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Archives for June 2018

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Facebook policy and comms head Elliot Schrage will step down after a decadeFacebook policy and comms head Elliot Schrage will step down after a decade
Technology

The longtime exec has been criticized recently for the social networking giant’s rocky responses to a series of controversies.

By Kurt Wagner and Kara Swisher
Technology
Snapchat is finally opening its app to developers — and has clearly learned from Facebook’s mistakesSnapchat is finally opening its app to developers — and has clearly learned from Facebook’s mistakes
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Snap is launching APIs, but won’t share much user data with developers.

By Kurt Wagner
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Gimlet’s Alex Blumberg and Matt Lieber started with a podcast about the trials of entrepreneurship. They’re still learning how hard that life can be.Gimlet’s Alex Blumberg and Matt Lieber started with a podcast about the trials of entrepreneurship. They’re still learning how hard that life can be.
Technology

When you run a startup, “it feels like everything is about to break,” co-founder Lieber says.

By Eric Johnson
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Full video and transcript: U.S. Senator Mark Warner at Code 2018Full video and transcript: U.S. Senator Mark Warner at Code 2018
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On Mark Zuckerberg’s Congressional hearings: “I thought, ‘Oh God, they’re going to leap to it.’ Then I was saying, ‘Oh my God. This is an embarrassment.’”

By Recode Staff
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Watch MSNBC and Recode’s latest ‘Revolution’ TV specialWatch MSNBC and Recode’s latest ‘Revolution’ TV special
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Recode’s Kara Swisher, Peter Kafka and Dan Frommer interview executives from Facebook, Snapchat, Uber, Airbnb and Spotify.

By Meghann Farnsworth
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Facebook’s latest privacy blunder, explained (again!)Facebook’s latest privacy blunder, explained (again!)
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A software bug messed with privacy settings for 14 million users, so here’s what you need to know.

By Kurt Wagner
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Facebook says millions of users who thought they were sharing privately with their friends may have shared with everyone because of a software bugFacebook says millions of users who thought they were sharing privately with their friends may have shared with everyone because of a software bug
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A new software bug is Facebook’s latest self-inflicted privacy headache.

By Kurt Wagner
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Full video and transcript: Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg and CTO Mike Schroepfer at Code 2018Full video and transcript: Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg and CTO Mike Schroepfer at Code 2018
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Technology

“To this day, we still don’t actually know what data Cambridge Analytica had.”

By Recode Staff
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Facebook’s newest drama is a reminder of one of the company’s big failures: It never owned the phoneFacebook’s newest drama is a reminder of one of the company’s big failures: It never owned the phone
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And now we’re seeing why that was a problem.

By Kurt Wagner
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Facebook has failed to build a business for publishers. Now it’s trying again with news programming.Facebook has failed to build a business for publishers. Now it’s trying again with news programming.
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Instant Articles and live videos didn’t stick. What about made-for-Facebook news shows?

By Kurt Wagner
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Apple took another swipe at FacebookApple took another swipe at Facebook
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Apple wants to stop tech companies — like Facebook — from collecting user browsing data without their permission.

By Kurt Wagner
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Facebook’s acquisition of Instagram was the greatest regulatory failure of the past decade, says Stratechery’s Ben ThompsonFacebook’s acquisition of Instagram was the greatest regulatory failure of the past decade, says Stratechery’s Ben Thompson
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Instagram gave Facebook unfair reach, Thompson argues.

By Kurt Wagner
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Here’s how Instagram’s feed algorithm actually worksHere’s how Instagram’s feed algorithm actually works
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The company has been getting complaints from users who miss the old, reverse-chronological timeline.

By Kurt Wagner
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Facebook finally killed its controversial Trending section, which no one was usingFacebook finally killed its controversial Trending section, which no one was using
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Trending was a PR headache, too.

By Kurt Wagner
Technology
Code 2018: When will Silicon Valley take responsibility for its products?Code 2018: When will Silicon Valley take responsibility for its products?
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Who’s growing up — and who’s lagging behind — was a recurring question this week at the Code Conference.

By Eric Johnson