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Social media "story" ads are gone in a day, but they're getting more popular

by Molly Wood
Sep 5, 2018
The format is seen as "authentic," one marketer said.
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A new toolkit to help tech companies be more ethical

by Molly Wood
Sep 4, 2018
Tech giants keep struggling to understand how their platforms affect society. A game designer has a new solution.
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Social media bosses in the hot seat again

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Sep 3, 2018
On Wednesday, top social media executives will testify at a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on what social media platforms are doing to prevent meddling in US elections. But what have they done already? And how is the search for online security affecting their bottom lines?
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Facebook finally takes action against hate speech in Myanmar. Is it enough?

by Molly Wood
Aug 29, 2018
The social media platform plays an outsized role in spreading news ... and hate speech in the country.
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What role should governments play in regulating speech online?

by Molly Wood
Aug 24, 2018
"Many people ... trust these big tech companies frankly more than they do their politicians," Politico's chief technology correspondent says.
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Navigating Instagram's algorithm as @idealblackfemale

by Phoebe Unterman and Kai Ryssdal
Aug 6, 2018
How hate speech censorship policies and content moderation appear to an artist creating on the platform.
Mandy Harris Williams says she's found a great home for her art on Instagram.
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Why advertising is no longer the holy grail of tech revenue

by Molly Wood and Stephanie Hughes
Aug 3, 2018
This tech earnings season, services, gadgets, and the cloud won. Advertising ... took a hit.
A picture taken on November 20, 2017 shows logos of Google displayed on computers' screens. 
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A down day for Facebook

by Aaron Schrank
Jul 26, 2018
Growth is down and spending is up.
The Facebook logo is displayed at the 2018 CeBIT technology trade fair on June 12, 2018 in Hanover, Germany.
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Kids and Tech: Tradeoffs

Tech, data, privacy and time: It's a trade-off, but are we trading too much?

by Molly Wood
Jul 23, 2018
"If I don't understand the trade-off that I'm making, how can I help make decisions for my child?" one marketer asks.
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Facebook Fallout

Facebook, it might be time to face facts. You're a publisher.

by Molly Wood
Jul 20, 2018
Mark Zuckerberg is in a "lose-lose situation" a Mashable editor says.
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