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In Controversial Study, Facebook Investigates Networks of Emotions

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Facebook recently conducted a somewhat similar study, Experimental Evidence of Massive-Scale Emotional Contagion through Social Networks , to investigate whether changes in social news feeds can influence individuals’ moods and behaviors. Big Data Social Media Facebook National Academy of Science Social network'

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Facebook offered to license its network and code to avoid antitrust action

The Verge

In the wake of the groundbreaking Federal Trade Commission lawsuit against Facebook, The Washington Post is reporting new details of the company’s negotiations with regulators in the run-up to the case, including an unusual offer to license its code and network to competitors.

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Leaked documents show Facebook understands how harmful Instagram is to teenage girls

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Leaked Facebook documents obtained by the Wall Street Journal show that the social network has spent the last few years examining the effects Instagram has on younger users' mental health. The company has long insisted that social media can positively impact users' state of mind, but its own research appears.

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India sets stricter rules for social media giants

The Verge

India has announced new regulations for social networks and other web services in the country, particularly “significant social media” companies with large user bases, like Facebook and Twitter. Significant social media intermediaries” face additional responsibilities.

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Seattle’s newest unicorn: Rec Room raises $100M as social gaming popularity fuels big growth

GeekWire

We are one of many, and we’re excited to add a consumer social company to that mix.” Year-over-year revenue growth of 566% was fueled in part by the pandemic and trends toward social gatherings online. Gaming company or social company? I think in a lot of ways gaming is the new social.”

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This is Facebook’s internal research on the mental health effects of Instagram

The Verge

Facebook has shared the internal research about the impact of Instagram on teenage mental wellbeing reported on by The Wall Street Journal earlier this month. The Wall Street Journal reported that the files showed Instagram knew the social media network has a negative affect on teens’ mental health.

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Facebook encourages hate speech for profit, says whistleblower

The Verge

The whistleblower behind the leak of an enormous cache of Facebook documents to the Wall Street Journal , Frances Haugen, went public on 60 Minutes on Sunday, revealing more of the inner workings the most powerful social media platform in the world. Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen appears on 60 Minutes.

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