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June 16, 2020, 4:45 AM

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Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch:
T-Mobile has been undergoing a phone and text message outage across the US since around 10am PT  —  T-Mobile appears to be having problems.  —  Customers are reporting that they can't make or receive phone calls, although data appears to be unaffected.  Some customers say that text messaging is also affected.
CBS Boston:
Six former employees of eBay charged with leading a cyberstalking campaign against a couple they believed was critical of eBay in an online ecommerce newsletter  —  BOSTON (CBS) - Six former eBay executives and employees are facing federal charges after they allegedly led a cyberstalking campaign …
Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch:
Microsoft moves its Windows 10 Insider Program from rings to channels, to focus more on release quality rather than frequency of builds  —  For the last few years, Microsoft has given Windows enthusiasts the ability to opt in to early release “rings,” with the choice to pick between “fast” …
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Apple says its App Store facilitated $519B in commerce globally in 2019, citing a study from Analysis Group  —  Amid increasing antitrust scrutiny by U.S. regulators, Apple announced an update on its App Store ecosystem.  While the company normally shares some App Store metrics during its WWDC keynote …
Karissa Bell / Engadget:
Instagram says that, amid concerns it may “shadowban” Black voices, it will review harassment and verification rules, and check for bias in recommendations  —  Instagram's top executive says the company will review its harassment and verification policies, as well as how the app recommends content …
David Pierce / Protocol:
Basecamp debuts Hey, an email service for $99/year that tries to reimagine email, blocks tracking pixels, but needs its own client and can't import old email  —  Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson spent two decades telling anyone who would listen that remote work really could work.
Ifeoma Ozoma / @ifeomaozoma:
[Thread] Former Pinterest public policy exec Ifeoma Ozoma shares stories of her time at the company that call into question its declared solidarity with BLM  —  I shouldn't have to share this story in the year of our Lord, 2020 - but here we are. I'm an alum of Yale, Google, FB, in the WaPo Tech 202 Network, etc...and recently decided to leave @Pinterest, which just declared ‘solidarity with BLM.’ What a joke. 🙃1/ #BelieveBlackWomen
Ashley Carman / The Verge:
Cameo launches Cameo Live, where people can, instead of a prerecorded shoutout, book a 10-minute Zoom call with celebrities  —  Jeremy Piven charges $15K for 10 minutes  —  Cameo has a new way for fans to interact with celebrities: Zoom calls.  The company launched a video call option over the weekend …
Olivia Solon / NBC News:
Dozens of Tunisian, Syrian, and Palestinian activists and journalists say their Facebook accounts have been deactivated recently on the pretext of terrorism  —  “Facebook doesn't care.  It closes our accounts on the pretext of terrorism.  We are against terrorism and violence," one journalist said.
Reuters:
US government will amend its prohibitions on US companies doing business with China's Huawei to let them work together on standards for 5G networks  —  (Reuters) - The United States will amend its prohibitions on U.S. companies doing business with China's Huawei [HWT.UL] …

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