Shannon Bond

Financial Times

Shannon Bond appears in the following:

Big Brands Boycott Facebook, Calling For A Crackdown On Malicious Content

Wednesday, July 01, 2020

A big advertising boycott of Facebook officially kicks off on Wednesday. What brands are pausing spending, what do they want, and what impact is this having on the world's biggest social network?

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In Reversal, Facebook To Label Politicians' Harmful Posts As Ad Boycott Grows

Friday, June 26, 2020

The social network is under pressure from a growing group of its advertisers to do more to curb hate speech and other harmful content.

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Biden Warns Facebook On Track To Repeat Mistakes Of 2016 Election

Thursday, June 11, 2020

The presumptive Democratic presidential nominee demands the social network fact-check ads from political candidates, saying its hands-off policies "pose a threat to free and fair elections."

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Critics Slam Facebook But Zuckerberg Resists Blocking Trump's Posts

Thursday, June 11, 2020

People inside and outside Facebook are furious over the social network's refusal to curb President Trump's most inflammatory messages. The concerns reflect long-running frustrations with the company.

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Mark Zuckerberg Faces Revolt Among Facebook Employees

Wednesday, June 10, 2020

Mark Zuckerberg is facing a backlash among Facebook employees over his refusal to act on President Trump's inflammatory posts. Staff says the crisis reflects new and old frustrations with the company.

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How Uber And Its Riders Are Adapting To The New 'Social'

Wednesday, June 10, 2020

The ride-hailing company is seeing signs of recovery as cities, states and countries lift lockdown restrictions, but the pandemic has taken a steep toll.

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Facebook Will Review Policies On Posts About State Violence, Voting

Friday, June 05, 2020

Mark Zuckerberg says the company will consider labeling some posts that break its rules, as Twitter has done with the president's inflammatory and false tweets.

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LinkedIn CEO Condemns Employees' 'Appalling Comments' On Race

Friday, June 05, 2020

During an all-staff meeting, anonymous employees deride the racial justice protests and question the professional networking company's diversity initiatives.

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Facebook Begins Labeling 'State-Controlled' Media

Thursday, June 04, 2020

The social network is flagging publishers it says are under 'editorial control' of governments, as part of efforts to secure its platform against foreign influence campaigns.

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Former Facebook Employees Blast Zuckerberg's 'Do-Nothing' Stance On Trump

Wednesday, June 03, 2020

Some of the social network's earliest hires say CEO Mark Zuckerberg's inaction on the president's most inflammatory posts is a 'betrayal' of the company's ideals.

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Facebook Employees Revolt Over Zuckerberg's Hands-Off Approach To Trump

Monday, June 01, 2020

Employees are publicly criticizing CEO Mark Zuckerberg and organizing a virtual walkout amid a growing internal backlash over the company's tolerance of the president's posts.

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Who Dares To Rent A Dress Now? Coronavirus Upends The Sharing Economy

Monday, June 01, 2020

How do you share your car, home or clothing with other people during a pandemic? Companies from Airbnb to Rent the Runway face big challenges convincing customers their services are safe.

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Trump Uses Executive Order To Crack Down On Social Media Companies

Friday, May 29, 2020

President Trump escalated his fight with Twitter with an attempt to strip long-held legal protections from online platforms. But what real effect will Trump's executive order have?

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Trump Accuses Social Media Of Anti-Conservative Bias After Twitter Marks His Tweets

Wednesday, May 27, 2020

President Trump has accused social media platforms of anti-conservative bias and threatened to shut them down after Twitter flagged his tweets about mail-in ballots as misleading.

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Trump Threatens To Shut Down Social Media After Twitter Adds Warning To His Tweets

Wednesday, May 27, 2020

President Trump's vow to "strongly regulate" such platforms comes a day after Twitter added a fact-check label to a pair of his tweets and renews his argument that those sites silence conservatives.

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Facebook Expects Half Its Employees To Work Remotely Permanently

Thursday, May 21, 2020

CEO Mark Zuckerberg says he expects 50% of the social network's workforce to be working remotely within the next decade.

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Facebook Launches Virtual Shopping Mall, Saying It Will Help Small Businesses

Tuesday, May 19, 2020

The social network is positioning its new commerce feature as a way to help small businesses that have been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic.

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'We Can't Take Your Call': Uber Drivers, Other Gig Workers Struggle For Unemployment

Tuesday, May 19, 2020

Gig workers are now eligible for unemployment benefits, but states have been slow to update their systems to accept claims. That's left many workers waiting weeks for help.

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Uber Cuts 3,000 More Jobs As Pandemic Squeezes Ride-Hailing

Monday, May 18, 2020

The company is slimming down to focus on rides and food delivery while cutting $1 billion in costs this year.

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Apple, Google Coronavirus Tool Won't Track Your Location. That Worries Some States

Wednesday, May 13, 2020

Apple and Google are developing smartphone technology to help fight the coronavirus pandemic. But public health authorities in some states are chafing against the tech giants' rules.

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