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Business
Facebook Gets Reprieve As Court Throws Out Major Antitrust Complaints
The decision is a blow to the Federal Trade Commission and 48 state attorneys general, who were pushing for the federal court to break up the social media giant.
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Technology
Social Audio Began As A Pandemic Fad. Tech Companies See It As The Future
Live conversations on Clubhouse and Twitter took off during the pandemic, connecting people online when they couldn't in real life. Now social media companies are scrambling to launch audio features.
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Business
India And Tech Companies Clash Over Censorship, Privacy And 'Digital Colonialism'
India's new social media rules give the government broad powers to block some content and break encryption. It's the latest in a standoff with tech companies over censorship, privacy and free speech.
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Technology
India Demands Social Media Firms Help It Track Misinformation Online
India's new social media rules give the government power to block certain content and break encryption. It's the latest in a standoff over censorship, privacy and free speech.
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Politics
Facebook Suspends President Trump For 2 Years, Changes Rules For Politicians
Facebook is keeping former President Donald Trump off its platform until at least January 2023, and it is ending a policy of treating politicians differently than other users.
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Politics
Trump Suspended From Facebook For 2 Years
Facebook says former President Donald Trump is locked out of its platform and Instagram until at least Jan. 7, 2023. It will reinstate him only "if the risk to public safety has receded."
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Technology
Senate Democrats Urge Google To Investigate Racial Bias In Its Tools And The Company
The senators say products like Google Search and YouTube may "perpetuate racist stereotypes" and the tech giant may not be a safe workplace for Black employees.
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Technology
In 1st Big Test, Oversight Board Says Facebook, Not Trump, Is The Problem
The first big test of Facebook's Oversight Board reveals the challenges of checking the power and scale of the social media giant.
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Politics
Facebook Ban On Donald Trump Will Hold, Social Media's Oversight Board Rules
While the panel upheld Facebook's suspension of the former president, it said the company's indefinite ban was wrong and gave Facebook six months to either ban Trump permanently or reinstate him.
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Politics
Facebook Oversight Board To Announce Decision On Trump Ban
Facebook's Oversight Board will announce whether former President Donald Trump can return to the social network, which kicked him off in January after a mob of his supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol.