Brian Contreras is a technology reporter with the Los Angeles Times. He covers platforms, e-commerce and the influencer economy. He started with The Times in 2020 as an intern for the Washington bureau before later transitioning to the Business desk. He has previously written for the Seattle Times, San Antonio Express-News, Chautauquan Daily and Stanford Daily.
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Sandberg has served as chief operating officer at the social media giant for 14 years. She joined from Google in 2008, four years before Facebook went public.
En TikTok e Instagram, las mujeres embarazadas se encuentran con vídeos que se aprovechan de sus peores temores como futuras madres, desde los defectos de nacimiento hasta la pérdida del niño. Para algunas, dejar las redes sociales es la única solución.
On TikTok and Instagram, pregnant women find themselves targeted with videos that prey on their worst fears as expectant mothers, from birth defects to child loss. For some, quitting social media is the only solution.
El tiroteo de Buffalo ha puesto de manifiesto el riesgo para la seguridad pública que supone la racista “teoría del gran reemplazo”. Pero las empresas de medios sociales pueden temer una dura resistencia política si tratan de eliminarla de sus plataformas.
The Buffalo shooting has highlighted the public safety risk posed by the racist “great replacement theory.” But social media companies may fear stiff political resistance if they seek to expunge it from their platforms.
Elon Musk tweeted early Friday that his planned acquisition of the social network was “temporarily on hold.” This is a familiar pattern for the tech magnate.
During a virtual appearance at the Financial Times Future of the Car conference on Tuesday, Musk said “a temporary suspension is appropriate, but not a permanent ban.”
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