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Conservatives flock to Parler, social media app funded by GOP donor Mercer

by Scott Tong
Nov 16, 2020
One issue for influencers is that joining a perceived ideological site like Parler could turn off some online fans.
In the past week, the number of people using Parler has rocketed to more than 8 million.
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Facebook, Twitter and more crack down on violent rhetoric, election misinformation

by David Brancaccio , Nova Safo and Alex Schroeder
Nov 6, 2020
Social media companies are now in the business of trying to swat down misinformation, as is clear from the 2020 election.
Since Election Day, Twitter has put about a third of President Donald Trump’s tweets behind a fact-check label.
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App wars between China and U.S. caught in tit-for-tat dynamic

by Jennifer Pak
Oct 1, 2020
Chinese officials seem to ignore the fact that they put up many obstacles for U.S. tech firms to operate in China.
Chinese smartphone users in Shanghai are largely blocked from accessing U.S. social media apps because of longstanding trade barriers.
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Immunity for social media platforms is challenged

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Sep 24, 2020
The Trump administration and some lawmakers on Capitol Hill want to change the way companies like Facebook handle problematic user posts.
A person looking at tweets from President Trump's account that were flagged by Twitter. The Trump administration is proposing that Congress limit immunity given to internet companies.
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The next TikTok could well be on the way to the U.S. before long

by Scott Tong and Jennifer Pak
Sep 22, 2020
The wildly popular video-sharing app may be the beginning of a new era in Chinese tech.
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The WeChat ban will have economic effects, too

by Jasmine Garsd
Sep 18, 2020
In addition to the bans on downloads and updates, users in the U.S. won’t be able to make payments through WeChat.
Millions of Americans use the WeChat app to send money to family back in China.
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Oracle may be left out of TikTok's razor-sharp algorithm

by Jennifer Pak
Sep 14, 2020
The wildly popular app relies on algorithm-based customizing that's helped glue users to their screens.
The TikTok office in Culver City, California, in August.
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How TikTok and WeChat escalated the U.S.-China trade war

by Molly Wood and Jennifer Pak
Aug 7, 2020
President Trump's executive order restricts Chinese tech platforms. Correspondent Jennifer Pak discusses the future of competition in developing markets.
A man rides past the offices of Tencent, the parent company of Chinese social media platform WeChat, in Beijing.
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Why Microsoft wants TikTok and how the U.S. government feels about that

by Jasmine Garsd
Aug 3, 2020
In the tech world, Microsoft is seen as the serious company that does grown-up stuff, so why does it want the social media platform?
Microsoft's potential acquisition of TikTok could put it in the leagues of Facebook and YouTube.
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Are the Big Tech companies breaking antitrust rules? Their CEOs testify before Congress.

by Sabri Ben-Achour , Rose Conlon , Erika Soderstrom and Alex Schroeder
Jul 29, 2020
Members of Congress believe that these companies are abusing their power. But have they done anything illegal?
This composite photo shows, from left to right, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai and Apple CEO Tim Cook.
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