The Verge

JUNE 17, 2020

All told, the report spans more than 2,500 pieces of content, posted across seven languages and more than 300 different forums, websites, and social networks. “By WhatsApp finally launched its payments app, starting in Brazil. Today in news that could affect public perception of the big tech platforms.

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The Verge

JULY 7, 2020

Last week, the worlds of technology and journalism were transfixed by a conflict that played out across across Instagram, Twitter, and the upstart audio-only social network Clubhouse. The pause applies to all Facebook properties, including its core social network, Instagram and WhatsApp.

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The Verge

JUNE 25, 2020

Also of note is where Boogaloo adherents are organizing themselves: social networks, most notably Facebook. The question is what steps those networks are prepared to take to stop that from happening. Brazil’s Central Bank and antitrust regulator suspended WhatsApp’s payment features in the country, citing antitrust concerns.

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The Verge

JULY 9, 2020

Yesterday we talked about the audio-only social network Clubhouse , which found itself at the center of controversy after failing to take action or even make a public comment after users began to experience harassment within the app. Twitter seems to be working on a subscription platform for its social networking service.

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The Verge

JUNE 9, 2020

A similar dynamic is playing out on the neighborhood social network NextDoor, where a let-the-users-do-it approach to moderation has left many black users feeling fearing for their safety. The Ratio. ?? Aviv Ovadya did ; he has a nice list of problems he faced as a groups admin here.).

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The Verge

JUNE 4, 2020

Social platforms, for better and for worse, offer only the president’s words. I can’t see a good reason, in most cases, for a big social network to deny the president his right to speak. In Brazil, those who criticize the president are often met with a tsunami of digital smears. In reality, there are a mere 116,394.

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The Verge

JUNE 1, 2020

What’s different about Monday’s walkout is that the protests were public first — and posted about on a rival social network, to boot. It was barely two months ago that the company removed a post by the president of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, for promoting a phony coronavirus cure.

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