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Talk about an offer that sounds too good to be true: Spotify is giving away a Google Home Mini to both new and current (!) subscribers to Spotify Premium and Spotify Premium Family. Ready for the catch? No catch. I took advantage of this offer when Spotify ran it last year, and when it was …

Snap appears to be making a comeback, attracting new users after it announced a new version of its augmented reality sunglasses. The parent company of ephemeral-messaging app Snapchat said Tuesday that it had 210 million daily active users, an increase from the 203 million daily active users the company reported in the second quarter. Since it went public in 2017, Snap …

If all Facebook cared about was the money it makes from political advertising, the company wouldn’t be doing it, Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg said Tuesday. The social networking giant continues to answer questions about its decision to run political ads, including those with misleading information, without fact checking them. Instead, Facebook believes political ads are an important part of discourse.  “It’s not …

Facebook unveiled on Tuesday a $1 billion pledge to help resolve California’s affordable housing crisis over the next decade, a commitment that comes as tech companies get blamed for contributing to the state’s rising rents. In a blog post, Facebook CFO David Wehner said the social media giant would partner with the state to provide more low- and mixed-income housing.  …

Three senators have introduced draft laws that could require social media companies to ensure consumers have a way to move their personal data to other platforms when they want to, Axios reported earlier Tuesday. Things like friends lists and profile information should be exportable to other competing platforms. Republican Senator Josh Hawley and Democratic Senators Mark Warner and Richard Blumenthal …

This story is part of Elections 2020, CNET’s coverage of the voting in November and its aftermath. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg dipped his toe into politics by offering some help to Democratic candidate Pete Buttigieg’s presidential campaign. Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan, his wife, sent emails suggesting several individuals for Buttigieg to hire for his campaign, according to a report from Bloomberg on …

A letter from dozens of civil and human rights organizations has been sent to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, urging him to ensure the social media platform helps protect such rights. The letter, sent by the coalition called the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, was published online Monday and accuses Facebook of “reckless disregard for civil rights.” “Our trust …

Facebook is apparently weighing some options for Libra, its ambitious but controversial cryptocurrency project, following mounting criticism from politicians and regulators. David Marcus, Facebook’s blockchain boss, on Sunday reportedly said there could be alternative approaches to the digital coin, including using multiple cryptocurrencies based on national currencies such as the US dollar. “We could do it differently,” Marcus said during a banking seminar, according …

Mark Zuckerberg is continuing his efforts at transparency, after livestreaming an employee Q&A earlier this month. The Facebook CEO and co-founder revealed his thoughts on “voice and free expression” on Thursday at 10 a.m PT / 1 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. BST / 4 a.m. Friday AEDT. “It’s the most comprehensive take I’ve written about my views, why I …

Tablet shoppers don’t have a lot of options these days. There’s the iPad, of course, and the premium price that goes with it. (The current entry-level model starts at $329.) And there’s the Amazon Fire HD, which runs a reasonable $150 for the 10-inch model but forces you to use Amazon’s custom OS. Out of the box, you don’t get access …