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Facebook Execs Told Employees It Isn’t A “Root Cause” Of Polarization In The USIn a Thursday presentation, Facebook executives told employees the company isn’t to blame for social division in the country.BuzzFeed Tech 1 ay
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Democrats And Republicans Alike Are Talking About Breaking Down Big Tech MonopoliesPoliticians in Congress are talking about returning to the days of robust anti-monopoly enforcement.BuzzFeed Tech 1 ay
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COVID Proved It: The Digital Future SucksFor decades, many of us have been building a future where we could be connected while apart.BuzzFeed Tech 1 ay
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A Twitter Bug May Have Kept You From Muting "WandaVision"If Twitter muting stopped working for you, you’re not alone. View Entire Post ›.BuzzFeed Tech 1 ay
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NYT Columnist David Brooks Resigns From Nonprofit After More Evidence Of Conflicts EmergesHis resignation comes amid new revelations of entanglements with Nextdoor and the Walton Foundation.BuzzFeed Tech 1 ay
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What If Everything You Know About Influencer Mirror Pictures Is A Lie?A theory circulating on TikTok argues someone is just taking a picture of influencers holding up their phones.BuzzFeed Tech 1 ay
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Zillow Ghost Maps Appear To Show The Neighborhoods "Slum Clearance" DestroyedGhost boxes in Zillow's maps of cities like Chicago and Cincinnati appear to mark the homes bulldozed to build freeways — and the neighborhoods that were displaced in the process.BuzzFeed Tech 1 ay
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David Brooks’s Side Hustle Was Funded By Facebook And Jeff Bezos’s FatherThe New York Times columnist has been using his perch to promote the Weave Project — without disclosing his potential conflicts of interest to his readers.BuzzFeed Tech 1 ay
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Instagram Live "Rooms" Let Four People Go Live TogetherThe livestream feature expands from two to four people at once. View Entire Post ›.BuzzFeed Tech 1 ay
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New York Times Columnist David Brooks Wrote A Blog Post For Facebook’s Corporate WebsiteBrooks also appeared in a Facebook-produced video panel used to promote an NYU study of Facebook Groups funded by the social media giant.BuzzFeed Tech 1 ay
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Facebook Is Considering Facial Recognition For Its Upcoming Smart GlassesFacebook Vice President Andrew Bosworth told employees that the company is evaluating the legal and privacy issues around facial recognition for its upcoming wearable gadget.BuzzFeed Tech 1 ay
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Everything You Need To Know About Dispo: The New Social Media App That's "Anti-Instagram"The new social media app takes away the instant gratification and inauthenticity that's overpowered apps like Instagram for far too long.BuzzFeed Tech 1 ay
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India’s Alternative To Twitter Is Filled With Anti-Muslim Hate SpeechEmbraced by India's right-wing government, Koo has given a platform to anti-Muslim hostility.BuzzFeed Tech 1 ay
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“Mark Changed The Rules”: How Facebook Went Easy On Alex Jones And Other Right-Wing FiguresFacebook’s rules to combat misinformation and hate speech are subject to the whims and political considerations of its CEO and his policy team leader.BuzzFeed Tech 1 ay
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Parler, A Social Media Platform That Stands For Free Speech, Temporarily Blocked Its Founder“I know it’s a ban because I know how the architecture works.BuzzFeed Tech 1 ay
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NASA’s Perseverance Rover Has Landed On Mars To Search For Signs Of Ancient Life“Based on everything we know about Mars in the past, it absolutely should have been capable of supporting ancient life," one NASA scientist said.BuzzFeed Tech 1 ay
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How To Request Your Medical Records For Your COVID Vaccine AppointmentFifteen states have opened up vaccinations to people with certain health conditions.BuzzFeed Tech 1 ay
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This Company Says Its Facial Recognition Could Be Used For DatingA patent unveiled on Thursday describes several potential uses for Clearview AI, such as creating networks for people in industries like real estate or retail to “share headshots of high-risk individuals.BuzzFeed Tech 2 ay
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Twitter Says It Won’t Block Journalists, Activists, And Politicians In India To Protect Free SpeechDefying the Indian government could put Twitter officials in jail.BuzzFeed Tech 2 ay
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“The Tweets Must Continue To Flow,” Twitter Says Amid Standoff With IndiaThe government has reportedly ordered the company to take down access to nearly 1,200 additional accounts.BuzzFeed Tech 2 ay
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Searches For “Dog” On Instagram Returned Emojis For Chinese Takeout Boxes“How are the emoji’s being recommended in this and can we remove this so this doesn’t perpetuate Asian racial stereotypes?”View Entire Post ›.BuzzFeed Tech 2 ay
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Donald Trump’s Business Sought A Stake In Parler Before He Would JoinDocuments seen by BuzzFeed News show that Parler offered Trump 40% of the company if he posted exclusively to the platform.BuzzFeed Tech 2 ay
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Pakistan Forced Down Apps Made By A Persecuted Religious MinorityThe Pakistan Telecommunication Authority has used anti-blasphemy rules to target members of the Ahmadiyya community.BuzzFeed Tech 2 ay
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Twitter Unblocked Accounts That Criticized India’s Government. Now, Its Employees Are Being Threatened With Jail Time Unless It Blocks Them Again.The social media company is refusing an order to take down accounts the government wants gone.BuzzFeed Tech 2 ay
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Mexican YouTubers Have A Gender Violence Problem — And Women Are Finally Speaking OutSome of Mexico's most popular influencers are being accused of sexual assault — but many of the women who speak out are getting victim-blamed.BuzzFeed Tech 2 ay
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Comcast Has Agreed To Increase Its Low-Cost Internet Speeds After Pressure From Student ActivistsThe company faced criticism from families who said its low-cost internet plan was too slow for online learning.BuzzFeed Tech 2 ay
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After Fueling A Genocide, Facebook Is Taking A Stand Against A Myanmar CoupIn an internal post, the company outlined how it will try to protect people opposing Myanmar’s military coup.BuzzFeed Tech 2 ay
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After 27 Years, Jeff Bezos Will Step Down As CEO Of AmazonHe will be replaced by Andy Jassy, who is currently CEO of Amazon Web Services.BuzzFeed Tech 2 ay
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The Defense Department Wants To Outfit Troops With Microwave Weapon DetectorsA December request for contract proposals calls microwave weapons “a growing threat on the battlefield.BuzzFeed Tech 2 ay
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Yes, This PE Teacher Really Danced Through The Coup In MyanmarThe viral video looked too absurd to be real, but online sleuths were able to quickly verify its location.BuzzFeed Tech 2 ay
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Twitter Temporarily Blocked Accounts Critical Of The Indian GovernmentThe government order to block included a movie star, a political commentator, and a prominent magazine.BuzzFeed Tech 2 ay
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How Black Creators Have Made Clubhouse Their OwnThe audio-based app has become popular with the Black entertainment industry — for better and for worse.BuzzFeed Tech 2 ay
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These Teenagers Are Taking On Comcast To Demand Faster Speeds For Remote LearningA viral tweet by a former Comcast employee supports high school students’ claims that the company’s low-cost internet plan isn’t always fast enough for remote learning.BuzzFeed Tech 2 ay
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Two Wall Street Firms Took Huge GameStop Losses After Admitting Defeat To Redditors"We have been called boomers many times over the past week," said the head of one hedge fund.BuzzFeed Tech 2 ay
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The Racist Guy Behind One Of The Most Influential Pro-Trump Twitter Accounts Was Arrested For Election InterferenceDouglass Mackey, a white nationalist troll who ran a Trump-boosting Twitter account as “Ricky Vaughn,” is accused of using memes to spread misinformation and disenfranchise voters during the 2016 election.BuzzFeed Tech 2 ay
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An “Angry Mob” On Reddit Is Pushing Up GameStop's Stock Price And Pissing Off A Bunch Of Wall Street FirmsOne financial industry expert told BuzzFeed News the redditors were engaged in a “coordinated attack.BuzzFeed Tech 2 ay
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Kellyanne Conway's Twitter Account Posted A Nude Photo Of Her Underage Daughter Claudia. Twitter Won't Say If It's Banning Her.Local police are “looking into concerns” around the incident.BuzzFeed Tech 2 ay
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Kellyanne Conway's Twitter Account Posted A Nude Of Her Underage Daughter Claudia. Twitter Won't Say If It's Banning HerLocal police are investigating the incident. View Entire Post ›.BuzzFeed Tech 2 ay
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Violent Protests Erupted In India. Then Calls For Police To Shoot The Protesters Went Viral On Twitter.Twitter did not take “Shoot” off its trending topics for at least a couple of hours — after there was public outcry, and after BuzzFeed News emailed asking for comment.BuzzFeed Tech 2 ay
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These Brave Corporations Did What No Social Platforms Could Do, And I’m WeepingFacebook and Twitter spent so long worrying about moderation, they forgot they could just pound the "ban" button.BuzzFeed Tech 2 ay
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The Road To The Capitol Insurrection Was Paved With MAGA DisinformationThe Women for America First cross-country tour spent the weeks before its Jan.BuzzFeed Tech 2 ay
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The Face Of QAnon Isn’t Just White Dudes With Guns, It’s Instagram #BoyMomsLittle Miss Patriot is amassing followers despite Instagram suspending her accounts for spreading disinformation.BuzzFeed Tech 2 ay
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Google Has Threatened To Pull Search From Australia If It Is Forced To Pay News Publishers For ContentThe move could have ripple effects around the world, including in the United States.BuzzFeed Tech 2 ay
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WhatsApp Fueled A Global Misinformation Crisis. Now, It’s Stuck In One.A new privacy policy will be delayed three months after people were confused about what it would mean.BuzzFeed Tech 2 ay
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QAnon Faithful Believed Biden Would Never Be President. Now They’re Shocked, Heartbroken, And Angry.“There isn’t a word to describe the depression and disappointment I feel right now.BuzzFeed Tech 2 ay
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Trump Has Pardoned A Former Silicon Valley Engineer Who Stole Trade Secrets From GoogleA judge had allowed Anthony Levandowski to serve out his 18-month prison sentence after the pandemic.BuzzFeed Tech 2 ay
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People Are Finding Comfort In Tweeting Their Family's Frantic Texts Pushing QAnon Lies"Hi is this the support groups for people whose parents have lost their minds?"View Entire Post ›.BuzzFeed Tech 2 ay
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“If They Won’t Hear Us, They Will Fear Us”: How The Capitol Assault Was Planned On FacebookRight-wing extremists used Facebook to call for the overthrow of the government and storm the US Capitol building in the period leading up to the Jan.BuzzFeed Tech 2 ay
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Facebook Pauses Ads For Gun Accessories And Military Gear After Complaints From Lawmakers And Employees“Out of an abundance of caution, we are temporarily banning ads promoting weapons accessories and protective equipment in the U.BuzzFeed Tech 3 ay
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Lawmakers And State Attorneys General Are Asking Facebook To Halt Ads Of Military Gear Following The Insurrection“Whether through negligence or with full knowledge, Facebook is placing profit ahead of our Nation’s democracy.BuzzFeed Tech 3 ay
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Vrbo Won’t Cancel Reservations For Inauguration Week, And DC Locals Are ScaredUnlike Airbnb, Vrbo isn’t canceling or refunding DC stays. View Entire Post ›.BuzzFeed Tech 3 ay
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A Federal Domestic Terrorism Law Could Threaten Civil Rights Groups Like BLM“It's a failure of will, as opposed to a failure of the law. ”View Entire Post ›.BuzzFeed Tech 3 ay
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US Solar Companies Rely On Materials From Xinjiang, Where Forced Labor Is Rampant“It’s almost impossible to confidently assess the labor conditions in Xinjiang.BuzzFeed Tech 3 ay
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If You Lived On TikTok, You’d Be Home By NowPeople are literally buying houses they've seen on TikTok. View Entire Post ›.BuzzFeed Tech 3 ay
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Facebook Has Been Showing Military Gear Ads Next To Insurrection PostsEarlier this week, Facebook employees warned that military product ads were being advertised against news about DC riots.BuzzFeed Tech 3 ay
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Far-Right Extremists Around The World Are Drawing Inspiration From The Insurrection On Capitol HillOn secret communication channels and open message boards, white supremacists are rejoicing at what President Donald Trump unleashed — and planning their next moves.BuzzFeed Tech 3 ay
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People Are Really Mad About Facebook's Changes To WhatsApp's Privacy PoliciesAnd they are moving to Signal and Telegram as a result. View Entire Post ›.BuzzFeed Tech 3 ay
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Using A Pseudonym, This QAnon Believer Raised $40,000 To Send People To The DC RiotAt least one person that "Thad Williams" helped send to DC bragged about carrying a firearm to the nation's capital.BuzzFeed Tech 3 ay
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Has The Pandemic Changed How You Use Social Media?We want to hear how you've been using your phone lately. View Entire Post ›.BuzzFeed Tech 3 ay
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Airbnb Is Canceling All Reservations In DC For Inauguration Week“We are continuing our work to ensure hate group members are not part of the Airbnb community.BuzzFeed Tech 3 ay
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YouTube Has Banned Donald Trump From Posting For At Least Seven DaysThe move makes YouTube the latest in a string of technology companies that have moved to limit the President online after his supporters stormed the Capitol last week.BuzzFeed Tech 3 ay
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GoFundMe Has Banned Trump Rally Travel Fundraisers Because Of The Capitol ViolenceTrump supporters are planning and preparing for more inauguration-related rallies, but they will no longer be able to use GoFundMe to help them get there.BuzzFeed Tech 3 ay
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Amazon Is Booting Parler Off Of Its Web Hosting ServiceAmazon's suspension of Parler's account means that once the ban takes effect on Sunday Parler will be offline until it finds a new home.BuzzFeed Tech 3 ay
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Apple Has Banned Parler, The Pro-Trump Social Network, From Its App StoreParler had been given a 24-hour ultimatum to implement a moderation policy following reports that it was used to plan riots at the US Capitol.BuzzFeed Tech 3 ay
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Twitter Banned Donald Trump So Of Course Twitter Memed The News Into OblivionUNLEASH THE CONTENT. View Entire Post ›.BuzzFeed Tech 3 ay
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Twitter Has Permanently Suspended President Donald TrumpFor years, Trump has used the social media site to spread hate and lies.BuzzFeed Tech 3 ay
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Apple Has Threatened To Ban Parler From The App StoreThe social networking app favored by conservatives has been given 24 hours to institute a moderation policy.BuzzFeed Tech 3 ay
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Twitter Has Banned Michael Flynn, Sidney Powell, And Ron Watkins For Spreading QAnon DelusionsThe social platform is permanently suspending accounts “that are solely dedicated to sharing QAnon content.BuzzFeed Tech 3 ay
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A YouTube Network Sprang Up To Pump Out Pro-Trump Misinformation After He LostA group of channels connected to the Epoch Times is pumping out hoaxes and lies without identifying their connections to the right-wing newspaper.BuzzFeed Tech 3 ay
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"Stop The Steal" Groups Are Still Flourishing On FacebookSocial media companies banned Trump, but not the groups he inspired.BuzzFeed Tech 3 ay
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The Mob At The Capitol May Have Put National Security Secrets At RiskAt least one laptop believed to contain sensitive information was among the items stolen from Congress.BuzzFeed Tech 3 ay
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The Pro-Trump Mob Was Doing It For The ’GramThe assault on the Capitol, and on democracy, also felt like meme-making social media performance.BuzzFeed Tech 3 ay
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Trump-Supporting Lawyer Lin Wood Has Been Permanently Banned From TwitterLin Wood used Twitter to promote yesterday's insurrection and to spread conspiracy theories about the presidential election.BuzzFeed Tech 3 ay
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Facebook Has Banned Donald Trump For At Least Two Weeks“We are extending the block indefinitely and for at least the next two weeks,” wrote CEO Mark Zuckerberg in the announcement.BuzzFeed Tech 3 ay
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Facebook Forced Its Employees To Stop Discussing Trump's Coup Attempt“What excuse did we use not to ban him this time?”View Entire Post ›.BuzzFeed Tech 3 ay
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Twitter Has Suspended Donald Trump For 12 HoursThe president has earned a timeout, but hasn’t been banned — yet.BuzzFeed Tech 3 ay
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QAnon Believers Were Part Of Mob That Stormed The CapitolThe collective delusion finally reached the level of violence it always threatened.BuzzFeed Tech 3 ay
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The Rioters Who Took Over The Capitol Have Been Planning Online In The Open For WeeksThe mob that forced Congress to flee organized on both obscure and mainstream sites.BuzzFeed Tech 3 ay
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Trump Supporters Breached The Offices Of Members Of CongressOne man was photographed with his feet on a desk in Nancy Pelosi's office.BuzzFeed Tech 3 ay
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President Trump Just Used Social Media To Attempt A CoupWhile violent supporters stormed the Capitol, Donald Trump cheered them on using the last tool he has: the internet.BuzzFeed Tech 3 ay
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13 Times Jon Ossoff Was Such A Millennial On TwitterThe Georgia senator-elect is a “n00b 4 lyfe. ”View Entire Post ›.BuzzFeed Tech 3 ay
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We Found The Factories Inside China’s Mass Internment CampsObservers have long warned of rising forced labor in Xinjiang. Satellite images show factories built just steps away from cell blocks.BuzzFeed Tech 3 ay
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These Home Planetarium Projectors Are Really Cool And Everyone Should Know They Exist — Here's What They Look LikeStaring at the ceiling will never be the same!View Entire Post ›.BuzzFeed Tech 3 ay
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The New York School District That Used Facial Recognition Now Has To StopLockport City School District has argued that “history shows we are in good company.BuzzFeed Tech 3 ay
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Panicking Etsy Sellers Are Afraid Of One-Star Reviews If Postal Delays Ruin Christmas Orders“It does kind of feel like Etsy’s left us to the sharks," said one seller who fears customers will take out their USPS frustrations on her.BuzzFeed Tech 3 ay
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Facebook Says It’s Standing Up Against Apple For Small Businesses. Some Of Its Employees Don’t Believe It.“It feels like we are trying to justify doing a bad thing by hiding behind people with a sympathetic message.BuzzFeed Tech 3 ay
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America’s COVID-19 Death Toll Is So Devastating That The Numbers Have Lost MeaningIt is impossible to make sense of the more than 300,000 Americans who have died of COVID-19.BuzzFeed Tech 3 ay
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Biden Has Vowed To Put Science First To Beat The Pandemic. That Won’t Be Enough."Following the science is necessary but not sufficient," said Matthew Seeger, a risk communication expert.BuzzFeed Tech 3 ay
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Protests About Indian Farming Reforms Have Reached Facebook’s HeadquartersSikhs are rallying in Silicon Valley in support of protesting Indian farmers.BuzzFeed Tech 4 ay
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Twitter’s Working On Ways To Block Unwanted Dick Pics And Make Your DMs Safer“i guess the creeps aren’t gonna be thrilled of this feature 😌”View Entire Post ›.BuzzFeed Tech 4 ay
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Fake GOP Leaders Are Selling CBD Oil On ParlerRoughly 50 fake accounts exploited the conservative social network to shill Trump coins, Trump hats, and CBD oil.BuzzFeed Tech 4 ay
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Facebook Is Developing A Tool To Summarize Articles So You Don’t Have To Read Them"We all get the privilege of seeing the future because we are making it.BuzzFeed Tech 4 ay
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Pornhub Purged Almost 80% Of Its Content — More Than 10 Million Videos — From Its SiteThe takedowns are the latest in a series of sweeping changes that have shocked the adult industry.BuzzFeed Tech 4 ay
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After The US Election, Key People Are Leaving Facebook And Torching The Company In Departure NotesA departing Facebook employee says the social network's failure to act on hate speech “makes it embarrassing to work here.BuzzFeed Tech 4 ay
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Facebook’s Global Ad Machine Is The Company’s $80 Billion Annual Lifeblood. Workers Say It Puts Profits Over People.Facebook is on track for record ad revenue this year. That’s partly due to its lax approach to stopping scammers, hackers, and disinformation peddlers who buy ads that rip off and manipulate people, say former and current workers.BuzzFeed Tech 4 ay
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The Best True Crime Podcasts You Haven’t Binged YetHere are some under-the-radar podcasts making waves with true crime obsessives.BuzzFeed Tech 4 ay
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The US Government Says Facebook Needs To Sell Instagram And WhatsAppForty-eight attorneys general and the Federal Trade Commission filed suit against the company Wednesday.BuzzFeed Tech 4 ay
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YouTube Will Start Removing Election Conspiracy Content (32 Days After Joe Biden Won)Thousands of videos uploaded before Wednesday that cast doubt on the election results will be allowed to remain on the platform.BuzzFeed Tech 4 ay
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In 2020, Disinformation Broke The USLies about science, civil rights, and the vote itself have turned Americans against one another.BuzzFeed Tech 4 ay
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Amazon Is Charged With Firing A Worker Just Because She Fought For Better Working ConditionsOne of the half-dozen Amazon employees fired following worker protests during the height of the coronavirus pandemic will get a hearing before the National Labor Relations Board.BuzzFeed Tech 4 ay