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More advertisers are joining the Facebook boycott

by Kristin Schwab
Jun 26, 2020
A number of civil rights groups are calling on companies to press pause on Facebook and Instagram advertising.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks at a conference in 2018.
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Facebook does an about-face on "hateful" ads after pressure from brands

by Jack Stewart
Jun 26, 2020
Major companies said they were pulling ads from Facebook as part of a movement called #stophateforprofit.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced policies to address complaints about content on the platform amid a growing advertiser boycott.
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Facebook is going to let users turn off political ads

by David Brancaccio , Nova Safo and Alex Schroeder
Jun 17, 2020
The move comes as civil rights groups call for major advertisers to boycott Facebook, and the Trump administration reportedly proposes legislation on social media platforms.
Facebook and Mark Zuckerberg, personally, have come under criticism from all sides of the political spectrum when it comes to policing content.
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Facebook employees stage virtual protest over inaction on posts from Trump

by Molly Wood
Jun 2, 2020
CEO Mark Zuckerberg opted not to moderate a comment from Trump that Twitter flagged for glorifying violence.
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Facebook's oversight board is finally here. How will it affect content moderation?

by Nova Safo
May 7, 2020
The group will decide some of the thorniest issues surrounding hate speech, harassment and privacy.
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Pandemic positions some companies to do better than others

by Andy Uhler
Apr 30, 2020
There are business winners and losers in this pandemic.
Companies that sell shelf-stable foods have benefited during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Implications for U.S. tech companies as EU eyes AI regulation

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Feb 19, 2020
The EU wants to be sure there’s human oversight of artificial intelligence, and that AI systems use high-quality data.
European Commission vice president in charge for Values and Transparency Vera Jourova shakes hands with Mark Zuckerberg in Brussels, on Feb. 17, 2020.
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Will the 2020s bring an end to the era of open offices?

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Dec 31, 2019
Blamed for everything from decreased productivity to increased flu cases, the majority of workers hate them, a survey says.
Collaboration or constant distraction? Google employees work in an open office in Berlin in January.
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The year in the tech economy

by Molly Wood
Dec 30, 2019
That was challenging. Now for tech's next act...
In 2019, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg influenced our discourse, our privacy, our ideas about speech — free or otherwise — and our spending habits.
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WhatsApp's first foray into e-commerce

by Erika Beras
Nov 8, 2019
Facebook is hoping a new shopping feature might lead to a new revenue stream.
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