Instagram won’t let influencers promote vaping products

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Instagram is finally making rules to govern content in influencer advertising.

Twitter, Facebook say China used fake accounts to target Hong Kong protests

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Twitter Inc. found and deleted hundreds of accounts it said China used to undermine the Hong Kong protest movement.

Facebook tells chat users nothing about human listeners

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The social network said that the only people who were affected were those who agreed to have their audio messages transcribed.

Snapchat user growth accelerates after Android fix

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Snapchat?s growth accelerated after the social-media company rolled out an improved version of its Android mobile application

Samsung phone users perturbed to find they can't delete Facebook

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On certain Samsung Electronics Co. smartphones, users aren?t allowed to delete the Facebook app.

Facebook says any return to China would preserve free expression

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Facebook Inc. said if it ever returns to China, the company will do it in a way that preserves rights to free expression and privacy.

Zuckerberg bets the future of Facebook on video and Instagram

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Facebook Inc. Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg is betting the company?s future on video and disappearing posts called "stories".

Snapchat lost users in quarter, says declines will continue

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Snapchat is on the decline.

Facebook unveils tools to tell users when to stop scrolling

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Facebook, during all its years of expansion, has been focused on one thing above all else: getting people to spend more time its social network.

Facebook bug switched millions of privacy settings to `public'

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Facebook had a software bug for 10 days in May that set the audience for people?s posts to ?public. ?

Cryptocurrency businesses find ways around Facebook ad ban

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Cryptocurrency ads have found their way onto Facebook despite a ban, using a workaround popular with email spammers: changing spelling.

Facebook really wants you back

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It?s been about a year since Rishi Gorantala deleted the Facebook from his phone and the company has gotten more aggressive in emails to win him back.

Fake news did not drive US election - Zuckerberg

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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg rejects the idea that fake news on the social network influenced America’s presidential election.

Facebook, Twitter played a part in Trump’s win

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America just endured its first presidential election in which the majority of the electorate got its news from social media.

Twitter’s operating chief departs

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Chief Operating Officer Adam Bain is leaving Twitter after building the social-media player’s advertising from the ground up.

Snap amends charter, ensures founder control

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Snap is asking investors to back its management team and support their potential to build the next technology juggernaut.

Facebook launches a Craigslist competitor

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Facebook is releasing a feature called Marketplace that will let users post items for sale and shop for things to buy.

‘Twitter has no choice but to explore options’

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Salesforce. com and other companies eyeing Twitter might pay more than $16bn to get their hands on the social-media platform’s valuable data.

Snapchat changes its name, unveils camera glasses

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The startup behind the popular messaging app has made its first foray into consumer electronics.

Facebook gave advertisers inflated video metrics

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Facebook only counts a video as “viewed” if it has been seen for more than three seconds.

Zuckerberg, Chan pledge funds to fight disease

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Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan will spend more than $3bn over the next decade to work on curing diseases.

Twitter wins with NFL feed

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Twitter touts its streaming deal with the NFL as a cornerstone of its media strategy.

Pinterest starts selling video advertising

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Pinterest’s new video ads will be interspersed with personalised feeds, catering to the interests of whoever is browsing.

Twitter taps Quip chief for board post

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Social media giant Twitter has named Bret Taylor - the chief executive officer of Quip - to its board of directors.

Facebook investors back return of board

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Facebook shareholders have re-elected all eight members of the social network’s board.