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Tech in the era of extremism: How the industry is grappling with its new political reality

Ride-hailing giant Uber sent a message to its riders and drivers expressing outrage over the deadly white nationalist demonstration in… Read More

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Obama post after Charlottesville is most liked tweet ever; Facebook bans white nationalist’s accounts

Like most news events these days, the violent and deadly clash between white nationalists and counter protesters in Charlottesville, Va.,… Read More

Amazon Spark is a new Instagram-inspired shopping feed featuring Prime members as influencers

Amazon launched a new feature today that allows Prime members to post stories to a feed, similar to those popular… Read More

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Facebook reaches 2 billion users, as Zuckerberg expands social network’s mission

As of this morning, Facebook says there are a staggering 2 billion people worldwide using the social network every month.… Read More

Techstars grad Innervate raises more cash for platform that helps developers reach gamers

Innervate, a Seattle startup offering a suite of tools to help gaming companies market their products, has raised an undisclosed… Read More

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Teen wins game of chicken on Twitter: Plea for free Wendy’s nuggets breaks Ellen’s record for retweets

Wendy’s chicken nuggets are officially more appetizing than a photo containing Brad Pitt, Jennifer Lawrence, Meryl Streep, Bradley Cooper and… Read More

Bloomberg’s digital chief: Journalists must ‘reclaim’ their audience from Facebook and Google

The news industry faces a Herculean challenge. With resources and attention spans dwindling, media organizations find themselves in a war with tech… Read More

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Those ’10 concerts’ lists on Facebook are fun and/or annoying — but are they a privacy threat?

Do I really need anyone to guess whether or not I saw Journey, Flock of Seagulls and Ratt in concert… Read More

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Instagram adds another 100M users faster than ever to reach 700M monthly actives

Instagram’s growth is showing no signs of letting up. The Facebook-owned photo- and video-sharing platform announced Wednesday that its community… Read More

New tool promotes empathy by asking Facebook users to follow their political opposites

A polarizing election has left the country deeply divided and social media widens that chasm by surrounding us with like-minded people. Recognizing… Read More

Twitter will no longer count @usernames toward 140-character limit in replies

Good news for those feeling constrained by Twitter’s 140-character limit when conversing with other users on the social media platform.… Read More

Apple’s new millennial-minded ‘Clips’ video-editing app could be a game-changer

Could this be a plot twist in Act Three? While we were all watching Facebook’s attempts to take on newly-public… Read More

Twitch announces new desktop app that builds upon community hub Curse

Twitch is continuing its push into social media, announcing Thursday that it will rebrand the Curse app, a communication hub… Read More

Facebook announces Messenger Day, a Snapchat clone inside the Messenger app

These days you don’t even need to download Snapchat to build Snapchat Stories. Facebook on Thursday rolled out yet another… Read More

Twitch ‘Pulse’ adds Facebook-like social media tool to streaming giant’s front page

Twitch just got a lot more social. On Monday, the Amazon-owned video-game streaming company rolled out a new social media tool… Read More

Snap prices IPO at $17 per share in biggest public debut for U.S. tech company since Facebook

Snapchat parent Snap Inc. priced its shares at $17 apiece on Wednesday, raising around $3.4 billion in its initial public offering.… Read More

Twitter will now let users mute “egg” profiles as it continues to fight abuse on site

In the never-ending fight against abusive content on social media, Twitter is going on the offensive. The site announced several new… Read More

Twitter to focus more on live video after losing more than $400M in 2016

Expect to see more live video in your Twitter feed. In its annual 10-K report released Monday, the company said… Read More

Instagram adds albums to app in another push to become one-stop shop for photo sharing

Don’t fret about finding the perfect photo from the party for your Instagram; you can now upload an entire gallery… Read More

Listen up, Facebook users: Videos will now automatically play with sound in the News Feed

Your Facebook feed is about to get a lot louder. Facebook on Tuesday announced a series of updates to the… Read More

Facebook updates Safety Check to allow people to offer and find relief during natural disasters

When a series of tornadoes hit the New Orleans area on Tuesday, many locals turned to Facebook to alert friends… Read More

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Twitter will block abusive accounts and hide tweets, expanding fight against harassment

Twitter is taking a harder stance on trolls, announcing Tuesday a series of updates aimed at reducing abuse on the… Read More

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After huge outcry, USDA scales back its limits on scientists’ contacts with public

U.S. Department of Agriculture officials have rescinded an order that barred its researchers from releasing “public-facing documents,” ranging from news releases… Read More

Facebook announces major changes to embattled Trending Topics section, removes personalization

As it continues to fight the spread of fake news, Facebook announced major changes to its Trending Topics section Wednesday.… Read More

Instagram to roll out live video feature to users around the globe next week

Instagram will officially roll out its live video feature to global users over the next week, the social media company… Read More

Donald Trump

EPA and USDA are latest targets of Trump’s social media gag orders

The Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Department of Agriculture are the latest targets of media blackouts ordered by the Trump… Read More

Russell Wilson

Seahawks QB Russell Wilson is top-ranked athlete in social media — 2 more Seattle stars make list

Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson is trying to win another NFL championship, but on Tuesday he locked up the title… Read More

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Which cities are hashtagged most on Instagram? New report ranks top 30 — sorry, Seattle

The world’s biggest and most tourist friendly cities are also tops in hashtagged mentions on Instagram according to a new… Read More

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President Obama’s vast social media archive goes live with 250,000 posts, photos and videos

We’re well aware of the social media habits of president-elect Donald Trump, and foresee interesting times ahead as he uses Twitter… Read More

Lindy West

Seattle author Lindy West leaves Twitter, calls it unusable for ‘anyone but trolls, robots and dictators’

Seattle author and feminist Lindy West, one of the more compelling and entertaining reasons to stick around on Twitter, has ditched… Read More

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