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Kurt Wagner

Kurt Wagner

Senior Editor, Social Media at Recode

    Latest articles by Kurt Wagner

    Technology
    Snapchat is building the same kind of data-sharing API that just got Facebook into troubleSnapchat is building the same kind of data-sharing API that just got Facebook into trouble
    Technology
    The head of Twitter’s Niche talent service is leaving, and Twitter is already looking for a replacementThe head of Twitter’s Niche talent service is leaving, and Twitter is already looking for a replacement
    Technology

    Kristen Lachtman is heading to join other Niche co-founders at their new video startup, Brat.

    By Kurt Wagner
    Technology
    Facebook won’t say if Mark Zuckerberg will testify before CongressFacebook won’t say if Mark Zuckerberg will testify before Congress
    Technology

    Sources say it’s likely. But why is it even something to debate?

    By Kurt Wagner
    Technology
    The FTC is officially investigating Facebook following the Cambridge Analytica privacy scandalThe FTC is officially investigating Facebook following the Cambridge Analytica privacy scandal
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    Facebook stock was down 6 percent early on Monday.

    By Kurt Wagner
    Technology
    Calls for Mark Zuckerberg to testify before Congress are getting louderCalls for Mark Zuckerberg to testify before Congress are getting louder
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    The House Energy and Commerce Committee sent Zuckerberg a formal letter Friday asking for testimony “in the near future.”

    By Kurt Wagner
    Technology
    Elon Musk deleted Facebook pages for Tesla and SpaceX in response to #DeleteFacebookElon Musk deleted Facebook pages for Tesla and SpaceX in response to #DeleteFacebook
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    “Looks lame anyway,” Musk tweeted.

    By Kurt Wagner
    Technology
    Mark Zuckerberg says he’s ‘fundamentally uncomfortable’ making content decisions for FacebookMark Zuckerberg says he’s ‘fundamentally uncomfortable’ making content decisions for Facebook
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    “I feel fundamentally uncomfortable sitting here in California in an office making content policy decisions for people around the world.”

    By Kurt Wagner
    Technology
    Here’s the transcript of Recode’s interview with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg about the Cambridge Analytica controversy and moreHere’s the transcript of Recode’s interview with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg about the Cambridge Analytica controversy and more
    Technology

    “I think we let the community down, and I feel really bad and I’m sorry about that,” he said.

    By Kurt Wagner and Kara Swisher
    Technology
    Mark Zuckerberg says he’s ‘open’ to testifying to Congress, fixes will cost ‘many millions’ and he ‘feels really bad’Mark Zuckerberg says he’s ‘open’ to testifying to Congress, fixes will cost ‘many millions’ and he ‘feels really bad’
    Technology

    In a wide-ranging interview, the Facebook CEO admitted that the social networking giant may have made mistakes in opening up its network so much a decade ago.

    By Kurt Wagner and Kara Swisher
    Technology
    Mark Zuckerberg says Facebook has a ‘responsibility to protect your data,’ but he doesn’t apologize for its data privacy scandalMark Zuckerberg says Facebook has a ‘responsibility to protect your data,’ but he doesn’t apologize for its data privacy scandal
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    “We have a responsibility to protect your data, and if we can’t then we don’t deserve to serve you.”

    By Kurt Wagner