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China’s Momo buys Tantan for US$600 million to create a dating giant

TwoChinesesocialmediaapps,MomoandTantan,havesaidyestoa“marriage,”creatinganonlinedatinggiant.Nasdaq-listedMomowillbuyChina’stinder-likeTantanfor601millionUSdoll

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13 Russians and 'troll factory' charged with US election interference

Chargeshavebeenfiledagainst13employeesofaRussiantrollfactorywhichisaccusedofattemptingtointerferewiththe2016presidentialelection.Itisthefirstlegaldocumenttoname

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Facebook says it can't guarantee social media is good for democracy

FacebookInc(FB.O)warnedonMondaythatitcouldoffernoassurancethatsocialmediawasonbalancegoodfordemocracy,butthecompanysaiditwastryingwhatitcouldtostopallegedmeddli

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Zuckerberg changes Facebook's focus to be more 'meaningful'

Facebookwillchangethewayitdoesbusinesstoemphasize“meaningfulsocialinteractions”ratherthanthetypeofNewsFeedscrollingthatcriticssayisaddictive,ChiefExecutiveMarkZ

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APD Review | No “Spring” in Iran’s Unrests

ByAPDwriterLiZixinInthelastfewweeksof2017,graveviolentprotestsoccurredinIran,whicharecontinuingtothisday.TheprotestshavebecomethebiggestchallengetotheIraniangov

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Germany starts enforcing hate speech law

Germanyissettostartenforcingalawthatdemandssocialmediasitesmovequicklytoremovehatespeech,fakenewsandillegalmaterial.Sitesthatdonotremove"obviouslyillegal"postsc

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What triggered the protests in Iran?

WavesofprotesthavetakenplaceacrossIraninthepastfewdays.TheIraniangovernmenthassuggestedtheunrestissupportedandorganizedbytheUS;someIranianconservativesmaintaint

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3D-projected social robot to mimic human expressions

Artificialintelligence(AI)robotsarenowadaysmorecommonthanyouthink;someofthemcanassistinheavyworkswhileotherscanparticipateinconversations.InSweden,peopleareintr

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London cafe unveils the 'selfieccino' - self portraits in froth

AcafeinLondonistakingbaristaarttoanewlevelbygivingcustomersthechancetosipontheirownself-portraits.TheTeaTerrace,basedinHouseofFraser’sOxfordStreetbranch,hasbeco

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Facebook defends itself against critics of social media

FacebookonFridaystruckbackagainstscientificresearchersandtechindustryinsiderswhohavecriticizedtheworld’sbiggestsocialmedianetworkanditscompetitorsfortransformin

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Some of Facebook’s early friends now its sharpest critics

SomeofFacebook’sformerfriendsarestartingtoexpresssomeseriousdoubtsaboutthesocialnetworktheyhelpedcreate.Facebookexploitsa“vulnerabilityinhumanpsychology”toaddic

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The Silence Breakers are TIME Person of the Year 2017

TheSilenceBreakershavebeennamedPersonoftheYear2017byTIME,theUSweeklymagazineannouncedonitswebsiteandNBC’sTodayshowonWednesday.Thesocialmovementaimedatraisingawa

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ILO report: Half the world's population faces lack of social security

TheInternationalLaborOrganization(ILO)releasedonWednesdayareportshowingoverhalftheworld'spopulationstilllivewithoutsocialsecurityandsignificanteffortsareneededt

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Rise in teen suicide, social media coincide; is there link?

AnincreaseinsuicideratesamongU.S.teensoccurredatthesametimesocialmediausesurgedandanewanalysissuggeststheremaybealink.Suicideratesforteensrosebetween2010and2015

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Poor social skills may risk mental, physical health: new study

Thosewhostruggleinsocialsituationsmaybeatgreaterriskformentalandphysicalhealthproblems,accordingtoanewstudyfromtheUniversityofArizona,whichisamongthefirsttolink

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You decide the plot: Social media shows shake TV drama

‍We'veallbeenthere:YoureyesarelockedontothescreenandyourbreathispausedasyourbelovedcharacterintheTVdramafacesthemomentoflivingordying.Andthentheendingmusickicks

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Can you live without your phone?

JustinRosenstein,theengineerwhocreatedtheFacebook“Like”buttonin2007,isnowfearfuloftheharmfulpsychologicaleffectssocialmediaishavingonpeoplearoundtheworld.The34-