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28Sep/17

Trump, Zuckerberg face-off ahead of Russia hearing

September 28, 2017US ElectionsBusinesspeople, Computing, Criticism of Facebook, Donald Trump, Donald Trump on social media, Economy of the United States, Facebook, Facebook–Cambridge Analytica data scandal, Google, Jane Lanhee Lee, Life extensionists, Mark Zuckerberg, Nerd culture, Operating systems, Software, Technology/Internet, The Social Network, Twitter, United Statessmbale

President Trump and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg face off online as the social media giant prepares to hand congressional investigators 3,000 political ads that it says were likely purchased by Russian entities during and after last year’s presidential contest. Jane Lanhee Lee reports. Continue reading →

05Sep/17

Business leaders baffled by DACA end

September 5, 2017EconomyAmerican people of German descent, Barack Obama, Batalla Vidal v. Nielsen, Business, Businesspeople, Climate change skepticism and denial, Country: United States, DACA, David Birdsell, Dean David Birdsell, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, Donald Trump, Fred Katayama, Mark Zuckerberg, Marxe School of Public and International Affairs, Microsoft, president, Regents of the University of California v. United States Department of Homeland Security, Satya Nadella, The Apprentice, Tim Cook, Trump, United States, WWE Hall of Famesmbale

Business leaders express their disappointment with president Donald Trump decision to scrapp DACA, a program that protects from deportation almost 800,000 young immigrants who were brought into the United States illegally as children. Fred Katayama reports. Continue reading →

26Apr/17

Little Facebook could do amid rise in live murders – expert

April 26, 2017InternetBlog hosting services, CLEVELAND, Company: Facebook, Computing, Criticism of Facebook, Digital media, Facebook, Facebook Stories, Karen North, Los Angeles, Mark Zuckerberg, New media, Operating systems, Social Issues, social media, Social networking services, Social software, Software, Technology/Internet, United States, Universal Windows Platform apps, User-generated content, Web 2.0, YouTubesmbale

With a second brutal murder broadcast live on Facebook in as many weeks, the social media giant faces scrutiny. But with over 1.9 billion users, there is little the company can do to better police the content users upload, according to social media experts.
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18Apr/17

Zuckerberg vows to help prevent repeat of Cleveland murder posting

April 18, 2017InternetCity: Cleveland, CLEVELAND, Computing, Creative works, Criticism of Facebook, Facebook, Film, Mark Zuckerberg, Nerd culture, Robert Godwin Sr., San Jose, Shooting of Robert Godwin, Social networking services, Software, Steve Stephens, Technology/Internet, The Social Network, United States, Zuckerbergsmbale

Facebook Inc. Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg says Facebook will keep ‘doing all we can to prevent tragedies’ like the Cleveland murder posting from happening. Continue reading →

20Mar/17

Forbes’ 31st Annual World’s Billionaires Issue

March 20, 2017FinanceAmancio Ortega, Amazon.com, Atlantic City, Berkshire Hathaway, Bernard Arnault, Bill Gates, Billionaire, Billionaires, Buffett, Business, Businesspeople, Carlos Slim Helu, Charles Koch, China, Company: Forbes Media, David Koch, Distribution of wealth, Dolan, Donald Trump, Dubai, Economy, Forbes, Forbes 400, forbes media, Germany, Google, Hussain Sajwani, India, Japan, Jeff Bezos, Jeffrey P. Bezos, Jim Walton, Jose Antonio, jose cuervo, Juan Francisco Beckmann Vidal, Kuwait, L'Oréal, Larry Ellison, LENS TECHNOLOGY, Life extensionists, Liliane Bettencourt, Luisa Kroll, Macau, Manila, Mark Zuckerberg, Mexico, Mexico telecom, Michael, Microsoft, Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao, Phil Ruffin, Philip Day, Philippines, Robbie, Russia, S. Robson, Sergey Brin, Sheldon Adelson, Slovakia, Tanoesoedibjo, Temp Holdings, The World's Billionaires, Tokyo, Trump Worth Now, u.s. led, United Kingdom, United States, Vancouver, VietJet Air, Vietnam, Wal-Mart, Warren Buffett, Yoshiko Shinohara, Yvon Chouinard, Zhou Qunfeismbale

Record Number of 2,043 Billionaires Made the 2017 List of the World’s Richest People

PLUS: President Trump’s Current Net Worth — $3.5 Billion – And The Global Web of Partners Cashing in on the 45^th President

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17Feb/17

Facebook CEO’s bid to reboot globalisation

February 17, 2017InternetBlog hosting services, Business/Finance, Ciara, Ciara lee, Cinema of the United States, Computing, Creative works, Donald Trump, Facebook, Film, JEREMY COOK, Life extensionists, Mark Zuckerberg, Nerd culture, Social information processing, Social networking services, Software, The Social Network, Transhumanists, United States, Zuckerbergsmbale

Facebook’s Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg has laid out a vision of his company serving as a bulwark against rising isolationism. As Ciara Lee reports, he’s written a letter to users saying the company’s platform could be the “social infrastructure” for the globe. Continue reading →

06Feb/17

Mobile ads power Facebook’s growth

February 6, 2017FinanceAdvertising, Blog hosting services, Business/Finance, Club Penguin, Company: Facebook, Company: Netflix, Company: YouTube Inc, Computing, Criticism of Facebook, Entertainment/Culture, Facebook, Fred Katayama, Katayama, Mark Zuckerberg, Netflix, Social information processing, social media, Social networking service, Social networking services, Social networks, Software, Technology, Technology/Internet, The Social Network, World Wide Websmbale

The social networking company’s profit more than doubled on surprisingly fast growth of its mobile ad business. Fred Katayama reports. Continue reading →

28Nov/16

Uganda orders closure of schools backed by Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg

November 28, 2016EducationBill Gates, Business, Company: Facebook, Company: Microsoft, Company: RAINBOW BRIDGE, Computing, Countries, Education, Facebook, Kampala, Mark Zuckerberg, Microsoft, Nairobi, Nerd culture, Operating systems, Sanitation, Software, The Social Network, Uganda, United Kingdom, Zuckerbergsmbale

Ugandan authorities order the closure of a chain of Bridge International Schools, a for-profit international chain of schools backed by Microsoft founder Bill Gates and Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg over concerns about poor sanitation and curriculum.

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07Nov/16

German prosecutors investigate Facebook over hate posts

November 7, 2016LegalAngela Merkel, Articles, Bertelsmann, Censorship, Chan-jo Jun, Facebook, Germany, Hamburg, Hate speech, Humans, Ireland, Mark Zuckerberg, Munich, Opposition to immigration, Racism, Sheryl Sandberg, Social information processing, social media, Software, Zuckerbergsmbale

German prosecutors are investigating Mark Zuckerberg and other Facebook executives following a complaint alleging the company broke national laws against hate speech and sedition by failing to remove racist posts.
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02Nov/16

Facebook elite rule on content

November 2, 2016MediaBusinesspeople, Censorship in the United States, Company: Facebook, Company: Google, Company: ThomsonReuters, Computing, Dustin Volz, Economy of the United States, Elliot Schrage, Facebook, Facebook's government, Google, Harvard, Joel Kaplan, Justin Osofsky, Mark Zuckerberg, Philanthropists, Photo sharing, Sandberg, Sheryl K. Sandberg, Sheryl Sandberg, Social information processing, Software, Technology/Internet, The Peter G. Peterson Foundation, The Social Network, Zach Goelmansmbale

A group of white execs with Harvard ties makes editorial judgment calls on controversial topics at Facebook. Zach Goelman reports.
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