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Archives for May 2018

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Congress just published all the Russian Facebook ads used to try and influence the 2016 electionCongress just published all the Russian Facebook ads used to try and influence the 2016 election
Technology

These are the ads at the center of Russia’s election interference campaign.

By Kurt Wagner
Technology
Facebook’s Sheryl Sandberg and Mike Schroepfer are coming to Code (to explain it all for us)Facebook’s Sheryl Sandberg and Mike Schroepfer are coming to Code (to explain it all for us)
Technology

You might imagine we have a lot of questions for the COO and CTO of the social media giant after its tumultuous year.

By Kara Swisher
Technology
Full transcript: Writer and comedian Nell Scovell on Recode DecodeFull transcript: Writer and comedian Nell Scovell on Recode Decode
Technology

“Tina Fey didn’t end sexism any more than Barack Obama ended racism in this country.”

By Recode Staff
Technology
If she were Mark Zuckerberg, Patagonia CEO Rose Marcario says she might have temporarily shut down FacebookIf she were Mark Zuckerberg, Patagonia CEO Rose Marcario says she might have temporarily shut down Facebook
Technology

“After this huge thing happens — our country gets attacked — I think the customers would have been like, ‘Okay! That makes me feel like you’ve got it!’”

By Eric Johnson
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Match Group says Facebook’s new dating feature will have ‘no negative impact on Tinder’Match Group says Facebook’s new dating feature will have ‘no negative impact on Tinder’
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“[People don’t] want to mix Facebook with their dating lives,” says Match CEO Mandy Ginsberg.

By Kurt Wagner
Technology
Facebook added Jeff Zients, the former director of the National Economic Council, to its board of directorsFacebook added Jeff Zients, the former director of the National Economic Council, to its board of directors
Technology

Zients, who is the CEO of Cranemere Group Limited, will officially join the board at the end of the month.

By Kurt Wagner
Technology
Facebook is implementing a massive product reorganizationFacebook is implementing a massive product reorganization
Technology

WhatsApp, Messenger and the core Facebook apps are all getting new leaders.

By Vox Staff
Technology
Facebook is making its biggest executive shuffle in company historyFacebook is making its biggest executive shuffle in company history
Technology

WhatsApp, Messenger and Facebook’s core app are getting new leaders as part of a massive executive reorg.

By Kurt Wagner
Technology
WhatsApp has a new boss: Chris Daniels, the guy who’s been running Facebook’s Internet.orgWhatsApp has a new boss: Chris Daniels, the guy who’s been running Facebook’s Internet.org
Technology

Jan Koum left WhatsApp last week. Now we know who’s taking over.

By Kurt Wagner
Technology
Chris Cox is becoming Facebook’s most important executive not named Mark ZuckerbergChris Cox is becoming Facebook’s most important executive not named Mark Zuckerberg
Technology

Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram and Messenger are now all rolling up to Cox.

By Kurt Wagner
Technology
Facebook is launching a new team dedicated to the blockchain. Messenger’s David Marcus is going to run it.Facebook is launching a new team dedicated to the blockchain. Messenger’s David Marcus is going to run it.
Technology

What is the blockchain? Facebook wants to find out, too.

By Kurt Wagner
Technology
Facebook has to take privacy more seriously, so it created a new team focused on building privacy productsFacebook has to take privacy more seriously, so it created a new team focused on building privacy products
Technology

The group’s first product: “Clear History,” a newly announced feature so people can opt out of Facebook using their browsing history.

By Kurt Wagner
Technology
Nell Scovell wrote a movie based on ‘Lean In’ — but Hollywood tried to turn it into ‘Bridesmaids’Nell Scovell wrote a movie based on ‘Lean In’ — but Hollywood tried to turn it into ‘Bridesmaids’
Technology

Kristen Bell was involved at one point, but now the film is “in turnaround” — not good.

By Eric Johnson
Technology
Facebook’s new online dating service won’t have adsFacebook’s new online dating service won’t have ads
Technology

Plus other stuff you need to know about Facebook’s new push into online dating.

By Kurt Wagner
Technology
Is the internet good or bad for society? Americans are having a tough time deciding.Is the internet good or bad for society? Americans are having a tough time deciding.
Technology

More and more people are mixed on the internet’s impact.

By Kurt Wagner