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Archives for October 2020

Technology
America scrambles to take part in the Mark Zuckerberg $250 million gold rushAmerica scrambles to take part in the Mark Zuckerberg $250 million gold rush
Technology

A feeding frenzy has begun.

By Theodore Schleifer
Technology
The Big Tech antitrust report has one big conclusion: Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google are anti-competitiveThe Big Tech antitrust report has one big conclusion: Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google are anti-competitive
Technology

The report scrutinizes the ways the four biggest tech companies have amassed enormous market power.

By Shirin Ghaffary and Jason Del Rey
Technology
Facebook bans QAnon (again)Facebook bans QAnon (again)
Technology

Details of how well the company will enforce the new ban remain unclear.

By Rebecca Heilweil
Money
Claudia Conway’s TikToks, explainedClaudia Conway’s TikToks, explained
Money

Kellyanne Conway’s daughter is not your resistance hero. She’s a 15-year-old expressing frustration with her family.

By Rebecca Jennings
Politics
Our misinformation problem is about to get much, much worseOur misinformation problem is about to get much, much worse
Politics

The coverage of Trump’s coronavirus diagnosis was very bad — and very revealing.

By Sean Illing
Money
This week in TikTok: Death of the collab houseThis week in TikTok: Death of the collab house
Money

Plus, the best thing on TikTok is the guy skateboarding to Fleetwood Mac.

By Rebecca Jennings
Facebook and Twitter said they would crack down on QAnon, but the delusion seems unstoppable
The future of the vote

Can anyone stop QAnon?

By Shirin Ghaffary
Technology
Google and Facebook hate a proposed privacy law. News publishers should embrace it.Google and Facebook hate a proposed privacy law. News publishers should embrace it.
Technology

California voters get a chance to shape internet privacy rules for the rest of the country in November.

By Jason Kint
Technology
Democratic Party leaders are “banging their head against the wall” after private meetings with Facebook on election misinformationDemocratic Party leaders are “banging their head against the wall” after private meetings with Facebook on election misinformation
Technology

After months of talks, Democrats say Facebook isn’t ready for the election.

By Shirin Ghaffary

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