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Archives for April 2018

Technology
Facebook used to hate pre-roll video ads. Now it’s changing its mind.Facebook used to hate pre-roll video ads. Now it’s changing its mind.
Technology

Facebook is going to put more pre-roll video ads in more places.

By Kurt Wagner
Technology
This is how Facebook collects data on you even if you don’t have an accountThis is how Facebook collects data on you even if you don’t have an account
Technology

There’s little you can do about it.

By Kurt Wagner
Technology
Facebook is taking its first steps to comply with Europe’s strict data privacy rulesFacebook is taking its first steps to comply with Europe’s strict data privacy rules
Technology

The EU’s data privacy rules — the GDPR — kick in on May 25. Since the U.S. Congress is unlikely to act, the EU rules will become the prevailing standard.

By Kurt Wagner
Technology
Full transcript: Recode’s Kurt Wagner and The Verge’s Casey Newton answer Facebook questions on Too Embarrassed to AskFull transcript: Recode’s Kurt Wagner and The Verge’s Casey Newton answer Facebook questions on Too Embarrassed to Ask
Technology

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg spent 10 hours over two days getting gently grilled by lawmakers, and we were there.

By Recode Staff
Technology
Facebook board member Reed Hastings says companies like Facebook are trying to ‘grow up quickly’Facebook board member Reed Hastings says companies like Facebook are trying to ‘grow up quickly’
Technology

Also, why Hastings considers Netflix to be “the anti-Apple.”

By Theodore Schleifer
Technology
Watch: The TED Talk that people at TED were talking aboutWatch: The TED Talk that people at TED were talking about
Technology

“I can’t call these things social networks anymore — I call them behavior modification empires.”

By Dan Frommer
Technology
Facebook is not spying on you through your phone’s microphoneFacebook is not spying on you through your phone’s microphone
Technology

Facebook knows a lot about you. But not because they are listening in.

By Kurt Wagner
Technology
Here’s how to see, edit and delete the topics that Facebook advertisers use to target youHere’s how to see, edit and delete the topics that Facebook advertisers use to target you
Technology

Why are you seeing that ad? Because this is what Facebook thinks you like.

By Kurt Wagner
Technology
Mark Zuckerberg’s testimony helped Facebook’s stock — but the price still has a long road to recoveryMark Zuckerberg’s testimony helped Facebook’s stock — but the price still has a long road to recovery
Technology

What difference does 10 hours of testifying makes? About 5 percent.

By Rani Molla
Technology
Will Facebook be regulated?Will Facebook be regulated?
Technology

Recode’s Kurt Wagner and The Verge’s Casey Newton recap what happened when Mr. Zuckerberg went to Washington.

By Eric Johnson
Technology
Full transcript: Recode’s Teddy Schleifer and Kurt Wagner on Too Embarrassed to AskFull transcript: Recode’s Teddy Schleifer and Kurt Wagner on Too Embarrassed to Ask
Technology

Teddy takes the Spotify questions while Kurt tackles the Facebook stuff.

By Recode Staff
Technology
Many believe Facebook is having a negative impact on society around the worldMany believe Facebook is having a negative impact on society around the world
Technology

Mark Zuckerberg’s former pollster has the data to prove it.

By Rani Molla and Kurt Wagner
Technology
Congress doesn’t know how Facebook works and other things we learned from Mark Zuckerberg’s testimonyCongress doesn’t know how Facebook works and other things we learned from Mark Zuckerberg’s testimony
Technology

Zuckerberg survived Washington but what is Washington going to do about Facebook?

By Kurt Wagner
Technology
How much would you pay for Facebook without ads?How much would you pay for Facebook without ads?
Technology

Most people would take the ads.

By Rani Molla
Technology
Watch both days of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifying before CongressWatch both days of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifying before Congress
Technology

He was in the Washington hot seat to explain to lawmakers how Facebook collects and handles its users’ personal information.

By Kurt Wagner