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Facebook playing with fire with community notes

Nick Fernbaugh | staff writer Meta, the parent company of Facebook, decided to rethink its application of fact-checking on its platforms. Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Meta, made the announcement in a video released on Jan. 7 that they would be ditching their established fact-checking system in favor of community notes. Everyone has instant access to information in the palm of their hand and can … Continue reading Facebook playing with fire with community notes

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Facebook comes under fire for selling identities

03/22/2018 By Duke Staff Online privacy may be a new oxymoron. News broke this week about Facebook’s involvement with the far-right Cambridge Analytica data firm that showed the world that social media sites don’t much care about your privacy. A user, to Zuckerberg or any other data analyst, is just some point that can be packaged and then sold or shared. It’s a social network … Continue reading Facebook comes under fire for selling identities

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Zuckerberg decision to donate billions not widely lauded

By Duke Staff Mark Zuckerberg, co-founder of Facebook, declared on Tuesday that he would be giving away 99 percent of his shares of the company for charitable purposes. The total, which he says will be donated in segments throughout his life, is estimated at $45 billion. Zuckerberg and his wife, Dr. Priscilla Chan, announced this in an open letter to their daughter Max, who was … Continue reading Zuckerberg decision to donate billions not widely lauded

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