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As a founder of Giphy Studios, the first creative agency devoted to making original GIFs, Samantha Scharff knows how to slow your scroll. Powered by WPeMatico
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With employees critiquing executives in the press, Dara Khosrowshahi must now decide whether to repeat history, or forge a new company culture based on trust. Powered by WPeMatico
Read MoreFacebook Confirms It’s Working on a New Internet Satellite
Emails obtained via a Freedom of Information Act request reveal the social network has had plans to launch low Earth orbit satellites since at least 2016. Powered by WPeMatico
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One day after CEO Mark Zuckerberg had to clarify his position on Holocaust deniers, Facebook announced a new policy to take down misinformation that might lead to violence. Powered by WPeMatico
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Researchers analyzing the pattern of tweets say 20 or more real Americans may have been erroneously included on a list given to Congress, and later publicized. Powered by WPeMatico
Read MoreHow a #MeToo Facebook Group Became a Tool for Harassment
The closed group was taken over by abusive trolls, raising questions about Facebook’s ability to monitor spaces designed for sharing intimate information. Powered by WPeMatico
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