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Marine Corps Finds It Tough To Shut Down Sexist Facebook Groups

3:58pm November 24, 2014

by James Clark

Female Marines are being humiliated and generally degraded by their peers on Facebook. The groups' pages are frequently shut down, but return within days due to a dedicated following.

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Facebook Rolls Out New, Simpler Privacy Policy

5:41pm November 13, 2014

by Sam Sanders

The new privacy guidelines are one-third their previous length. But experts say it doesn't change how much data the company will continue to gather from users.

Ello is a new, invitation-only social network that aims to thrive and survive on a business model that does not include selling user data or advertising.

'Ello' Aims For A Return To Ad-Free Social Networking

1:55pm November 12, 2014

by Nishat Kurwa

Ello is the viral social network of the moment. Ad-free, invitation-only and with the option of anonymity, it's generating tons of chatter as the latest alternative to Facebook.

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That 'I'm A Voter' App At The Top Of Your Newsfeed Actually Makes A Difference

4:39pm November 04, 2014

by Eyder Peralta

No, really. Some serious scientists collaborated with Facebook in 2010 and found that the app added 340,000 additional voters that election cycle.

Drag queens Lil Miss Hot Mess (left) and Sister Roma join other activists for a news conference at San Francisco City Hall on Sept. 17 to speak out against Facebook's rule on using legal names for profiles.

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Facebook Requires Real Names. What Does That Mean For Drag Queens?

8:47pm November 03, 2014

by Dana Farrington

Dozens of queens' profiles were deactivated recently because they used stage names. Facebook says requiring real names curbs abuse, but LGBT groups say it's restricting — for drag queens and others.

In a photo released by Tsinghua University in Beijing, Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg speaks with students there on Wednesday.

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Mark Zuckerberg Shows Off His Mandarin Chinese Skills

2:18pm October 23, 2014

by Elise Hu

The Facebook co-founder and CEO spoke at Tsinghua University in Beijing for about 30 minutes. In Mandarin. His audience liked it.

A technician opens a vessel containing women's frozen egg cells in April 2011 in Amsterdam.

Silicon Valley Companies Add New Benefit For Women: Egg-Freezing

1:10pm October 21, 2014

by Laura Sydell

The addition of the benefit by Facebook and Apple comes as tech companies face mounting pressure to hire more women, but some warn it may increase pressure those employees feel to put off having kids.

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When Disaster Strikes, Facebook Lets Friends Know You're OK

8:12pm October 16, 2014

by Tim Fitzsimons

Facebook's newest tool, known as Safety Check, aims to allow people to quickly alert friends and family that they are safe after a natural disaster.

Facebook's log-in page currently doesn't allow a date earlier than Jan. 1, 1905, to be selected.

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At 113, Woman Lies About Her Age So She Can Join Facebook

1:21pm October 15, 2014

by Bill Chappell

Born in 1900, Anna Stoehr has seen dramatic shifts in technology. But when the Minnesota woman tried to create a Facebook account, she hit a snag. The service couldn't handle her early birthdate.

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A man uses a mobile phone in front of a Telenor ad for cheap sim cards in Yangon, Myanmar. Cheap mobile technology has ignited an Internet revolution in the once-isolated nation.

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Why 4.4 Billion People Still Don't Have Internet Access

4:56pm October 06, 2014

by Tim Fitzsimons

More than half the global population has never been online. But Silicon Valley giants are trying to change that.