TechCrunch

AUGUST 11, 2023

The lawsuit alleged that the social network “fuels its business with countless infringing copies of musical ‘compositions, violating Publishers’ and others’ exclusive rights under copyright law.” Long-form writing is also not entirely new. Voting in polls will require verification for same reason.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 28, 2008

Social Network Sites: In an effort to court the younger voter, candidates have built presences on My Space and Facebook. These site subscribers are the hubs of their own social networks -- a population un-polled by traditional pollsters but known to the campaigns. A couple of examples: [link] and ( [link] ).

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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 This article, part of the New York Times Privacy Project, shows how easy it is to de-anonymize datasets of location pings. Thompson / The New York Times ).

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

But with usage of social networks surging and an election on the horizon, the need for moderation had never been greater. They could make Election Day a company holiday, pay for personal protective equipment for poll workers, and give discounted rides to the polls, to name a few. Charlie Warzel / The New York Times ).

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The Verge

JULY 15, 2020

But there’s reason to believe the case against Google will land the soonest of any of them — in May, the New York Times reported that charges could come “ as early as this summer.”. That means while the polling stations are open on the day of the election, they’re not allowed to broadcast discussions and analysis of election issues.

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The Verge

JULY 28, 2020

The bad news is that the entire tech-and-democracy world will now be sitting around for another two days twiddling our thumbs while we wait for the social networking event of the summer. Today in news that could affect public perception of the big tech platforms. Anton Troianovski / The New York Times ).

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The Verge

AUGUST 7, 2020

TikTok does gather a lot of personal data , but it’s no more than what Facebook and other social networks also gather. The Chinese Communist Party must be gleeful when they see the New York Times spout this ideology.”. The thorniest privacy dispute of 2020 isn’t about privacy or technology at all — it’s about China.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

It will be hosted by Recode founder Kara Swisher, a New York Times contributing opinion writer. Today in news that could affect public perception of the big tech platforms. ?? Trending down: A Facebook executive told Politico that right-wing populism is always more engaging, which gives it an advantage on social networks.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

In July, amid the rise of the buzzy audio-only social network Clubhouse, some users reported being harassed by other members. It may go without saying, but Telepath is going well beyond the standard social network bans on hate speech and incitement to violence. And it’s just not worth doing it if it isn’t fun.”.

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The Verge

JULY 17, 2020

An advertiser boycott of Facebook and other social networks this month , along with a difficult civil rights audit of the company , have brought further scrutiny to the issue. Barnes / The New York Times ). Brooks Barnes and Nicole Sperling / The New York Times ). Sarah Perez / TechCrunch ).

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The Verge

MAY 29, 2020

An executive order like this had first been proposed last August , after the White House invited ordinary Americans to share stories about times when they felt they had been unfairly censored by social networks. That has led an increasing number of conservatives to sue social networks alleging infringements on their rights.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

In August 2019, after the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein was found dead in his jail cell, conspiracy theories about what had happened ran rampant on social networks. Trending up : Snapchat is partnering with Power the Polls to encourage users to volunteer as poll workers on Election Day. Mike Allen / Axios ).

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