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Facebook starts prompting US users to fill out a COVID-19 survey to help track the virus

Beginning in this day and age, some U.S. Fb shoppers will see a logo new pop-up at the app asking them to end a survey about COVID-19. The survey, from Carnegie Mellon College’s Delphi epidemiological research center, is one among the new symptom mapping duties that seek to glance forward to the position the following w…
Starting today, some U.S. Facebook users will see a new pop-up on the app asking them to complete a survey about COVID-19. The survey, from Carnegie Mellon University’s Delphi epidemiological research center, is one of many new symptom mapping projects that seek to anticipate where the next w…

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  5. "Facebook removed two networks of fake accounts spreading government propaganda on the platform Tuesday, one originating in China and one in the Philippines". (September 22, 2020)
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  7. "What began as a relatively small effort by activist organizations to hold Facebook accountable for perceived policy failings has snowballed into a mass corporate backlash and a rare moment of discomfort for a company that enjoys its status as one of techs untouchable giants". (July 8, 2020)
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