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Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp Back Up After Hours-Long Outage
By Ross A. Lincoln | October 4, 2021 @ 3:03 PMAll three apps went down the day after whistleblower Frances Haugen’s ”60 Minutes“ interview
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Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp Are All Down
By Lindsey Ellefson | October 4, 2021 @ 9:34 AMSocial media giant’s sites all report major outages on Monday
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How Facebook Quietly Blocks Researchers From Studying Site’s Harmful Effects
By Antoinette Siu | October 1, 2021 @ 6:00 AMScientists and journalists have been banned and prevented from collecting and accessing data on its services
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Channing Tatum Loses It Over Lenny Kravitz’s Abs — See the Pic
By Harper Lambert | September 30, 2021 @ 6:27 PMThe ”Magic Mike“ actor swooned over Kravitz’s Instagram post
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Facebook to ‘Pause’ Instagram Kids Rollout After Criticism
By Lindsey Ellefson | September 27, 2021 @ 6:41 AM”This will give us time to work with parents, experts, policymakers and regulators,“ company boss Adam Mosseri says
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‘Just Plain False': Facebook Responds to Wall Street Journal Reporting on Its Research
By Lindsey Ellefson | September 18, 2021 @ 9:23 AMThis is the second response from Facebook about WSJ’s reporting that Instagram has had a toxic effect on teen girls
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Facebook Found 41% of Comments on Vax-Related Posts Discouraged Vaccination (Report)
By Antoinette Siu | September 17, 2021 @ 10:43 AMEven established media sources became ”cesspools of anti-vaccine comments,“ according to an internal memo obtained by The Wall Street Journal
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Facebook Studied Instagram’s Toxic Effects on Teen Girls, Downplayed Problem to Public (Report)
By Antoinette Siu | September 15, 2021 @ 12:41 PMThe company’s internal research revealed app may cause major mental health issues, specifically around self-image
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Facebook ‘Really Sorry’ for Banning Movie Poster Featuring Woman’s Lactating Nipple on Instagram
By Diane Haithman | August 11, 2021 @ 1:27 PMInstagram parent Facebook has restored image of Pedro Almodovar’s ”Parallel Mothers,“ citing an ”artistic context“ exemption to nudity rules
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Can Facebook’s $1 Billion Spend on Content Keep Creators Happy?
By Antoinette Siu | August 5, 2021 @ 3:25 PMRivals say the tech giant is playing ”defense“
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As TikTok Extends Videos to 3 Minutes, Are Longer Videos Making a Comeback?
By Antoinette Siu | July 8, 2021 @ 6:00 AMThe app that made 60-second videos viral is changing its model
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Snapchat Dives Into E-Commerce With Augmented Reality
By Antoinette Siu | June 30, 2021 @ 4:09 PMCan it help the company monetize its 500 million users?
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More People Now Use YouTube Than Facebook or Instagram — What Happened?
By Antoinette Siu | June 24, 2021 @ 6:00 AMThe video giant says its recent growth is thanks to more online learning, TV viewership and livestreams during the global pandemic
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Instagram and Facebook Give Users Option to Hide Like Count
By Lindsey Ellefson | May 26, 2021 @ 7:00 AMAfter a few trial runs, Facebook decided to let users opt out of showing their likes
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28-Year-Old Infiltrates Miami High School Posing as Student – to Boost Her Instagram Follows
By Samson Amore | May 12, 2021 @ 1:42 PMShe did it for the ‘gram