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Facebook ordered not to apply controversial WhatsApp T&Cs in Germany
The Hamburg data protection agency has banned Facebook from processing the additional WhatsApp user data that…
Facebook is testing pop-up messages telling people to read a link before they share it
Years after popping open a Pandora’s box of bad behavior, social media companies are trying to…
State AGs tell Facebook to scrap Instagram for kids plans
In a new letter, attorneys general representing 44 U.S. states and territories are pressuring Facebook to…
Spotify adds timestamped podcast sharing and other social features
On the heels of its expanded partnership with Facebook, Spotify this morning announced new sharing features…
Facebook’s Oversight Board throws the company a Trump-shaped curveball
Facebook’s controversial policy-setting supergroup issued its verdict on Trump’s fate Wednesday, and it wasn’t quite what…
Facebook launches Neighborhoods, a Nextdoor clone
Facebook is launching a new section of its app designed to connect neighbors and curate neighborhood-level…
Oversight Board to Facebook: We’re Not Doing Your ***** Work
The decision on Trump is the clearest indication yet that the board does not want to…
Twitter rolls out improved ‘reply prompts’ to cut down on harmful tweets
A year ago, Twitter began testing a feature that would prompt users to pause and reconsider…
Facebook’s hand-picked ‘oversight’ panel upholds Trump ban — for now
Facebook’s content decision review body, a quasi-external panel that’s been likened to a ‘Supreme Court of…