A roundup of interesting articles for the week ending July 26, 2019. Includes Facebook’s $5 billion FTC fine and San Diego Comic Con.
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Tag: Facebook
The presence of popular political leaders on Twitter
I take a look at who are the most popular political leaders on Twitter, as well as some US political leader aspects.
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My thoughts on Mastodon and Pixelfed, open source social networks
I take a look at Mastodon, a federated social network that’s an alternative to Twitter and Facebook. I also look at Pixelfed, a federated Instagram clone.
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Facebook to launch its own cryptocurrency, “Libra,” in 2020
Facebook has announced plans to launch a cryptocurrency called Libra in 2020. I look at why nothing about Libra (or cryptocurrency) sounds appealing.
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Facebook co-founder calls for social network to be broken up
Facebook’s co-founder Chris Hughes has written an opinion piece for the New York Times, advocating that the government break up Facebook.
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“Steven Universe,” “Frontline” episode about Facebook win 2019 Peabody Awards
“Steven Universe,” “Sesame Street,” and PBS’ “Frontline” are among the recipients of this year’s 78th annual Peabody Awards.
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A look at the world’s most popular websites
A look at who makes up the world’s most popular websites, from tech giants like Google and Facebook to Russian and Chinese sites.
Read more Facebook stores plain text passwords for years; Tumblr traffic drops post-adult material purge
Facebook faces trouble for storing passwords in plain text; meanwhile, Tumblr usage has fallen off sharply after its adult material purge.
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My social network usage (Spring 2019)
I take a look at my current social network usage (or lack thereof), from Facebook and Twitter to Pinterest and LinkedIn. Also, farewell Google+.
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Pinterest and other tech companies fight back against the anti-vaccination movement
Pinterest and several other tech companies are starting to fight back against misinformation spread by the anti-vaccination movement.
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