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Facebook ads made News Feeds in Georgia more partisan and less informative

The Verge

When Facebook lifted its ban on political ads in Georgia, local News Feeds became dramatically more partisan and less informative, according to research published on Tuesday by The Markup. However, the platform partially lifted the ban on December 16th, allowing ads specific to the Georgia runoff on January 5th.

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Vergecast: the changes coming to Apple’s App Store policies

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This week on The Vergecast, Verge executive editor Dieter Bohn chats with managing editor Alex Cranz, and news editor Chaim Gartenberg to explain the changing Apple App Store policies for iPhone app developers. Apple says Arizona and Georgia will be first to add state IDs to iPhones. Microsoft will release Windows 11 on October 5th.

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7 Signs Your Organization Is Ready for an Enterprise-Scale CRM

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At the same time, an enterprise-scale CRM provides the necessary controls and oversight to ensure that all transactions are handled securely and in compliance with your organization’s policies. The University of Georgia uses an enterprise-scale CRM to help the advancement team build loyal relationships with constituents.

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Twitter permanently suspends Marjorie Taylor Greene’s personal account over COVID-19 misinformation

The Verge

Twitter has permanently suspended Georgia Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene’s personal account for repeatedly violating the platform’s rules on COVID-19 misinformation , as noted in a report by CNN. Last year, Greene was suspended from Twitter several times for violating the platform's policies. Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images.

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Apple Stores drop mask requirements for customers in several states

The Verge

Apple will no longer require customers to wear masks in a number of Apple stores across the US, including in Ohio, Kansas, Kentucky, North Carolina, Georgia, and other states that have recently dropped local mask mandates, according to a report by Bloomberg. . | Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images.

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Twitch, owned by Amazon, pulls Amazon’s anti-union ads

The Verge

A Twitch spokesperson said the ads “should never have been allowed to run on [the] service,” as they violate its political advertising policies. The union has also been having its own media push, with actor Danny Glover and Georgia politician Stacey Abrams encouraging workers to vote “yes.”

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Six people indicted in Amazon Marketplace bribery scheme to help third-party sellers

The Verge

Three of the people were based in New York, one in Georgia, one in California, and one was in India, “Realizing they could not compete on a level playing field, the subjects turned to bribery and fraud in order to gain the upper hand.

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