BARBARA ORTUTAY

October 16, 2019 at 10:09 am

Twitter: World leaders’ accounts not entirely above policies

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Twitter says world leaders aren't entirely above its ban on users threatening violence or promoting terrorism on the site. The San...

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October 14, 2019 at 11:49 am

Warren escalates Facebook fight with ad targeting Zuckerberg

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren has escalated her tiff with Facebook by running an ad — on Facebook — taking aim...

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October 11, 2019 at 10:47 am

Big Tech is now a big punching bag for politicians

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Republicans and Democrats don't agree on health care, immigration or taxing the rich. But one subject draws critics from both parties:...

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October 5, 2019 at 7:01 am

Crusading tech mogul Marc Benioff of Salesforce aims to prove CEOs can be activists too

In a forthcoming book, "Trailblazer," due out Oct. 15, Benioff calls on activist CEOs to lead a revolution that puts the welfare of people and...

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September 25, 2019 at 1:23 pm

Facebook says it isn’t fact checking politicians on the site

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Facebook says it does not fact check politicians' statements on its site, even if they might be false. The social network...

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September 20, 2019 at 11:07 am

Facebook suspends thousands of apps but user impact unclear

Facebook said Friday that it has suspended "tens of thousands" of apps made by about 400 developers as part of an investigation following the Cambridge...

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September 18, 2019 at 6:16 am

Facebook slashes price, size of Portal video call gadget VIEW

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Facebook is slashing the price and the size of the Portal, its screen and camera-equipped gadget for making video calls with...

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September 17, 2019 at 9:10 pm

Facebook still auto-generating Islamic State, al-Qaida pages

WASHINGTON (AP) — In the face of criticism that Facebook is not doing enough to combat extremist messaging, the company likes to say that its...

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September 12, 2019 at 7:04 am

Facebook expands new tool aiming to shrink ‘news deserts’

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Facebook is trying to coax "news deserts" into bloom with the second major expansion of a tool that exposes people to...

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September 5, 2019 at 6:47 am

Friends with benefits: Can Facebook tackle your love life?

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Facebook is tackling a new frontier: love. Facebook Dating, a matchmaking service the company already offers in Brazil, Canada and 17...

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