Profile of Nick Clegg, Facebook's VP of Global Affairs and Comms, who led the creation of its Oversight Board and is now shaping the company's COVID-19 response (Nancy Scola/Politico)

Profile of Nick Clegg, Facebook's VP of Global Affairs and Comms, who led the creation of its Oversight Board and is now shaping the company's COVID-19 response (Nancy Scola/Politico)

[ad_1] Nancy Scola / Politico: Profile of Nick Clegg, Facebook’s VP of Global Affairs and Comms, who led the creation of its Oversight Board and is now shaping the company’s COVID-19 response  —  The company…

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Facebook's reluctance to fact-check conspiracy theories is based on an outdated "backfire" theory; experiments show fact-checks and debunkings are effective (Wired)

Facebook's reluctance to fact-check conspiracy theories is based on an outdated "backfire" theory; experiments show fact-checks and debunkings are effective (Wired)

[ad_1] Wired: Facebook’s reluctance to fact-check conspiracy theories is based on an outdated “backfire” theory; experiments show fact-checks and debunkings are effective  —  The biggest social network in the world has the wrong idea for…

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Sources: Facebook's Oculus division is developing a smaller, lighter Quest VR headset, but the device is facing potential delays due to COVID-19 (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)

Sources: Facebook's Oculus division is developing a smaller, lighter Quest VR headset, but the device is facing potential delays due to COVID-19 (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)

[ad_1] Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: Sources: Facebook’s Oculus division is developing a smaller, lighter Quest VR headset, but the device is facing potential delays due to COVID-19  —  – Timing of new mid-range device is…

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Facebook's deal with Jio is unlikely to make a dent in India's mobile payments market, where Google Pay, PhonePe, and Paytm have emerged as the big players (Nikhil Pahwa/MediaNama)

Facebook's deal with Jio is unlikely to make a dent in India's mobile payments market, where Google Pay, PhonePe, and Paytm have emerged as the big players (Nikhil Pahwa/MediaNama)

[ad_1] Nikhil Pahwa / MediaNama: Facebook’s deal with Jio is unlikely to make a dent in India’s mobile payments market, where Google Pay, PhonePe, and Paytm have emerged as the big players  —  So it’s…

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