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    Coronavirus Is Threatening Facebook’s Business ModelThe company is almost always bulletproof, but a pandemic may be the exception to the rule.
    By Brian Feldman
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    How Facebook Fact-Checking Can BackfireThe “implied truth effect” means that Facebook’s fact-checking process may be worse than doing nothing.
    By Brian Feldman
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    Facebook’s Election Rules Are No Match for Bloomberg’s BillionsThe billionaire has crafted aggressive social-media campaigns that adhere to the letter of the law but not the spirit.
    By Brian Feldman
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    Facebook Announces Fake Ban Against DeepfakesThe policy is narrowly defined and continues a huge carve-out, making it completely useless for combating misinformation.
    By Brian Feldman
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    Facebook’s Privacy Tool Launched Months Ago. Or Did It?Despite promising access, Facebook’s “clear history” tool is MIA for most of the United States, with no clear release date.
    By Brian Feldman
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    What Does Facebook Know That We Don’t?Facebook is, for some reason, making its name more prominent in its other apps.
    By Brian Feldman
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    The Real Reason Facebook Won’t Ban Political AdsThe company has made it impossible for brands and campaigns alike to reach Facebook users through posts.
    By Brian Feldman
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    The Zuck’s SpeechThe Facebook CEO’s speech defending his right to not do anything and take no responsibility misses the point.
    By Brian Feldman
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    Zuckerberg Meets the Panopticon He CreatedEven in private, among loyal subjects, the CEO needs to act like he’s speaking to the public.
    By Brian Feldman
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    Facebook’s Dating Service Is, Unfortunately, Made by FacebookThe social-media company insists its new dating service is separate from existing Facebook, but instead, it is built atop it.
    By Brian Feldman
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    Facebook Exacerbates One Problem by Trying to Solve AnotherIn reintroducing human editors, Facebook is making it easier for bad-faith critics to claim bias.
    By Brian Feldman
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    Facebook Is Trying to Protect Itself From Antitrust ActionThe company is integrating Instagram and WhatsApp more closely with Facebook to make it harder to break up.
    By Brian Feldman
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    Facebook’s FTC Deal Won’t Change FacebookThe FTC gave Zuckerberg a slap on the wrist.
    By Brian Feldman
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    FTC Fines Facebook $5 Billion Over Cambridge Analytica ScandalWall Street celebrated the news, and it doesn’t sound like Facebook will radically change.
    By Brian Feldman
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    Facebook May Actually Launch a Functional Privacy ToolThe company is moving ahead with a “Clear History” tool, and Zuckerberg warned advertisers that ad targeting may suffer as a result.
    By Brian Feldman
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    Facebook Sets Aside $3 Billion for FTC FineDespite news that the FTC is preparing to levy the largest fine ever against a tech company, Facebook’s stock price rose this morning.
    By Brian Feldman
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    Facebook Is Not Good at Protecting Your PrivacyThe site revealed this week that it stored millions of passwords insecurely and scraped users’ email contacts to use for ad targeting.
    By Brian Feldman
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    Mark Zuckerberg Discovers the Problem With Facebook Is FacebookMark Zuckerberg’s solution for Facebook’s privacy issues doesn’t address the features that caused them in the first place.
    By Brian Feldman
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    Mark Zuckerberg: ‘That May Be Good for the World But It’s Not Good For Us’Information cannot just flow through the internet; it all has to flow through Facebook.
    By Brian Feldman
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    Mark Zuckerberg Is Done Apologizing to YouThere are no checks on the Facebook founder’s power, and he knows it.
    By Brian Feldman
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    Facebook Can’t Explain What Separates Its PR Operation and Russian Troll FarmsFacebook used a consulting firm to clandestinely push propaganda into the news cycle. It also penalizes Facebook users for doing the same.
    By Brian Feldman