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SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Zhang wrote: “In the three years I’ve spent at Facebook, I’ve found multiple blatant attempts by foreign national governments to abuse our platform on vast scales to mislead their own citizenry, and caused international news on multiple occasions,” wrote Zhang, who declined to talk to BuzzFeed News. Justine Calma / The Verge ). Governing. ?

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

The move gives ByteDance more time to get approval from authorities in the US and China for a pending deal with Oracle and Walmart. President Trump earlier this month gave the deal his preliminary blessing as a way to address his administration’s national security concerns. The Chinese government could also nix it. Tim McDonald / BBC).

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The Verge

AUGUST 20, 2020

Yesterday I included a link to a story in Time about a request from the Gambian government to help investigate the genocide in Myanmar , where the United Nations has said Facebook contributed to the incitement of violence. President Trump said he supports Oracle buying TikTok. Eric Newcomer / Bloomberg). Corruption in plain sight.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

One day you’re writing about internal dissent over the company’s ability to uproot influence campaigns and election interference ; the very next, you’re watching a live stream of the same company’s foray into virtual reality helmets and designer mixed reality glasses. Photo by Nick Statt / The Verge. Social networks contain multitudes.

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The Verge

AUGUST 19, 2020

In June, the West African nation filed an application in US federal court seeking information from Facebook that would help it hold Myanmar accountable at the International Court of Justice. Oracle is in talks to acquire TikTok , a move that would challenge Microsoft. In Oracle’s fiscal fourth quarter, revenue declined 6% to $10.4

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Oracle’s closeness with the Trump administration could prove helpful in its bid to buy TikTok. Oracle founder Larry Ellison is a prominent Trump supporter. TikTok and WeChat are being lumped together in the Trump’s administration’s attempt to crack down on national security threats from China. Todd Haselton / CNBC).

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

Oracle will also own a minority stake that will be less than 20% of the new global TikTok, two of the people said. A letter sent to Trump on Wednesday by Senator Marco Rubio of Florida and five other Republicans said the deal in its current reported form “leaves significant unresolved national security issues.”.

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The Verge

AUGUST 28, 2020

That said, a Microsoft-Walmart pairing still seems preferable to me (and reportedly to Zhang) than the other big player in the hunt: Larry Ellison’s Oracle, which has spent the entire Trump Administration flattering the president’s ego and may now be poised to reap the rewards. TikTok has surprised me with its cleverness before.

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