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Instagram to soon allow you to download your own data

The details of this feature are yet to be finalized and Instagram did not go into any detail at the moment. We don't know to what extent would the company allow backing up the user data, whether it will be limited to simply letting users download all the photos and …

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Instagram

Mark Zuckerberg reportedly pushed Instagram’s founders to copy Snapchat’s popular ‘Stories’ feature

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg reportedly asked Instagram's founders to build a feature similar to Snapchat's "Stories" feature after they initially refused to build any copycat features unless directly ordered. According to Bloomberg's source, Zuckerberg was concerned that Instagram would lose out on a … Read More

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Twitter

Robby Hayes Sparks Outrage After Sharing Ex Amanda Stanton’s Private Texts on Twitter

This morning Amanda, who split from her short-term beau in September, took to Twitter and wrote in a since-deleted tweet joking about an unnamed ex: "I got a new debit card last month and got an email from an ex this morning forwarding me an email that his Disneyland Annual …

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Twitter

Cramer’s lightning round: My playbook for buying into Twitter’s stock

Cramer's lightning round: My playbook for buying into Twitter's stock. It's that time again! "Mad Money" host … Twitter: "I think Twitter is doing phenomenally well. I would buy some here. If it came down, say, 10 percent, I would buy some more. I think Twitter's a win." GTT Communications: …

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Twitter

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey received a $0 salary last year

But Dorsey still owns a bundle of equity in Twitter, whose stock has increased in value 20 percent since the beginning of 2018. As of April 2 Dorsey owned 18 million shares of Twitter, currently worth $529 million as of Wednesday's closing price. His holdings represent 2.39 percent of all …

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Facebook

Mark Zuckerberg Says Facebook Collects Internet Data on Non-Users

Mark Zuckerberg, under stern questioning by U.S. lawmakers, said Facebook Inc. collects information on consumers who aren't registered as users, acknowledging something that's been reported but not publicly spelled out by the company. “In general we collect data on people who are not signed up … Read More

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Facebook

How Facebook compares to other tech companies in diversity

Mark Zuckerberg has been in the hot seat this week, testifying in front of the Senate and House about how Facebook handles user data. But questions were much further afield than just issues of data privacy, as lawmakers asked the Facebook CEO about diversity in tech and what the social …

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Facebook

Black members of Congress criticize Zuckerberg: Facebook “does not reflect America”

As Vox's Emily Stewart and Jen Kirby note, he has been criticized in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal that left the information of tens of millions of Facebook users exposed and raised questions about how Russia and other groups have used the platform to influence US politics. Read …

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Social Media

How Diverse Emojis Encourage More Social Inclusion

When skin tone emojis were first launched, some feared social media users would abuse them. But a new study … A new study shows that social media users don't generally abuse the emoji skin tone selection, and the diversity in icon colors actually increases inclusion in the digital sphere. “It …

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Social Media

Elon Musk Calls for Social Media, AI Regulation

Elon Musk, one of Silicon Valley's most widely followed entrepreneurs and angel investors, has weighed in with his thoughts regarding a need for more government involvement to control social media and the new age of artificial intelligence (AI). Musk's comments during an interview with "CBS This … Read More

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