Category: Mark Zuckerberg
Facebook prepares for a potentially ‘chaotic’ election aftermath
Facebook has become the latest tech giant to say its executives are planning for some of the worst case scenarios after the 2020 presidential election. During an interview with the Financial Times, Nick Clegg, the company’s head of global affairs, sa… Source
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Facebook didn’t actually take down the event page for Wisconsin militia
When Facebook said that it had removed a Wisconsin militia group and an event page associated with the organization following a deadly shooting, the company’s explanation wasn’t entirely accurate.While Facebook did remove the “Kenosha Guard” group fr… Source
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Congress grills Facebook over its acquisitions and feature cloning
During a massive antitrust hearing, Congress tried to force Mark Zuckerberg to answer some of the toughest questions yet around Facebook's acquisitions. The company’s 2012 deal to buy Instagram for $1 billion came under particular scrutiny when lawma… Source
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Big tech CEOs release opening statements before antitrust hearing
The big tech antitrust hearing with the House Judiciary Committee is set to occur tomorrow, July 29th at 12PM ET. But all four CEOs — Jeff Bezos of Amazon, Sundar Pichai of Google, Tim Cook of Apple, Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook — have released thei… Source
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Advertisers are running from Facebook. What’s next?
The advertiser boycott is quickly spiraling into an even bigger headache for Facebook. The boycott, organized by civil rights groups, has more than 300 participants, and isn’t slowing down. The group has called for an international expansion, and bra… Source
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Facebook’s advertiser boycott is getting even bigger
Mark Zuckerberg’s promise to add labels to rule-breaking posts from politicians hasn’t stopped more big-name advertisers from joining an advertising boycott of the social network. Coca-Cola, Hershey and Honda are among the latest high-profile compani… Source
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