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July 22, 2020, 8:05 AM

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NBC News:
In crackdown, Twitter says it will limit reach of QAnon content and permanently suspend accounts violating policies, banning 7K+ QAnon accounts in last 2 weeks  —  Twitter announced on Tuesday it has begun taking sweeping actions to limit the reach of QAnon content and banned …
The Information:
Sources: a small group of ByteDance's US investors are discussing the possibility of joining forces to buy a majority stake in TikTok  —  A small group of ByteDance's U.S. investors is discussing with the company's top management the possibility of joining forces to buy a majority stake in TikTok …
Margaret Harding McGill / Axios:
Politico:
Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch:
US charges two Chinese nationals over a 10+ year hacking spree, alleging theft of terabytes of data, including vaccine secrets, from many orgs in 11 countries  —  U.S. prosecutors have charged two Chinese nationals, said to be working for China's state intelligence bureau …
Wall Street Journal:
Facebook is creating new teams dedicated to studying and addressing potential algorithmic racial bias on its core platform and Instagram  —  Facebook and Instagram plan to examine how Black and minority users are affected by the company's algorithms as compared with white users
CNN:
Nilesh Christopher / Rest of World:
Bangladesh's economy relies heavily on Facebook, with ~300K stores offering “F-Commerce” amid an absence of global e-commerce players and online payment options  —  In Bangladesh, there is no Amazon.  There is no eBay.  If you want to buy a dress or a crested finch from the comfort of your home, you have to use Facebook.
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Instagram is testing a Personal Fundraiser feature on Android, first in the US, UK, and Ireland  —  Instagram today announced a new tool for personal fundraisers.  The company says it's beginning a small test of the feature, which will allow users to link directly to a fundraiser from their profile page.
Ben Thompson / Stratechery:
A breakdown of the “four internets”: the US, China, EU, and India, the latter being driven in large part by the powerhouse telecom network Jio  —  Manage your Stratechery subscription.  —  One of the more pernicious mistruths surrounding the debate about TikTok …
Salvador Rodriguez / CNBC:
Snap reports Q2 revenue of $454M, up 17% YoY, vs $439.1M est., global DAUs of 238M, up 17% YoY, a net loss of $326M, up from $255M, and ARPU of $1.91, flat YoY  —  - Snap's stock price fell more than 8% on Tuesday after the company reported its second-quarter earnings.
Neil Kumaran / Google Cloud Blog:
Google unveils G Suite security features including support in Gmail for BIMI standard for brands, new controls for Meet hosts, and ability to block Chat Rooms  —  Director of Product Management, G Suite Security & Controls  —  Get G Suite Essentials  —  A simple and secure way for teams …
Ellen Huet / Bloomberg:
Emily Kramer, a former VP at equity management service Carta who oversaw publication of Silicon Valley gender-pay gap research, sues Carta over unequal pay  —  Emily Kramer helped Carta Inc. build a brand that emphasized fair compensation for women in the startup world.
Jon Porter / The Verge:
OnePlus says its €399 Nord smartphone will launch in Europe and India with a 90Hz 1080p OLED display, dual selfie cameras, Sub-6GHz 5G, 48-megapixel main camera  —  Plus all the other features you already know about  —  OnePlus has officially announced the Nord, its first serious attempt …
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