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Instead of a ‘dislike’ button, Facebook tests new set of reaction emojis
Facebook reveals a new series of emojis that can act as alternatives to the social network’s “like” button. Image courtesy of Facebook Facebook announced Thursday that it will test six new reaction...
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Why 20,000 Israelis are suing Facebook over Palestinian attacks
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioJUDY WOODRUFF: But, first, we take a look at the latest wave of violence in Israel and the Palestinian territories, and how it connects to a new lawsuit against social...
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How Zuckerberg and Chan just changed big charitable giving
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioGWEN IFILL: It’s a very different kind of baby gift. Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced yesterday the birth of his daughter with a most unusual...
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Facebook bans private gun sales on social networks
Facebook on Friday banned person-to-person sales of guns from its social networks, including Instagram, and will rely on users to notify the company when the new policy is violated. Photo By Jim...
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What happens when the sharing economy stops sharing and starts owning?
There’s reason to believe that the so-called “sharing economy” is a fleeting moment in economic history, says columnist Vikram Mansharamani. Photo by Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg via Getty Images. Today’s...
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What do New Hampshire voters care about?
People vote at a polling place at the Canterbury Town Hall polling station in Canterbury, New Hampshire, Tuesday. Photo by Shannon Stapleton/Reuters New Hampshire voters often pride themselves on their...
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You can now react to Facebook posts with ‘love,’‘wow’ and ‘angry’
Video still courtesy of Facebook Finally, an end to awkwardly liking your friends’ saddest news on Facebook. Today Facebook rolled out “Reaction,” a set of new buttons that include Like, Love, Haha,...
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Most Reddit users rely on the site as a news source
Reddit mascots are displayed at the company’s headquarters in San Francisco, California. A new Pew study released Thursday found the largest share of the political conversation on Reddit about the 2016...
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Analyzing social media for Super Tuesday insights
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioJUDY WOODRUFF: And now we turn to Hari Sreenivasan to see what social media data may reveal about today’s Super Tuesday vote. HARI SREENIVASAN: Thanks. Today, voters in...
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News Wrap: Big tech supports Apple’s defiance of court order
We're sorry, the rights for this video have expired. | Listen to the AudioJUDY WOODRUFF: Good evening. I’m Judy Woodruff. Gwen Ifill is away. On the “NewsHour” tonight: Republicans stand back as their...
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Senate Republicans ask Facebook to explain reports it excluded conservative...
News reports say Facebook employees excluded links to conservative political stories. Photo by Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans on Tuesday demanded an...
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If humans are curating your Facebook news, does that mean there’s bias?
A giant Facebook “like” seen at the company’s new headquarters in Menlo Park, California. Photo by Robert Galbraith/Reuters Editor’s note: During our Facebook Live discussion with The Poynter Institute...
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Teens on being tethered to their phones and social media
Watch VideoHARI SREENIVASAN: Next: to another in our Brief But Spectacular series. This week, we asked a handful of eighth-graders from a public school in Los Angeles about technology, what they use,...
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C-SPAN uses social media feeds to cover sit-in protest
A photo shot and tweeted from the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives by U.S. House Rep. Katherine Clark shows Democratic members of the House staging a sit-in on the House floor “to demand...
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In a news conference Thursday, Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton answered questions about the Philando Castile shooting. Late Wednesday, a Minnesota police officer shot 32-year-old Philando Castile, who is...
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Students who use social media score lower in math, reading and science
New research shows frequent social media use is linked to lower math, reading and science scores among students. Yet those who play video games tend to score higher. (Photo by Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg...
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Sex offender’s challenge to Facebook ban to go before Supreme Court
Photo by Rodrigo Buendia/AFP/Getty Images WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court will take up a free-speech challenge to a North Carolina law banning registered sex offenders from using Facebook and other...
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Facebook, Google take aim at fake news by blocking ad revenue
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is seen on stage during a town hall at Facebook’s headquarters in Menlo Park, California, in 2015. Photo by Stephen Lam/Reuters Facebook and Google banned fake news sites...
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How online hoaxes and fake news played a role in the election
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioHARI SREENIVASAN: In the week or so since the election, there has been mounting criticism of whether Web giants like Facebook and Google used enough discretion and...
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Zuckerberg says Facebook plans to crack down on fake news
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg addresses the audience during a meeting of the APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) Ceo Summit in Lima, Peru, on Nov. 19, 2016. Photo by Mariana Baz/Reuters After a...
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