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Social Media Curbs Missing From Bipartisan Defense Bill Deal — Trump Threatens Veto Again
Friday, December 4, 2020 - 4:07am | 549Read More...Outgoing President Donald Trump late Thursday threatened to veto the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) bill again, despite the Republicans and the Democrats on both the House and the Senate armed services panels, reaching a bipartisan agreement. In a tweet, Trump...
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Trump Holds Defense Bill Hostage To Force Section 230 Repeal
Wednesday, December 2, 2020 - 4:40am | 460Read More...Repeal Section 230 or prepare for a veto on the National Defense Authorization Act, outgoing President Donald Trump warned Congress in a series of tweets. What Happened: Trump took potshots at social media companies again late Tuesday and wants their "liability shield" repealed...
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Snap Introduces TikTok-Like 'Spotlight' Video-Sharing Feature
Tuesday, November 24, 2020 - 7:50am | 558Read More...Snap Inc’s (NYSE: SNAP) Snapchat on Monday launched a feature called “Spotlight” in an attempt to compete with other video sharing portals like TikTok and Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB)-owned Instagram Reels, according to the Wall Street Journal. The...
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Facebook, Twitter CEOs Defend Their Election Actions To The Senate
Wednesday, November 18, 2020 - 4:06am | 495Read More...Facebook, Inc (NASDAQ: FB) CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) CEO Jack Dorsey appeared before the Senate in a virtual meeting to defend their actions surrounding the 2020 presidential election on Tuesday. Senators grilled the social media honchos on questions...
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Facebook, Twitter CEOs Expected To Defend Election Handing Before Senate Again Today
Tuesday, November 17, 2020 - 5:01am | 368Read More...Facebook, Inc (NASDAQ: FB) CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) CEO Jack Dorsey will be testifying before a Senate panel on Tuesday to defend the handling of disinformation during the U.S. Presidential election, the Associated Press reports. What Happened: ...
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Instagram's New Feature Copies Snapchat's Stories
Tuesday, August 2, 2016 - 11:05am | 345Read More...Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) introduced a new feature for its photo and video sharing social media property, Instagram called "Stories." Stories is a new feature that allows Instagram users to "share all the moments of your day, not just the ones you want to keep on your profile....
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Bob Peck Says Pokémon GO 'Shows Hunger For New Experiences'
Monday, July 18, 2016 - 9:28am | 386Read More...Robert "Bob" Peck of SunTrust Robinson Humphrey shared in a research report his unique thoughts on Nintendo Co., Ltd (ADR) (OTC: NTDOY)'s latest mobile game smash-hit, Pokémon GO. According to Peck, Pokémon GO serves as a testament to the potential of "Social Augmented Reality Platforms" (SARPs),...
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Vetr Top Raters Upgrade LinkedIn, 67% Of Users Bullish
Thursday, February 4, 2016 - 1:03pm | 150Read More...Despite the fact that shares of LinkedIn Corp (NYSE: LNKD) have lost nearly 15 percent since the start of 2016, Vetr top raters turned incrementally bullish on the social media company. Vetr top raters upgraded LinkedIn's stock rating to 4.5-stars out of a possible 5-stars. In fact, shares of...
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Facebook Stands Apart In Social Media ETF
Friday, July 25, 2014 - 3:28pm | 444Read More...Social media stocks have undergone a transformation -- from Wall Street darlings to highly-scrutinized organizations. An accumulation of users is no longer the driving force behind the cache of a social media company; rather, it’s how they can monetize those users to create revenue...
