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How to Use Instagram's New Quiet Mode

How to Use Instagram's New Quiet Mode

When you want to take a break but don't want your friends to worry.

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Facebook Parent Meta Settles Lawsuit Alleging Discriminatory Housing Ads

Facebook Parent Meta Settles Lawsuit Alleging Discriminatory Housing Ads

As part of the settlement with the US Department of Justice, Meta said it will stop using an ad tool for housing ads.

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LinkedIn Agrees to $1.8M Settlement for Allegedly Paying Women Less Than Men

LinkedIn Agrees to $1.8M Settlement for Allegedly Paying Women Less Than Men

The money will go toward back wages and interest for the affected workers.

Meta Launches Age Verification Test With Facebook Dating

Meta Launches Age Verification Test With Facebook Dating

The move intends to make Meta's platform safer and age-appropriate.

Elon Musk Is Weaponizing Twitter Against Apple Now

Elon Musk Is Weaponizing Twitter Against Apple Now

The world's richest man is using the social network he bought to attack the world's most highly valued company.

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Meta Will Let You Chat With AI Bots With Personalities, Report Says

Want to meet an Abraham Lincoln chatbot? Facebook owner Meta is an artificial intelligence leader, but rivals with advanced chatbots are already abundant.
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TikTok Bans Some Deepfakes Amid Security Concerns

The new rules come as the video-sharing app faces a possible ban in the US.
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TikTok's New Feature Lets You Reset Your 'For You' Feed

If you're bored of TikTok, you have the option to start fresh all over again.
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Biden Administration Threatens to Ban TikTok if It's Not Sold

Lawmakers have grown increasingly concerned that the Chinese government could get access to US users' data.
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How AI Will Change Big Tech's Relationship with Journalism

The issue of how platforms like Facebook and Google pay news publishers for content is already contentious.
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Instagram Outage Affected Thousands Around the World

Users in several countries around the globe report being unable to access the site.
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YouTube Is Changing Its Policy on Cursing

Not all foul language will be treated the same, the site says.
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FTC Reportedly Asks Twitter for Musk's Internal Communications

The federal agency is concerned about how users' information is being protected under Musk's ownership, The Wall Street Journal reports.
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Meta Reportedly Plans Another Round of Layoffs

The job cuts, reportedly numbering in the thousands, would come on top of the 13% workforce reduction announced in November.
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Twitter Link, Image Errors Due to 'Internal Change'

The social network says things should be working as normal now after an API change led to "unintended consequences."
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