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Undeterred by Facebook's blackout, Australia commits to content law

A 3D printed Facebook logo is seen in front of displayed Australia's flag. /Reuters Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison vowed on Friday to press ahead with laws to require Facebook Inc to

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In shock move, Facebook blocks news access in Australia

In a shocking act of retaliation Thursday, Facebook blocked Australians from sharing news, a milestone in the increasingly frantic jockeying between governments, media

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Australian emergency services hit by Facebook news content ban

An Australian Broadcasting Corporation page on Facebook is displayed without posts in Sydney, February 18, 2021. /AP Facebook blocked news content from being read and shared in its news feed i

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Facebook blocks Australians from viewing and sharing news

The move is a response to a proposed law that would force the social network to pay for the use of news in the country.

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Reducing the spread of misinformation on social media: What would a do-over look like?

The news is awash with stories of platforms clamping down on misinformation and the angst involved in banning prominent members. But these are Band-Aids over a deeper issue — namely, that the problem

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Australia to amend laws to make Google and Facebook pay

Australia’s government said on Tuesday it will amend draft laws that would make Google and Facebook pay for news to clarify that publishers would be paid in lump sums r

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Reimagining the path forward for the formerly incarcerated at TechCrunch Sessions: Justice

Reentering society after having been incarcerated by the criminal justice system can be daunting. Advances in technology and the continued, unchecked march of capitalism place obstacles in paths that

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Rashford: People behind racist abuse should have accounts 'deleted immediately'

"It's very easy to make four or five accounts but if you have to block them all, then block them all," the England star says.

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Facebook Oversight Board says other social networks ‘welcome to join’ if project succeeds

The Facebook Oversight Board has only been operational for a short time, but the nascent project is already looking ahead.In a conversation hosted by the Carnegie Endowment Thursday, Oversight Board c

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Announcing the agenda for TechCrunch Sessions: Justice

TC Sessions: Justice, our second-ever dedicated event to diversity, equity, inclusion and labor in tech, is coming up on March 3, 2021. This is a virtual one-day conference featuring the brightest inn

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Apple 'working on $3,000 VR headset with two 8K displays'

The headset would come equipped with a dozen cameras to feed in footage from the outside world, according to reports.

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Is depoliticizing social media an answer to tackling misinformation?

Screenshots of the Parler app from the App Store are seen on an iPhone in this photo illustration in Warsaw, Poland, January 10, 2021. /Getty Editor's note:Bradley Blankenship is a Prague-base

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As Google eyes Australia exit, Microsoft talks Bing with PM

Software giant Microsoft Corp is confident its search product Bing can fill the gap in Australia if Google pulls its search over required payments to media outlets, Pri

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Human Capital: Alpha Global forms to unite Alphabet workers worldwide

You’ve just landed on the web version of my weekly newsletter, Human Capital. It’s where we look at the recent events of the week pertaining to diversity, equity, inclusion and labor in te

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Institutional trust is the real meme

Hello friends, this is Week in Review.Last week, I dove into the AR maneuverings of Apple and Facebook and what that means for the future of the web. This week, I’m aiming to touch the meme stoc

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You can now give Facebook’s Oversight Board feedback on the decision to suspend Trump

Facebook’s “Supreme Court” is now accepting comments on one of its earliest and likely most consequential cases. The Facebook Oversight Board announced Friday that it would begin acc

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The Battle of Big Tech: Apple and Facebook clash will reshape industry in winner's image

Imagining a privacy spectrum for technology companies would be reductive, but Apple and Facebook would be at opposite ends.