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Archives for July 2020

Technology
Extraordinary Twitter hack compromises some of the world’s most prominent accountsExtraordinary Twitter hack compromises some of the world’s most prominent accounts
Technology

Everyone from Barack Obama to Kanye West tweeted a bitcoin scam that raises concerns about how secure their accounts really are.

By Theodore Schleifer
Technology
Why Facebook is “the front line in fighting hate today”Why Facebook is “the front line in fighting hate today”
Technology

What the head of the Anti-Defamation League has to say about Facebook, hate speech, and the advertiser boycott of the platform.

By Shirin Ghaffary and Rebecca Heilweil
Technology
Amazon walks back its order for employees to delete TikTok from their phonesAmazon walks back its order for employees to delete TikTok from their phones
Technology

Employees can use the social media app on their phones, after all.

By Jason Del Rey and Shirin Ghaffary
Technology
Why Facebook failed its civil rights auditWhy Facebook failed its civil rights audit
Technology

The new, deeply critical report highlights the tension between free expression and hate speech on the social network.

By Rebecca Heilweil and Shirin Ghaffary
Technology
Civil rights leaders are still fed up with Facebook over hate speechCivil rights leaders are still fed up with Facebook over hate speech
Technology

They say despite repeated promises over the years, Mark Zuckerberg hasn’t stopped “vitriolic hate” from spreading on the platform.

By Shirin Ghaffary

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