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Google, Facebook CEOs Oversaw Illegal Ad Auction Deal That Gave Facebook an Advantage, States Allege
Chief executives of Google and Facebook personally oversaw a 2018 deal that advantaged Facebook on Google’s ad auctions, a group of states alleged on Friday.
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Instacart President Carolyn Everson Announces Departure Just Three Months After She Started
Carolyn Everson announced Friday she will step down as Instacart’s president at the end of the year.
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Facebook Shares Rise as Investors Focus on Earnings Beat and Look Past Whistleblower Document Dump
Facebook shares rose in extended trading Monday after the company reported better-than-expected third-quarter earnings while revenue missed estimates.
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Facebook Will Use Part of Its Headquarters as a Public Covid Vaccination Site
Facebook will use part of its California headquarters as a Covid vaccination site and work with the state and nonprofits to aid mobile sites, it said Friday.
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‘Modesty Isn't Always a Good Thing,' Says Career Expert to Women: 5 Ways to Master the Art of Bragging
Women have always faced unique challenges in the workplace, particularly when it comes to self-promotion. A career expert shares five ways to brag about yourself—and get ahead.
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AP Exclusive: Selena Gomez: Big Tech ‘Cashing in From Evil'
Selena Gomez is laying much of the blame for the violent attack on the U_S_ Capitol at the feet of Big Tech_ The singer told the leaders of Facebook, Twitter, Google and YouTube that they’ve allowed “people with hate in their hearts” to thrive and therefore “failed all the American people.”
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Sandberg Says U.S. Capitol Riot Was ‘Largely' Not Organized on Facebook
Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg on Monday said that the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol last week was largely organized on other internet services.
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Facebook to Remove ‘Stop the Steal' Content in Lead-Up to Biden's Inauguration
Facebook will remove content containing the phrase “stop the steal” from its services in the lead-up to President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration on Jan. 20.
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Facebook's Sandberg Says Government Shouldn't Approve Mergers and Revoke Them Later
Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg also argued against the notion that Facebook does not face competition.
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60% of Male Managers Now Say They're Uncomfortable Participating in Work Activities With Women
The #MeToo and Time’s Up movements have brought huge attention to the challenges women face at work, but a new survey finds that 60% of male managers say they’re uncomfortable participating in regular work activities with women, including mentoring, working one-on-one or socializing. According to the survey, released by LeanIn.org and SurveyMonkey, that’s a 33% increase from last year. Senior-level...
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Canadian Lawmakers Blast Zuckerberg, Sandberg For Snub; Issue Summons
Canadian lawmakers voted Tuesday to serve a summons on Facebook executives Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg that would compel them to appear before them the next time either visits Canada.
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Facebook Says It Will Overhaul Ad Targeting to Prevent Discrimination
Facebook will overhaul its ad-targeting systems to prevent discrimination in housing, credit and employment ads as part of a legal settlement....
The changes to Facebook’s advertising methods —which generate most of the company’s enormous profits — are unprecedented. The social network says it will no longer allow housing, employment or credit ads that target people by age, gender or zip code....
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Sheryl Sandberg Asked Facebook to Probe George Soros Following Critical Remarks
Facebook on Thursday said it not only probed billionaire George Soros’ motivations for criticizing the platform, but also any potential investments he might have in the social media juggernaut, NBC News reported. A Facebook spokesman said research on “potential motivations” for Soros’ January tongue lashing of the platform was underway when Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg sent an email inquiring...
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Sheryl Sandberg Asked Facebook to Probe George Soros Following Critical Remarks
Facebook on Thursday said it not only probed billionaire George Soros’ motivations for criticizing the platform, but also any potential investments he might have in the social media juggernaut, NBC News reported. A Facebook spokesman said research on “potential motivations” for Soros’ January tongue lashing of the platform was underway when Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg sent an email inquiring...
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Facebook Has a ‘Black People Problem,' Says Former Employee Who Quit This Month
A former Facebook employee accused the company of having “a black people problem” in a note published publicly on Tuesday on the social network. Mark Luckie, who is black, said Facebook’s population of black employees is not representative of its black user base. “There is often more diversity in Keynote presentations than the teams who present them,” Luckie wrote in...
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Denial, Tension, Finger-Pointing at Facebook as Sense of Crisis Builds
Mark Zuckerberg and his deputy, Sheryl Sandberg, believe Facebook’s negative image comes from bungled public relations strategy and sensational media coverage, not structural or philosophical issues, six sources at the company told NBC News. Facebook is facing challenges from consumer organizations, politicians and journalists. A recent New York Times report found it had a “delay, deny and deflect” strategy for...
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Soros Foundation Chastises Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg for Alleged Attempt to Vilify the Billionaire Liberal Donor
The president of George Soros’ foundation blasted Facebook executives over allegations that the company had funded a Republican-opposition research firm to discredit Soros in part by leveraging anti-Semitic sentiment toward the billionaire liberal donor. The New York Times initially reported the allegations Wednesday evening as part of an investigation into Facebook’s handling of data exposure through the Cambridge Analytica scandal...
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Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg Gives MIT Commencement Speech
Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg gives the MIT commencement speech and tells the graduating class about the responsibility of those shaping technology.
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Facebook Executive Tells MIT Grads to ‘Own' Their Mistakes
Facebook executive Sheryl Sandberg says MIT’s graduating class should use technology as a “force for good” but warned that others might use it for harm.
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‘I'm Responsible': Zuckerberg's Opening Statement to Congress
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg appeared before Congress Tuesday to testify about user privacy and nefarious uses of the social media platform.