Asia and Australia Edition: Facebook, Paul Ryan, Bashar al-Assad: Your Thursday Briefing (NYT > Home Page)
Here’s what you need to know to start your day.
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What Trump’s Fight with Amazon Signals for American Business (Everything)
Adam Davidson writes that President Trump’s attack on Amazon shows that he’s willing to experiment with the tools at his …
Ad Rate Impact And Possible Regulation: Facebook Addresses Data Privacy Fallout (AdExchanger)
As Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg faced a second congressional grilling on Wednesday in Washington, DC, the company’s VP of ads …
Zuckerberg put on back foot as House grills Facebook CEO over user tracking (The Guardian)
In his second day on Capitol Hill, Zuckerberg says his own data was handed to Cambridge AnalyticaZuckerberg says own data …
Erin Go Bragh: St. Patrick’s Day Was a Hot Topic on Facebook, Instagram in March (Adweek Feed)
Facebook and Instagram users had their Irish up last month, as St. Patrick's Day dominated Facebook IQ's list of Hot …
This Startup Is Closing the Logistics Gap That Allows Amazon to Dominate E-Commerce (Inc.com)
Shippo'sproduct levels the playing field between Amazon and independent merchants.
Lawmakers Press Mark Zuckerberg on Facebook’s Diversity Problem (Stories from Slate)
Members of the Congressional Black Caucus pressed Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to account for his company’s poor record of workforce …
Opinion: Can Facebook Develop a Conscience? (NYT > Home Page)
If his congressional testimony is any guide, Mark Zuckerberg won’t be the one who makes it happen.
Facebook’s ‘User Agreement Sucks,’ Senator Says. We Explore. (NYT > Home Page)
A Facebook leak allowed Cambridge Analytica to obtain the data of 87 million users, and has led to serious pushback …