#Frances Haugen blasts Facebook on Capitol Hill

#Frances Haugen blasts Facebook on Capitol Hill

“#Frances Haugen blasts Facebook on Capitol Hill” The buck should stop with Zuck — but Facebook’s all-powerful CEO has faced no accountability as his social media behemoth has become a national security risk that’s harming children. And lawmakers had better do something about it, fast. That was the urgent plea from whistleblower Frances Haugen, who blasted her ex-employer during Senate testimony on Tuesday,…

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# Likes out: Facebook blackout sparks ideas for Web 3.0

# Likes out: Facebook blackout sparks ideas for Web 3.0

“# Likes out: Facebook blackout sparks ideas for Web 3.0 ” Facebook’s conglomerate of social applications, including Instagram, WhatsApp, Messenger, and its virtual reality headset Oculus, all suffered a major power outage on Monday, switching the platforms offline for a total of six hours to the effect of billions of users and businesses across the…

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#Here’s what people did during Facebook, Instagram outage

#Here’s what people did during Facebook, Instagram outage

“#Here’s what people did during Facebook, Instagram outage” Time to read a book! With Facebook and Instagram down for some six hours on Monday, social media users turned to more old-school activities. People reported reading, reconnecting with friends and cleaning or doing other chores as they were unable to post or scroll through the popular…

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#Senators skewer Facebook exec over Instagram’s impact on kids

#Senators skewer Facebook exec over Instagram’s impact on kids

“#Senators skewer Facebook exec over Instagram’s impact on kids” Senators slammed Facebook in a contentious hearing with its safety chief on Thursday, blasting the company over leaked research showing that Instagram can make body issues worse for many teen girls. “While Facebook publicly denies that Facebook is harmful for teens, privately Facebook experts and researchers…

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#Facebook may face hefty fine in Russia over banned content

#Facebook may face hefty fine in Russia over banned content

“#Facebook may face hefty fine in Russia over banned content” Russian authorities on Thursday warned social media giant Facebook it faces a fine of up to 10 percent of its annual turnover in the country unless it deletes content Moscow deems illegal. Upping the ante in its standoff with US Big Tech, state communications regulator Roskomnadzor told…

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