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Facebook denies bias in Trending Topics, but still promises changes
Facebook on Monday once again denied any evidence of ‘systematic political bias’ in the selection or prominence of stories included in its Trending Topics feature, but promised changes in its processes in any case to minimize errors...
This is why you need Google Spaces
Google's newest social app is called Google Spaces. Here's why you should use it, and how.
LinkedIn zombie hack returns for your braaains
LinkedIn was hacked way back in 2012, but the leak of passwords four years ago wasn't the end of the story. Another 117 million have turned up, and many of those old passwords still seem to be valid...
Got privacy? If you use Twitter or a smartphone, maybe not so much
The notion of online privacy has been greatly diminished in recent years, and just this week two new studies confirm what to many minds is already a dismal picture.
Google takes the wraps off Allo and Duo
Google announced two new communications apps, Allo and Duo, at Google I/O, the company’s 10th annual developer conference.
A hacker is selling 167 million LinkedIn user records
A hacker is trying to sell a database dump containing account records for 167 million LinkedIn users.
Twitter to make new pointless change -- 140 to be 164 (sometimes)
Twitter to loosen its 140-character maximum, by a tiny bit -- in future, it won't count media or links. At least, so says @sarahfrier's single, secret source...
When the bot is you
Soon you'll be chatting away with artificially intelligent bots. But the bot revolution will also usher in something strange: It will give us a bot to talk for us, as us. I call it a "me bot."
Facebook: We do not discriminate
After a brouhaha arose this week over allegations that Facebook was suppressing conservative issues on the social network, CEO Mark Zuckerberg invited conservative politicians to discuss the issue with him.
Facebook fires back at political allegations
U.S. Senator wants to know who is ultimately responsible for approving Facebook's top trending topics and whether news curators excluded stories related to conservative views.
Twitter blocks access to analytics of its data to U.S. intelligence agencies
Twitter has blocked a data-mining company from providing analytics of real-time tweets to U.S. intelligence agencies, according to a newspaper report.
Instagram pwned by 10-year-old Finn Jani -- Facebook pays $10,000
Instagram hacked by Jani, so Facebook gave him $10,000 because of his white-hat stylee. Also, it's good PR to be seen to reward a 10-year-old proto-researcher....
WhatsApp is/isn't blocked in Brazil
WhatsApp blocked in Brazil again, although each time it gets reconnected on appeal. A judge for one small Brazilian state ordered the messaging service blocked for three days across the entire country. Why?
A judge has partially dismissed Twitter's surveillance case against the government
A California court has dismissed part of a lawsuit brought by Twitter that challenges U.S. government restrictions on what it can say about surveillance requests on its users.
I'm calling it: Social networking is over
And just like that, social networking is no more. The sites formerly known as social networks are pivoting to something else.
Facebook in the zone: 5 things it’s doing right
With all the positive news that came out of Facebook's earnings call, the social networking giant has hit the zone.
Snapchat speed filter just the latest sign of the distracted driving problem
Driver distraction is becoming a major problem. What can we do?
Facebook proposal will keep Zuckerberg in control for many years to come
Facebook is taking steps to ensure that founder Mark Zuckerberg stays connected and in control at the social network even as he pursues other goals related to charity and research.
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