countries
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Netflix Is Now Worth More Than Disney
Shares of streaming giant have surged more than 75 percent in 2018
