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Reddit links UK-US trade talk leak to Russian influence campaign – TechCrunch

Reddit has linked account activity involving the leak and amplification of sensitive UK-US trade talks on its platform during the…

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Facebook unveils its first foray into personal digital healthcare tools – TechCrunch

Nearly a year and a half after the Cambridge Analytica scandal reportedly scuttled Facebook’s fledgling attempts to enter the healthcare…

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The portrait of an avatar as a young artist – TechCrunch

LaTurbo was early to exploring these questions of identity and experimenting with telepresence. She has shape-shifted across media types, spending time…

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Looking to become the video-based social network of the gaming world, Medal.tv raises $9 million – TechCrunch

When Medal.tv first launched on the scene, the company was an upstart trying to be the social network for the…

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What will Tumblr become under the ownership of tech’s only Goldilocks founder? – TechCrunch

This week, Automattic revealed it has signed all the paperwork to acquire Tumblr from Verizon, including its full staff of…

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Instagram says growth hackers are behind spate of fake Stories views – TechCrunch

If you use Instagram and have noticed a bunch of strangers watching your Stories in recent months — accounts that…

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Twitter ‘fesses up to more adtech leaks – TechCrunch

Twitter has disclosed more bugs related to how it uses personal data for ad targeting that means it may have…

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Facebook and YouTube’s moderation failure is an opportunity to deplatform the platforms – TechCrunch

Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter have failed their task of monitoring and moderating the content that appears on their sites; what’s…

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What does ‘regulating Facebook’ mean? Here’s an example – TechCrunch

Many officials claim that governments should regulate Facebook and other social platforms, but few describe what it actually means. A…

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In brief: Facebook eyes minority stake acquisitions to enter China, sources say

The social network has reportedly been in discussions with investment funds and other companies, though progress has been slow. Source…