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Apple CEO Cook Warns of Social Media Perils in University Speech

EghtesadOnline: Apple Inc. Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook warned Massachusetts Institute of Technology graduates that technology -- and social media in particular -- can divide society even as it’s intended to bring people together.
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Publish Date:10/June/2017 | 07:33

UK PM May pledges new powers to punish and tax social media firms

EghtesadOnline: British Prime Minister Theresa May pledged to create new powers allowing her to punish social media and communications companies that fail to look after users' data, and to demand cash from firms to pay for policing the internet.
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Publish Date:13/May/2017 | 06:48

EU authorities demand changes from Facebook, Google, Twitter

EghtesadOnline: Social media companies Facebook Inc, Alphabet Inc and Twitter Inc will have to amend their terms of service for European users within a month or face the risk of fines, a European Commission official said on Friday.
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Publish Date:18/March/2017 | 16:01

Telegram Firmly in Top Place in Iran

EghtesadOnline: A new study has revealed that six out of ten Iranians are on social media with Telegram messaging application holding the lead in terms of popularity.
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Publish Date:12/March/2017 | 14:55

Facebook, Snapchat Deals Produce Meager Results for News Outlets

EghtesadOnline: Newspapers and other media outlets are struggling to make money from their partnerships with tech giants like Facebook and Snapchat, raising concerns over their business models in a news landscape increasingly dominated by social media platforms.
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Publish Date:25/January/2017 | 06:46

It’s Merkel vs. Facebook as Germany Heads Into Election Year

EghtesadOnline: While celebrating the 2013 election victory that gave her a third term as German chancellor, Angela Merkel reached over a colleague’s shoulder and removed a German flag from his hand. A video of that small gesture, meant to declutter an image she knew would soon rocket around the globe, went viral on social media as purported evidence of Merkel’s lack of patriotism -- and is now spurring an effort to compel companies like Facebook Inc. to rein in hate speech and fake news.
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Publish Date:16/January/2017 | 15:49

Facebook builds censorship tool to attain China re-entry: NYT

EghtesadOnline: Facebook Inc has quietly developed a censorship tool that could persuade China to allow the world's biggest social media network to re-enter the world's second largest economy after a seven-year ban, the New York Times reported on Tuesday.
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Publish Date:23/November/2016 | 15:53

Disney Dropped Twitter Pursuit Partly Over Image

EghtesadOnline: Walt Disney Co. decided not to pursue a bid for Twitter Inc. partly out of concern that bullying and other uncivil forms of communication on the social media site might soil the company’s wholesome family image, according to people familiar with management’s thinking.
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Publish Date:18/October/2016 | 07:24

Google Said to Tap Lazard to Review Potential Bid for Twitter

EghtesadOnline: Google is working with a financial adviser to consider a potential bid for Twitter Inc., as the social-media company continues to explore a sale, according to a person familiar with the arrangement.
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Publish Date:01/October/2016 | 09:18

Twitter initiates talks with tech companies over sale: source

EghtesadOnline: Twitter Inc has initiated talks with several technology companies to explore selling itself, a person familiar with the matter said on Friday, signaling the start of what is likely to be a slow-rolling auction of the high-profile but money-losing social media company.
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Publish Date:24/September/2016 | 24:06

Trump underspends Clinton on TV ads, relying on social media : NBC

EghtesadOnline: Republican Donald Trump, a former reality TV star, has yet to spend a dime on television advertising for his White House campaign against Democratic rival Hillary Clinton, who has spent $52 million, NBC News said on Tuesday.
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Publish Date:10/August/2016 | 09:26