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Meta releases newsletter platform numbers, and it’s good news for Substack
Six months in and there are 115 publications writing on it
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Meta cracks down on phishing scams that use its trademarks
Bad actors allegedly created over 39,000 phony login pages as part of a phishing scheme
The world's largest social network has more than 2 billion daily users, and is expanding rapidly around the world. Led by CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his chief operating officer, Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook undergirds much of the world's communication online, both through its flagship app and its subsidiaries Instagram, WhatsApp, and Oculus. Despite huge financial success, Facebook is also confronted with questions about data privacy, hate speech on the platform, and concerns that frequent social media use can lead to unhappiness. The Verge publishes a nightly newsletter about Facebook and democracy, subscribe here.
The secret lives of Facebook moderators in America
In Arizona, Facebook’s content moderators get through the day with sex, drugs, and guns
As tech founders resign, Congress loses its favorite targets
But they stand to gain a real chance at change
