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Happy Birthday, Facebook! A short history of the social network’s biggest gaffes

Facebook turns 15 today and to reflect on how the world has changed since Mark Zuckerberg first dreamt up what would become a scandal-plagued global behemoth, RT looks back at some of its biggest controversies.

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Twitter warns that private tweets were public for years

Private tweets sent by users of Twitter's Android app could have been exposed publicly for years.

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Tumblr to ban all pornographic content from 17 December

Social networking site Tumblr has announced plans to ban all pornographic content, effective from 17 December.

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Spotify Launches in the Middle East and North Africa

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How Logan Paul went from one of the world’s most famous YouTube stars to universally hated

HE was the world’s most famous YouTube star, but with one stunt, he lost it all. Now Logan Paul has a message for his haters.

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Snapchat is no longer the most-used social app among teens

The firm surveyed 8,600 teens with an average age of 16 across 48 states.

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Film shows the unlikely people tasked with cleaning up social media and the ugly consequences

BEHIND the Facebook feed you see, are people tasked with the unthinkable. This is the job nobody wants to acknowledge exists.

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Facebook is removing hundreds of American accounts spamming political misinformation

The removal included accounts like Right Wing News, which The New York Times reports posted false stories about Christine Blasey Ford following her testimony at the Brett Kavanaugh hearings.

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Google hid major Google+ security flaw that expo

The company reportedly feared regulatory scrutiny

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Amazon's IMDB will announce this week a new free video service to compete for TV ad dollars

• Amazon is expected to announce a free, ad-supported video service on Fire TV which will feature libraries of past TV shows and movies, five people who have had talks with the company told CNBC.
• The offering, which is similar to The Roku Channel and Hulu, will let advertisers use Amazon's first-party data and third-party consumer information to target advertising.

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Facebook says accounts of nearly 50 million users were breached in attack

Facebook discovered a security breach that allowed hackers to access information for up to 50 million user accounts. The company announced the news on Friday.

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James Weir: The scary reality of being locked in a dark room filled with Instagram influencers

IT’S one of the most petrifying experiences on the planet. And one wrong move could destroy you for life.
 

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Twitter bans Alex Jones and InfoWars

Twitter banned far-right conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and his website InfoWars from its platform Thursday afternoon, a month after several of its Silicon Valley counterparts did so.

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Twitter temporarily restricts Alex Jones' account

The move comes after other high profile tech companies like Apple, Facebook and YouTube have moved to remove Jones' content from their platforms.

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Google tracks users who turn off location history

Google records users' locations even when they have asked it not to, a report from the Associated Press has suggested.

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‘Bonkers’ Jones should be allowed to speak

FACEBOOK has banned Alex Jones, a man who peddles in putrid conspiracy theories. And that’s actually a bad thing.

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