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Why Is Facebook Shaking Up its C-Suite Now?
The social media company's acquisitions "have actually been too successful, to the point that it was kind of drowning in its own growth," says John Constine, TechCrunch's editor-at-large. By reshuffling its management, Facebook is trying...
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With Blockchain, Facebook May Be Looking to Cut Out Credit Cards
By reshuffling its management, Facebook may be trying to bring all of its different apps under one coherent vision, says John Constine, TechCrunch's editor-at-large. And its blockchain initiative could be a way to develop its own payment...
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Investigating van attack suspect Alek Minassian's past
The investigation into the Toronto van attack suspect's past is underway, with 25-year-old Alek Minassian making his first court appearance.
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How Facebook Decides What Content Is Allowed
Facebook consults experts and organizations to determine whether or not content on their site violates their policies and should be removed, says Monika Bickert, the company's VP of Product Policy and Counterterrorism. The social media...
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Facebook Wants to Be More Transparent With its Content Policy
"This is our way of clearly explaining, publicly, how we enforce these rules" around hate speech or harassment, says Monika Bickert, the social network's VP of Global Policy Management. Facebook has repeatedly come under fire for how it...
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Why Facebook Took So Long to Reveal its Content Guidelines
For years, Facebook kept its internal policy guidelines under wraps because "they didn't want people to game the system," says Axios' Sara Fischer. On Tuesday, the social media network changed course and made those guidelines public,...
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Facebook Earnings Beat Expectations
The social media network saw growth in revenue, ad revenue and daily active users, all of which seemed to indicate that the company came out of the Cambridge Analytica scandal unscathed. “The numbers are great and I think that Facebook...
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Facebook's Real Test Will Be Q2
The social media giant reported better than expected earnings, despite questions about its privacy and data security. But the real impact of the Cambridge Analytica scandal will only be reflected in the next quarter, says Damon Beres,...
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What Data Scandal? Facebook Blows Past Earnings Estimates
Many worry that fallout from the Cambridge Analytica scandal could weigh down Facebook's growth in the next few quarters, but "fatigue with the platform" may be the bigger drag, says Scott Devitt, an analyst at Stifel.
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The Man Who Sued Facebook is Bullish About the Platform
Divya Narendra, who founded Harvard Connection with the Winklevoss twins and later sued Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg for stealing the idea, tells Cheddar the market's reaction to the Cambridge Analytica scandal was just an "overreaction."
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TV Turns to Twitter to Navigate the Future
The social media announced Monday that it will almost double the amount of video content available on its platform. This will help TV networks "boost the ratings by slowly diversifying out," says Kerry Flynn, a media reporter for Digiday.
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Oculus Go Aims to Be Facbook's VR Gateway for the Masses
Unlike previous models, the VR company's latest mid-range product doesn't need to be tethered to another device and it can sync up with TV apps or personal photos.
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Oculus Go Aims to Be Facebook's VR Gateway for the Masses
Unlike previous models, the VR company's latest mid-range product doesn't need to be tethered to another device, and it can sync up with TV apps or personal photos.
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Facebook Makes a Move Into the Dating Game
The new feature, which was announced at the social media giant's annual developer conference, will allow users to connect to each other at events, explained Cheddar's Alex Heath. As soon as Facebook made the announcement, shares of...
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The Post-Cambridge Analytica Future for Facebook's Third Party App Developers
The social media giant re-opened its app review process, weeks after it hit pause after the Cambridge Analytica crisis exploded. But this time the process will be more rigorous to ensure apps are not misusing the platform. "No good...
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Facebook Brings Movies, Board Games, and Sports to Virtual Reality
"We have a really strong conviction that VR is the most incredible social entertainment platform there could be," says Hugo Barra, Vice President of Virtual Reality at the social media giant. The new Oculus Go lets users watch movies or...