Mediaite, Daily Caller, Raw Story and Others Launch Ad-Sales Alliance to Challenge Google, Facebook
Political ad spending expected to be close to $10 billion in 2020
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Facebook Moderators Suffer ‘Sweatshop’ Work Conditions, Ex-Employee Says
Social network’s contracted mods describe a filthy workplace compounded by sexual harassment and threats of violence
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Is Facebook’s New Cryptocurrency a ‘Bitcoin Killer’? 6 Things to Know About Libra
“It’s a good bet on Facebook’s part,” Los Angeles-based securities trader Michael Queller says
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Viacom Will Take VidCon to Mexico City in 2020
Mexico will be the first country in Latin America to host the creator conference
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Instagram Goes Down Across the Globe
This wasn’t the first time the Facebook-owned app has went offline in 2019
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Facebook Watch Hits 140 Million Daily Active Users, Up 47% From December
Company says it reaches 750 million users monthly that spend at least one minute with the platform
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Snoop Dogg Sells Michael Strahan Dental Kit in New Digital Series ‘Close Talker’ (Exclusive)
Other guests to be featured in the new series include Adam Rodriguez, Julie Bowen, and Rob Riggle
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Trump Rips Big Tech, Says the ‘Real Collusion’ Is Between Democrats and Silicon Valley
“They discriminate against me,” POTUS says about Facebook, Amazon, Google
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Tech Execs on the State of Silicon Beach and the Challenge of Doing Business While Doing Good (Video)
TheGrill 2019: “If you believe that Facebook and Instagram and Google and others are contributing to the problems in our democracy, is it ethical to continue to be on those platforms?” Magnet Companies co-founder Jeff Berman asks
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Facebook, Google Take Wall Street Beating Amid Potential Tech Regulations
Big tech is hit hard after the FTC and DOJ divide up antitrust investigations
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Overtime Partners With Reach TV to Distribute Content Across US Airports
Reach TV will initially add two of Overtime’s shows to its programming rotation
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Apple Sold Its Customers’ iTunes Data Without Consent, Lawsuit Says
Suit says that third-parties could buy music habits and user home addresses from tech giant for $136 per 1,000 people
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Video Publishers Sour on Facebook Watch: New Content ‘Mathematically Is Not Justifiable’
The video platform continues to be a hit or miss for publishers looking to drive revenue
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Anderson Cooper to Facebook Exec: ‘Shouldn’t You Just Get Out of the News Business’?
“We think the right approach is to let people make an informed choice,” says Facebook’s head of global policy management
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Facebook Removed 3.4 Billion Fake Accounts in Last 6 Months
Social network has seen a sharp increase in the number of fake accounts
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Step Aside, Mark Zuckerberg: Facebook Should Hire New CEO, Former Security Head Says
There’s a “legit argument” that Zuckerberg has “too much power,” according to Alex Stamos
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Facebook Struggles to Recruit Top Talent After Scandal-Filled Year (Report)
Social network has seen its acceptance rate drop from 85% to as low as 35% at top universities in the last year, according to CNBC
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White House Launches Online Tool for Users to Report ‘Political Bias’ on Social Media
“No matter your views, if you suspect political bias caused such an action to be taken against you, share your story with President Trump,” new tool proclaims
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Facebook Says Violation of ‘Most Serious Policies’ Will Lead to 30-Day Livestreaming Ban
Social network introduces a “one strike” rule that would block terrorist sympathizers from using its livestreaming feature
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Mark Zuckerberg Strikes Back at Critics: Says Breakup of Facebook Wouldn’t ‘Help’
Chief executive says regulating Facebook won’t make its core challenges go away
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Despite Facebook Co-Founder’s Call for a Breakup, Antitrust Experts Say It’s a Long Shot – Here’s Why
“The likelihood that any court would find Facebook has thus far violated any antitrust laws is low,” one legal scholar says
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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
