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| Casey Newton / The Verge: |
Mark Zuckerberg says Facebook won't remove Trump's post on Minnesota protests to “enable as much expression as possible”, says it doesn't violate its policies — “We should enable as much discussion as possible,” Zuckerberg says in a post — Facebook will not remove …
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| Casey Newton / The Verge: |
Leaked posts show Facebook's decision not to remove Trump's threat of violence is roiling employees, some of whom are calling on execs to reconsider the stance — “If we fail the test case here, history will not judge us kindly” — Facebook's decision not to take action against recent posts …
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| Ina Fried / Axios: |
Twitter determines two tweets about protesters from Trump and White House violate its rules on glorifying violence; users must click to see the labeled tweets — Twitter said Friday morning that a tweet from President Trump in which he threatened shooting in response to civil unrest in Minneapolis violated the company's rules.
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| Margaret Harding McGill / Axios: |
Sen. Ted Cruz calls for criminal investigation of Twitter, alleging it is violating US sanctions against Iran by letting Iranian leaders maintain accounts — Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), in a letter Friday to the Justice and Treasury departments, is calling for a criminal investigation of Twitter …
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| Peter Kafka / Vox: |
Executives at big tech companies have publicly stayed silent on Trump's social media executive order, with many executives thinking it's really aimed at Twitter — Apple, Google, and Amazon fought loudly against Trump over immigration. Now he's attacking them and they're quiet.| Rashaan Ayesh / Axios: |
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| Kevin Roose / New York Times: |
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| Todd Spangler / Variety: |
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| Tim Bradshaw / Financial Times: |
Sony says it is on track to launch PlayStation 5 this year and has begun manufacturing the console, announces a games-focused event on June 4 — Latest PlayStation console expected to launch globally in the final quarter of 2020 — Sony's PlayStation 5 is “on track” …
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Tweets: @gibiz, @nextgenplayer, @gibiz, @gibiz, @thisisfoxx, @corybarlog, @matpiscatella, @tim, @stevekovach, @jeffbakalar, @tomphillipseg, and @kidsmoove
| Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
Google says it is delaying the Android 11 beta release and virtual launch event that was scheduled for June 3, but the final release is still on track for Q3 — Google this evening announced that it's delaying next week's Android 11: The Beta Launch Show. The company on Twitter says … | NBC News: |
Facebook says it banned anti-vaccination news site Natural News for using content farms from Macedonia and the Philippines, not for the content it posted — One of the largest publishers of coronavirus disinformation on Facebook has been banned from the platform for using content farms …
Tweets: @dave_schilling, @astoraaron, @goldengateblond, @edbott, @fadiquran, @noupside, @oneunderscore__, and @arawnsley. Thanks:@thekenyeung
| Josh Dzieza / The Verge: |
Third-party Amazon sellers are marking products as “collectible” to get around price gouging rules; sellers say the loophole was rarely used before the pandemic — For sale on Amazon: thousand-dollar ‘collectible’ dumbbells and hot tubs — Amazon has suspended thousands … | Zac Hall / 9to5Mac: |
Apple announces Powerbeats Pro in four new colors: Spring Yellow, Cloud Pink, Lava Red, and Glacier Blue, available June 9 for $249 — It's been one year since Beats debuted the awesome Powerbeats Pro totally wireless earphones (reviewed) with AirPods intelligence, and today the lineup is expanding with four new colors.
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| Chris Stokel-Walker / Increment: |
A look at the rise of React, an open-source JavaScript library for building user interfaces, which is led by a small team of full-time developers at Facebook — On the social, cultural, and technological impacts of the increasingly ubiquitous frontend framework.| Bryce Covert / Wired: |
A behind-the-scenes account of how Kickstarter workers came together to become the first white-collar technology workforce to unionize in US history — The point wasn't so much about pay issues, but to give workers more say over what they produce—reflecting a trend of internal protest across the tech industry.| Bloomberg: |
Analysis of Layoffs.fyi data: tech companies have cut over 40,000 jobs during the pandemic, led by the travel and transportation sector with 14,250 layoffs — Layoffs have slammed tech companies both large and small since the start of the coronavirus pandemic in mid-March.
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