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‘Frictions’: Facebook whistleblower prescribes antidote to algorithmic manipulation
By Nikhila Natarajan New York– After throwing the kitchen sink at her former employer, Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen laid out…
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‘Buck stops with Mark’: Whistleblower blasts Facebook ‘metrics’ driven culture
By Nikhila Natarajan New York– In more than three hours of riveting testimony, a former Facebook employee tore into the…
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Political bias on social media emerges from users, not platform
New York– Political biases stem from the social interactions of our accounts — we receive content closely aligned with whatever…
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Look for these while buying a phone for elderly
New Delhi– It’s a priority now more than ever that we all stay connected. Specifically, societies need to ensure that…
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US govt readying landmark case against Google “crown jewel”: Reports
By Nikhila Natarajan New York– Online search giant Googles digital advertising business is under renewed fire. The US government is…
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7 in 10 Indians encountered tech support scams in past year: Microsoft
New Delhi– Nearly seven out of 10 consumers in India were targeted by a tech support scammer in the last…
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Intel in ‘talks’ to acquire GlobalFoundries for $30 bn: Report
San Francisco– Chip-maker Intel is reportedly exploring a deal to acquire GlobalFoundries, a semiconductor company its rival AMD spun off…
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Massachusetts ‘MassNotify’ Android app for Covid auto-installed
San Francisco– MassNotify, the US state of Massachusetts’ exposure notifications app for Covid-19, was automatically installed on some Android phones…
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44 attorneys urge Facebook to drop ‘Insta for kids’
San Francisco– A coalition of 44 US attorneys general signed a letter to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg urging Facebook not…
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Oversight Board upholds Facebook’s decision to ban Trump
Washington– In a significant development, the independent Oversight Board on Wednesday upheld Facebook’s decision on January 7 to suspend then…
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