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Facebook will ask users outside of Europe to review their privacy settings, tooFacebook will ask users outside of Europe to review their privacy settings, too
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Facebook is pushing its GDPR efforts to people outside of Europe.

By Kurt Wagner
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Mark Zuckerberg faced a bunch of tough questions in Europe today. He didn’t really answer any of them.Mark Zuckerberg faced a bunch of tough questions in Europe today. He didn’t really answer any of them.
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The Facebook CEO issued broad talking points instead of specific answers, and regulators weren’t happy.

By Kurt Wagner
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Watch Mark Zuckerberg’s slightly contentious meeting with EU regulators about Facebook’s data practicesWatch Mark Zuckerberg’s slightly contentious meeting with EU regulators about Facebook’s data practices
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Zuckerberg agreed to the meeting to “clarify issues related to the use of personal data.”

By Kurt Wagner
Facebook is full of could-be CEOs — but no one ever leaves
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“The stakes are more intense than ever.”

By Kurt Wagner
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Mark Zuckerberg’s testimony on Tuesday before European Union regulators will be livestreamedMark Zuckerberg’s testimony on Tuesday before European Union regulators will be livestreamed
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The Facebook CEO is going abroad.

By Kurt Wagner
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Facebook has disabled almost 1.3 billion fake accounts over the past six monthsFacebook has disabled almost 1.3 billion fake accounts over the past six months
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Facebook will begin publishing more data about how many posts it takes down.

By Kurt Wagner and Rani Molla
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Full transcript: Former Facebook ad targeting boss Antonio García-Martínez on Too Embarrassed to AskFull transcript: Former Facebook ad targeting boss Antonio García-Martínez on Too Embarrassed to Ask
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His book “Chaos Monkeys” will be out in paperback this summer.

By Recode Staff
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Facebook has suspended hundreds of apps in its effort to uncover another Cambridge AnalyticaFacebook has suspended hundreds of apps in its effort to uncover another Cambridge Analytica
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Thousands of apps have been reviewed, and 200 have been suspended pending further review.

By Kurt Wagner
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Who cares about privacy? Not Facebook users, says Antonio García-Martínez.Who cares about privacy? Not Facebook users, says Antonio García-Martínez.
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The “Chaos Monkeys” author, who helped Facebook develop its ad-targeting system, busts some myths on the latest Too Embarrassed to Ask.

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

By Kurt Wagner
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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)
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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
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Full transcript: Writer and comedian Nell Scovell on Recode DecodeFull transcript: Writer and comedian Nell Scovell on Recode Decode
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“Tina Fey didn’t end sexism any more than Barack Obama ended racism in this country.”

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

By Kurt Wagner
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Facebook is implementing a massive product reorganizationFacebook is implementing a massive product reorganization
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WhatsApp, Messenger and the core Facebook apps are all getting new leaders.

By Vox Staff
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Facebook is making its biggest executive shuffle in company historyFacebook is making its biggest executive shuffle in company history
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WhatsApp, Messenger and Facebook’s core app are getting new leaders as part of a massive executive reorg.

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

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

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

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

By Eric Johnson
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Facebook’s new online dating service won’t have adsFacebook’s new online dating service won’t have ads
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Plus other stuff you need to know about Facebook’s new push into online dating.

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

By Kurt Wagner
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Why did Jason Calacanis sell all his Facebook stock?Why did Jason Calacanis sell all his Facebook stock?
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Calling CEO Mark Zuckerberg “completely immoral,” the provocative investor has no regrets and says “no founder should ever sell a company to him.”

By Eric Johnson
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Watch Samantha Bee rip into Facebook and tell Mark Zuckerberg to ‘get this shit under control’Watch Samantha Bee rip into Facebook and tell Mark Zuckerberg to ‘get this shit under control’
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“Please don’t tank my videos.”

By Meghann Farnsworth
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Despite all the Cambridge Analytica drama, Facebook’s F8 still felt like F8Despite all the Cambridge Analytica drama, Facebook’s F8 still felt like F8
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Facebook’s developer conference showed that Facebook is still Facebook.

By Kurt Wagner
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Cambridge Analytica is shutting down and filing for bankruptcyCambridge Analytica is shutting down and filing for bankruptcy
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And, of course, they’re blaming the media.

By Shirin Ghaffary
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Facebook will spend so much reviewing political ads this year that it will lose money on themFacebook will spend so much reviewing political ads this year that it will lose money on them
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It’s hiring thousands of people to avoid a repeat of 2016, says Mark Zuckerberg.

By Peter Kafka
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Mark Zuckerberg says Facebook won’t be paying publishers an annual fee for their stuffMark Zuckerberg says Facebook won’t be paying publishers an annual fee for their stuff
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Sorry, Rupert Murdoch: Facebook isn’t a pay TV company.

By Peter Kafka
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Facebook is launching a new dating serviceFacebook is launching a new dating service
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“This is going to be for building real long-term relationships,” CEO Mark Zuckerberg said, “not just for hookups.”

By Kurt Wagner
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Oculus Go, the virtual reality headset Facebook hopes will bring VR to the mainstream, is finally hereOculus Go, the virtual reality headset Facebook hopes will bring VR to the mainstream, is finally here
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Facebook will allow users to opt out of letting Facebook collect their browsing historyFacebook will allow users to opt out of letting Facebook collect their browsing history
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It’s arguably the company’s biggest update since the Cambridge Analytica scandal broke.

By Kurt Wagner
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WhatsApp co-founder Jan Koum is leaving Facebook and is expected to step down from the boardWhatsApp co-founder Jan Koum is leaving Facebook and is expected to step down from the board
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Koum follows fellow WhatsApp co-founder Brian Acton, who left last September.

By Kurt Wagner
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Twitter is blocking Cambridge Analytica from buying ads because of business ‘conflicts’Twitter is blocking Cambridge Analytica from buying ads because of business ‘conflicts’
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Cambridge Analytica can stay on Twitter, just not as an advertiser.

By Kurt Wagner
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Facebook, Google and Netflix pay a higher median salary than Exxon, Goldman Sachs or VerizonFacebook, Google and Netflix pay a higher median salary than Exxon, Goldman Sachs or Verizon
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Tech CEOs, on the other hand, don’t make as much in salary as other industries, but they make plenty in stock.

By Rani Molla
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Mark Zuckerberg won’t slow down — even after the data privacy scandalMark Zuckerberg won’t slow down — even after the data privacy scandal
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Zuckerberg will try and convince us all at F8 that speed is still a good thing.

By Kurt Wagner
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Twitter’s toxicity problem can’t be fixed, NYT’s Farhad Manjoo saysTwitter’s toxicity problem can’t be fixed, NYT’s Farhad Manjoo says
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But Twitter is also a mandatory part of the job of media professionals, Manjoo says on Recode Decode.

By Eric Johnson
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Snapchat’s new Spectacles show that Evan Spiegel is playing the long gameSnapchat’s new Spectacles show that Evan Spiegel is playing the long game
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Spectacles are just fun right now. They’ll become important down the line.

By Kurt Wagner
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Facebook says Europe’s new data privacy rules won’t hurt its business — too muchFacebook says Europe’s new data privacy rules won’t hurt its business — too much
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The rules may impact user growth in Europe, but otherwise Facebook doesn’t seem worried.

By Kurt Wagner