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Mark Zuckerberg is spending millions like never before to overhaul a landmark tax law
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The billionaire Facebook founder is making the most expensive electoral play of his career to allow higher property taxes on California businesses.

By Theodore Schleifer
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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
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A feeding frenzy has begun.

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

By Shirin Ghaffary and Jason Del Rey
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Facebook banned violent militia groups. We still found plenty of them on its platform.Facebook banned violent militia groups. We still found plenty of them on its platform.
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The company removed at least four of these groups and pages after Recode flagged them for posts about shooting BLM protesters.

By Shirin Ghaffary
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Why Facebook is “the front line in fighting hate today”Why Facebook is “the front line in fighting hate today”
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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
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Why Facebook failed its civil rights auditWhy Facebook failed its civil rights audit
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The new, deeply critical report highlights the tension between free expression and hate speech on the social network.

By Rebecca Heilweil and Shirin Ghaffary
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Civil rights leaders are still fed up with Facebook over hate speechCivil rights leaders are still fed up with Facebook over hate speech
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They say despite repeated promises over the years, Mark Zuckerberg hasn’t stopped “vitriolic hate” from spreading on the platform.

By Shirin Ghaffary
Working for Mark Zuckerberg’s philanthropy isn’t always easy since it means working for Mark Zuckerberg
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Inside the unrest at the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative.

By Theodore Schleifer
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More than 70 employees at Mark Zuckerberg’s philanthropy say it needs to change how it deals with raceMore than 70 employees at Mark Zuckerberg’s philanthropy say it needs to change how it deals with race
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Workers at the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative ask: “What side of history will this organization be on moving forward?”

By Theodore Schleifer
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Facebook still won’t take down politicians’ misleading posts, but it’s trying to register 4 million new votersFacebook still won’t take down politicians’ misleading posts, but it’s trying to register 4 million new voters
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“We should trust voters to make judgments for themselves,” CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in response to critics.

By Shirin Ghaffary
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“I’m deeply ashamed”: Another Facebook employee resigned in protest over the company’s handling of Trump’s posts“I’m deeply ashamed”: Another Facebook employee resigned in protest over the company’s handling of Trump’s posts
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At least three have resigned in protest in the past week.

By Shirin Ghaffary
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Read the transcript of Mark Zuckerberg’s tense meeting with Facebook employeesRead the transcript of Mark Zuckerberg’s tense meeting with Facebook employees
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This is how Facebook’s CEO is thinking about democracy, speech, and racial justice at a critical moment.

By Shirin Ghaffary
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Mark Zuckerberg on leaked audio: Trump’s looting and shooting reference “has no history of being read as a dog whistle”Mark Zuckerberg on leaked audio: Trump’s looting and shooting reference “has no history of being read as a dog whistle”
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On a tense call with employees, the Facebook CEO defended his decision not to moderate Trump’s posts.

By Shirin Ghaffary
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After George Floyd’s death, tech billionaires are wrestling with their responsibilities when it comes to raceAfter George Floyd’s death, tech billionaires are wrestling with their responsibilities when it comes to race
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Change will be harder for Silicon Valley than just donating money.

By Theodore Schleifer
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Many Facebook employees think the company needs to stand up to Trump now more than everMany Facebook employees think the company needs to stand up to Trump now more than ever
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Facebook employees are fed up with how Mark Zuckerberg is handling Trump’s “looting ... shooting” post.

By Shirin Ghaffary
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Mark Zuckerberg and Bill Gates are stepping in on the coronavirus where the government has failedMark Zuckerberg and Bill Gates are stepping in on the coronavirus where the government has failed
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The outbreak offers tech billionaires a chance to change the narrative about themselves.

By Theodore Schleifer
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Facebook is launching a news section — and will pay some publishers millionsFacebook is launching a news section — and will pay some publishers millions
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Facebook’s news project will pay some publishers millions for stories they’ve already written. It’s a major shift.

By Peter Kafka
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Mark Zuckerberg said a lot of nothing in his big speechMark Zuckerberg said a lot of nothing in his big speech
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Does it matter if you’re being transparent if you aren’t really saying anything?

By Rani Molla
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Leaked: Mark Zuckerberg threatens “major lawsuit” if President Warren tries to break up FacebookLeaked: Mark Zuckerberg threatens “major lawsuit” if President Warren tries to break up Facebook
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The Facebook CEO tried to rally staff in internal staff meetings this summer.

By Jason Del Rey and Shirin Ghaffary
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Journalist Carole Cadwalladr has a question for tech workers: Are you okay with your bosses enabling “techno-fascism”?Journalist Carole Cadwalladr has a question for tech workers: Are you okay with your bosses enabling “techno-fascism”?
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One whistleblower, Christopher Wylie, changed the course of Cadwalladr’s reporting on the Cambridge Analytica scandal. Are there more people like him out there?

By Eric Johnson
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Instagram is going to show you even more adsInstagram is going to show you even more ads
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Instagram is one of Facebook’s most valuable products and is on track to drive most of the company’s advertising revenue growth.

By Emily Stewart
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What two of Facebook’s top executives have to say about tech’s big antitrust momentWhat two of Facebook’s top executives have to say about tech’s big antitrust moment
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Instagram chief Adam Mosseri and Facebook AR/VR lead Andrew Bosworth will talk about the future of the social network at Code Conference 2019.

By Casey Newton
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Facebook will never strip away Mark Zuckerberg’s powerFacebook will never strip away Mark Zuckerberg’s power
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When it comes to Facebook shareholders, Zuckerberg’s vote is the only one that matters.

By Emily Stewart
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Don’t break up Facebook — replace Mark Zuckerberg, says former security boss Alex StamosDon’t break up Facebook — replace Mark Zuckerberg, says former security boss Alex Stamos
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Zuckerberg is passionate about Facebook’s products, but he has too much power and needs to give some of it up, Stamos says.

By Eric Johnson
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Tech billionaires who donate millions are just “bribing society at large,” Anand Giridharadas saysTech billionaires who donate millions are just “bribing society at large,” Anand Giridharadas says
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Zuckerberg, Bezos, and Gates shouldn’t have an outsize say in how we run our country, Giridharadas says on the latest episode of Recode Decode.

By Eric Johnson
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Even Facebook’s co-founder thinks it should be broken upEven Facebook’s co-founder thinks it should be broken up
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Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes believes it’s time to break up the company he helped start — and says Mark Zuckerberg’s power is “unprecedented and un-American.”

By Emily Stewart
Facebook’s next move
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The social network you love — or hate — needs a radical reboot.

By Kurt Wagner
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A $5 billion fine from the FTC is huge — unless you’re FacebookA $5 billion fine from the FTC is huge — unless you’re Facebook
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The $3 billion to $5 billion fine Facebook says it expects from the FTC probably won’t be enough to change its behavior.

By Emily Stewart
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Why is LinkedIn producing original journalism? LinkedIn editor-at-large Jessi Hempel explains.Why is LinkedIn producing original journalism? LinkedIn editor-at-large Jessi Hempel explains.
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Hempel joined the site’s editorial team this year after 17 years at magazines like Businessweek, Fortune, and Wired.

By Eric Johnson
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How will AI change your life? AI Now Institute founders Kate Crawford and Meredith Whittaker explain.How will AI change your life? AI Now Institute founders Kate Crawford and Meredith Whittaker explain.
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AI Now Institute founders Kate Crawford and Meredith Whittaker explain everything you need to know on the latest Recode Decode.

By Eric Johnson
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Mark Zuckerberg wants you — and your government — to help him run FacebookMark Zuckerberg wants you — and your government — to help him run Facebook
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Remember when Silicon Valley’s giants scoffed at regulation? Now they see it as a protective shield.

By Peter Kafka
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Facebook employees had access to private passwords for hundreds of millions of peopleFacebook employees had access to private passwords for hundreds of millions of people
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Nobody at Facebook actually did anything with your password. As far as we know.

By Kurt Wagner
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Full Q&A: European commissioner for competition Margrethe Vestager on Recode DecodeFull Q&A: European commissioner for competition Margrethe Vestager on Recode Decode
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Vestager spoke with Recode’s Kara Swisher in front of a live audience at South By Southwest.

By Eric Johnson
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Mark Zuckerberg is taking total control againMark Zuckerberg is taking total control again
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Two important Facebook execs left the company after disagreements with Zuckerberg.

By Kurt Wagner
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Two of Mark Zuckerberg’s most important executives are leaving Facebook, less than a year after he shuffled their rolesTwo of Mark Zuckerberg’s most important executives are leaving Facebook, less than a year after he shuffled their roles
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Chris Cox, Facebook’s powerful product boss is out. So is WhatsApp boss Chris Daniels.

By Peter Kafka
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After almost 24 hours of technical difficulties, Facebook is backAfter almost 24 hours of technical difficulties, Facebook is back
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Facebook blamed the issue on a “server configuration change.”

By Kurt Wagner and Rani Molla
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Kathy Griffin says Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey should resign and she wouldn’t let Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg into her houseKathy Griffin says Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey should resign and she wouldn’t let Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg into her house
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“I actually think they are as complicit or, rather, responsible for manipulating worldwide elections. I mean, worldwide.”

By Eric Johnson
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Instagram’s founders don’t think breaking up Facebook will fix tech’s problemsInstagram’s founders don’t think breaking up Facebook will fix tech’s problems
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“We live in a time where the anger against big tech has increased tenfold,” said Kevin Systrom. “That doesn’t mean that the answer is to break all of the companies up.”

By Kurt Wagner
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This could be the beginning of the end for Facebook’s social networkThis could be the beginning of the end for Facebook’s social network
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Facebook is pushing more deeply into private, encrypted communication. What does that mean for your News Feed?

By Kurt Wagner
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Mark Zuckerberg believes Facebook’s future is private messagingMark Zuckerberg believes Facebook’s future is private messaging
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“I believe a privacy-focused communications platform will become even more important than today’s open platforms,” Zuckerberg wrote Wednesday.

By Kurt Wagner