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Little Red App: Xi’s Thoughts Are (Surprise!) a Hit in China (New York Times)
Submitted by benton on Fri, 02/15/2019 - 06:37Federal Trade Commission and Facebook are negotiating a record, multibillion-dollar fine for the company’s privacy lapses
Apparently, the Federal Trade Commission and Facebook are negotiating over a multi-billion dollar fine that would settle the agency’s investigation into the social media giant’s privacy practices. The fine would be the largest the agency has ever imposed on a technology company, but the two sides have not yet agreed on an exact amount. Facebook has expressed initial concern with the FTC’s demands. If talks break down, the FTC could take the matter to court in what would likely be a bruising legal fight.
Senate Confirms William Barr as Attorney General (New York Times)
Submitted by benton on Thu, 02/14/2019 - 14:51India Proposes Chinese-Style Internet Censorship (New York Times)
Submitted by benton on Thu, 02/14/2019 - 11:36The Secret History of Women in Coding (New York Times)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Wed, 02/13/2019 - 15:13BuzzFeed News Employees Plan to Form a Union (New York Times)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Tue, 02/12/2019 - 18:24A Call to Putin, and Russian TV Changed Its Story (New York Times)
Submitted by benton on Tue, 02/12/2019 - 12:05
BBC Camera Operator Is Attacked at President Trump Rally
A supporter of President Donald Trump attacked a BBC camera operator during a presidential rally in El Paso (TX), the broadcaster said. The president was talking about a decline in attacks on African, Hispanic, and Asian-Americans when the cameraman was pushed. A 36-second clip from Skeans’s camera before, during and after the shove was widely circulated on social media.