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'Too much power': Congress grills top tech CEOs in combative antitrust hearing
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Facebook, Amazon, Apple and Google executives face criticism over online dominance
Lawmakers condemn Facebook’s Instagram merger – live More
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‘Big companies aren’t bad’: Zuckerberg and other tech CEOs to testify in historic antitrust hearing
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Chief executives of Amazon, Google and Apple will also testify as part of a high-powered investigation of the tech industry More
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Biden's path to the White House could hit a dead end on Facebook
The Observer
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Biden’s path to the White House could hit a dead end on Facebook
Mark Zuckerberg’s autocratic nature and fear of anti-trust legislation might see him plump for Trump in the race for president
Q&A with Facebook whistleblower Yaël Eisenstat
Q&A with early Facebook investor Roger McNamee
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Roger McNamee: ‘Facebook is a threat to whatever remains of democracy in the US'
The Observer
Facebook
Interview
Ian Tucker
An early investor in Facebook outlines the unprecedented scale of power wielded by the social media giants – and sets out his blueprint for reform
John Naughton on how Facebook could stop Biden’s progress to the White House
Q&A with Facebook whistleblower Yaël Eisenstat
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Yaël Eisenstat: 'Facebook is ripe for manipulation and viral misinformation'
The Observer
Facebook
Interview
Ian Tucker
The ex-CIA officer on why she lasted only six months at the tech giant and her fears about its role in the forthcoming US election
John Naughton on how Facebook could stop Biden’s progress to the White House
Q&A with early Facebook investor Roger McNamee
Carole Cadwalladr: If you’re not terrified about Facebook, you haven’t been paying attention More - in US Politics
AI system detects posts by foreign ‘trolls’ on Facebook and Twitter
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Researchers train machine learning to pick up patterns of social media posts aimed at manipulating political events More
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The Guardian view on Facebook and democracy: real and present danger | Editorial
In every political debate since Facebook began to dominate democracy, the company has placed itself on the wrong side of history. The social media firm cannot be reformed from within because its business model profits from hosting bomb-throwing circuses of hate, humbug and hogwash. The platform harvests users’ personal data to algorithmically recommend content but […] More
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Social media backlash forces Trump to find new ways to spread his message
Twitter, Reddit and other platforms are taking action against the president’s rhetoric. The alternatives have far less reach More
