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What Facebook fed the baby boomers. Many Americans’ feeds are nightmares. I know because I spent weeks living inside two of them. facebook social media Article 2322 words, published Nov 24 2020 18 votes
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Facebook and Twitter take unusual steps to limit spread of New York Post story facebook social media Article 1551 words 16 votes
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India bans PUBG, Baidu, WeChat, Alipay, and 114 Chinese apps in the third ban wave Article 860 words 20 votes
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