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State-backed COVID-19 disinfo spreads faster and farther than local news outlets in 4 languages

Questionable stories on COVID-19 from state-backed outlets in Russia, China, Turkey and Iran are being shared more widely than reporting…

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Facebook launches Avatars, its Bitmoji competitor, in India

Facebook Avatars, which lets users customize a virtual lookalike of themselves for use as stickers in chat and comments, is…

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Join Eventbrite CEO Julia Hartz for a live Q&A: June 11 at 3 pm EST/Noon PDT/7 pm GMT

One of the earliest disruptions created by the novel coronavirus manifested in the form of event cancellations. Some of the…

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Chief, the leadership network for women, raises $15 million in funding

Chief, the social network dedicated exclusively to women in professional leadership positions, announced today that it has $15 million in…

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UK’s competition regulator asks for views on breaking up Google – TechCrunch

The UK’s competition regulator has raised concerns about the market power of digital ad platform giants Google and Facebook in…

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Instagram to now flag potentially offensive captions, in addition to comments – TechCrunch

Earlier this year, Instagram launched a feature that would flag potentially offensive comments before they’re posted. Now, the social media…

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Twitter is bringing back Election Labels to identify 2020 US election candidates – TechCrunch

With just less than a year until U.S. Election Day, Twitter is bringing back its Election Labels, which provide information…