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Apple says it’s banning Facebook’s research app that collects users’ personal information — Recode

Facebook is at the center of another privacy scandal, writes Kurt Wagner. Here is the link: https://www.recode.net/2019/1/30/18203231/apple-banning-facebook-research-app

Facebook plans to let Messenger, Instagram, and WhatsApp users message each other — The Verge

Facebook is working to allow cross-messaging between Facebook Messenger, Instagram, and WhatsApp, writes Makena Kelly. Here is the link: https://www.theverge.com/2019/1/25/18197228/facebook-instagram-whatsapp-merge-messaging-services-mark-zuckerberg

Facebook creating AI ethics research center with Technical University of Munich

Facebook has inked a partnership with the Technical University of Munich (TUM) to create an independent AI ethics research center.

Why these young tech workers spent their Friday night planning a rebellion against companies like Google, Amazon, and Facebook — Recode

A new class of politically mobilized tech employees are trying to save the industry from itself, writes Shirin Ghaffary. Here is the link: https://www.recode.net/2019/1/18/18185842/tech-workers-friday-night-google-amazon-facebook

Why should anyone believe Facebook anymore? — Wired

If there is one message Facebook has been trying to send to the world in 2018, it's that the company understands it needs to...