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Nate Wolf is a reporter based in New York City. His work has appeared in the Chief, InsuranceNewsNet, and Deadspin.

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‘We cannot refund you. We cannot replace the item’: Target shopper orders $500 Meta Quest 3. Then she opens the box

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‘Never forgive and never go back’: Trump fans aren’t buying Zuckerberg’s new ‘free speech’ push

Hope Talbot is a freelance journalist currently based in New York City. Her work has appeared in The Daily Express, Euronews, and Bristol24/7, to name a few.

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Meta’s AI Instagram bots spark swift backlash: ‘Manufacturing the human experience’

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‘That would be a better solution’: Who should control teens’ Meta, TikTok use? Health expert weighs in

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Meta employee group reveals ex-Netanyahu staffer pushed to ban pro-Palestine account

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‘Algorithmic warnings’: Study finds AI is a better lie detector than humans. It could be huge for Facebook, Google, TikTok misinfo

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MAGA fans aren’t happy Mark Zuckerberg might vote for Trump

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5 times Mark Zuckerberg proved to be really, really obsessed with the Roman Empire

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Meta launches crackdown on use of ‘Zionist’—potentially further silencing Palestinian voices

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Instagram suspended Trans March organizer’s accounts over casting call—citing ‘human exploitation’

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