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How to delete your Facebook account
It may be time to leave the world’s biggest social network
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DC attorney general sues Mark Zuckerberg over Cambridge Analytica scandal
‘This lawsuit is not only warranted, but necessary’
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The secret lives of Facebook moderators in America
In Arizona, Facebook’s content moderators get through the day with sex, drugs, and guns
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This firm made Republicans go viral — now it’s falling apart
Some workers were paid late, while others were berated by Benny Johnson
A Facebook bug led to increased views of harmful content over six months
The social network touts downranking as a way to thwart problematic content, but what happens when that system breaks?
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