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Briefing
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- Censorship Monitoring Tool – Facebook developed software that can block posts from appearing in news feeds in certain geographic areas to order to re-enter China
- Third Party Organization – Plans to leverage partner Chinese company to control posts which show up in users’ news feeds
- Unconfirmed China Plans – Company said it is interested in China, but has not decided on approach for Chinese market yet
- Growing Censorship Demands – Can spur demands for widescale deployment of technology in other countries
- Fake News Criticisms – Criticized for allowing spread of fake news, especially during last U.S. elections
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Accelerator
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Sector
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Information Technology
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Organization
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Facebook Inc.
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Source
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Original Publication Date
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November 22, 2016
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