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Did older Facebook users sharing fake news really help elect Trump?

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Did older Facebook users sharing fake news really help elect Trump?

Nearly 1 in 10 Facebook users shared fake news during the 2016 US election. Most were Republicans over 65, but we still don't know whether this influenced the result

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Ditching Facebook could reduce stress but also make you less happy

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Almost everything we know about social media and health could be wrong

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Don't Miss: social media violence, lowdown on AI, scary black holes

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The alarming rise of a power that knows no borders, and how we resist

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A picture of Facebook on a phone with Cambridge Analytica in the background

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Facebook fined £500,000 for Cambridge Analytica leak by data watchdog

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A picture of a smartphone with the Facebook app being deleted

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Massive Facebook data breach left 50 million accounts exposed

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Google's AI hate speech detector is easily fooled by a few typos

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A memorial for those at Parkland

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Humans, not bots, spread Twitter conspiracies after Parkland shooting

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Myanmar's commander-in-chief Min Aung Hlaing

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Facebook bans Myanmar’s military leader in unprecedented move

Facebook has banned top military accounts in Myanmar, including the commander-in-chief's. This is the first time it has banned a country's military or political leaders

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Facebook to tell 4 million users their data may have been misused

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Does just using Facebook really make racist attacks more likely?

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Facebook bans hundreds of accounts linked to Russia and Iran

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Google hit with €4.3 billion fine from EU for abusing market dominance

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