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Putin introduces draft law on constitutional amendments to State Duma

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IMF cuts global growth projection

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Take a look at the Social Media Command Center at CES 2020

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Illinois legalizes recreational marijuana

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Asian push to crack down on 'fake news' sparks alarm

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Facebook and Google need ad-free options says Jaron Lanier

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Rugby - No RA sanction for Folau over anti-gay post

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Indonesia warns Facebook over national user data security concerns

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Ebay billionaire keeps #MeToo moving by donating millions

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US visa applications may soon require five years of social media info

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Investors, lawmakers, advertisers pressure Facebook over data breach

FacebookInccameunderfurtherpressurefromlawmakers,investors,advertisersandusersonThursday,thedayafterChiefExecutiveMarkZuckerbergadmittedthesocialmedianetworkmad

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The father of the world wide web is one disappointed dad

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Britain moves to regulate time spent online by teens

Britain'sMinisterforCulturesaidonSaturdaythatthegovernmentislookingatimposingalegallimitonthetimechildrenspendontheInternet.Itfollowsareportbythecountry'sChildr

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Pakistan's 'racist' fashion campaign causes brouhaha

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ISIS traps young girls for militancy through social media in Pakistan

AnarrestedmilitantofproscribedmilitantorganizationIslamicStateofIraqandSyria(ISIS)confessedtoinvestigationteamsinPakistan'sKarachithathetrappedyoung,educatedgir

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Sri Lanka blocks social media to crack down on hate speech

ByAPDwriterEaswaran COLOMBO,Mar.7(APD)-SriLankaonWednesdaytemporarilyblockedaccesstosocialmediawebsitesaftercommunaltensionscontinuedinthecentraltownofKandy.The

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Facebook: finding no new evidence Russia interfered in Brexit referendum

FacebookInchastoldaBritishparliamentarycommitteethatfurtherinvestigationshavefoundnonewevidencethatRussiausedsocialmediatointerfereintheJune2016referenduminwhic