"Fake news" stories targeting corporations may be obnoxious, but a new study finds that they likely pose little threat to well-established brands.
Economics & Business
Oct 16, 2019
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If you want to convince people not to trust an inaccurate political post on Facebook, labeling it as satire can help, a new study finds.
Social Sciences
Oct 8, 2019
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A top marine biologist has urged Thailand's government to speed up conservation plans for the dugong, an imperiled sea mammal, after their death toll for the year in Thai waters has already climbed to a record 21.
Ecology
Oct 3, 2019
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As the social and economic divides between groups grow ever wider, and social mobility declines, the bonds that tie people together, within families or communities, have weakened over time.
Social Sciences
Aug 23, 2019
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A new article, published by researchers from the Leiden Institute of Advanced Computer Science and the Leiden University Centre of Linguistics in the journal PLoS ONE, shows that 50% of Dutch Facebook users are exposed to ...
Social Sciences
Aug 22, 2019
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Facebook must meet "a very high standard" before it moves ahead with its planned digital currency Libra, US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Monday.
Business
Jul 15, 2019
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Facebook's planned virtual unit Libra, already under heavy attack from US President Donald Trump and global regulators, faces scepticism among the wider cryptocurrency community as well.
Internet
Jul 14, 2019
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At $5 billion, the fine the FTC is about to levy on Facebook is by far the largest it's given to a technology company, easily eclipsing the second largest, $22 million for Google in 2012.
Internet
Jul 12, 2019
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President Donald Trump on Thursday night warned Facebook Inc. over its plan to create a digital currency, the Libra.
Business
Jul 12, 2019
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When Facebook announced its intention last month to get into the money business with its own digital currency, we were left wondering what would be next. Its own court system? Its own standing army?
Internet
Jul 5, 2019
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