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Facebook oversight board to review system that exempts elite users

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FacebookFacebook oversight board to review system that exempts elite usersThe XCheck program allows some users to be ‘whitelisted’ or allowed to post material that violates the company’s policies G …

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‘Smishing’: the rising threat for business owners that brings scams to smartphones

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US small business‘Smishing’: the rising threat for business owners that brings scams to smartphonesHackers, no longer content with phishing emails, are now sending text messages to entice people to click on fake links Gene Marks@ …

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Google workers demand back pay for temps company underpaid for years

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Google Google workers demand back pay for temps company underpaid for years More than 140 workers sign petition decrying ‘massive moral failing’ following Guardian revelations Julia Carrie Wong in San Francisco @juliacarriew Wed 15 Sep 2021 16.45 EDT Last modified on Wed 15 Sep 2021 18.05 EDT Google employees and subcontracted workers are demanding that […]

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Amazon offers $3,000 sign-on bonuses to US delivery and warehouse workers

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Amazon Amazon offers $3,000 sign-on bonuses to US delivery and warehouse workers Online retailer will also raise its average starting wage to $18 an hour to help recruit 125,000 people Sarah Butler @whatbutlersaw Tue 14 Sep 2021 12.06 EDT Last modified on Tue 14 Sep 2021 12.45 EDT Amazon is offering sign-on bonuses of up […]

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Facebook: some high-profile users ‘allowed to break platform’s rules’

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Facebook: some high-profile users ‘allowed to break platform’s rules’ XCheck system ‘whitelists’ well-known users who are given special treatment, says Wall Street Journal report Dan Milmo Global technology editor, Mon 13 Sep 2021 15.50 EDT — Facebook gives high-profile users special treatment, which includes immunity from its rules for some, and allowed Brazilian footballer Neymar […]

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Revealed: Google illegally underpaid thousands of workers across dozens of countries

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Google Revealed: Google illegally underpaid thousands of workers across dozens of countries Documents show company dragged feet to correct disparity after learning it was failing to comply with laws in UK, Europe and Asia Julia Carrie Wong @juliacarriew Fri 10 Sep 2021 13.13 EDT Last modified on Fri 10 Sep 2021 13.49 EDT Google has […]

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Amazon offers to pay college fees of 750,000 frontline US workers

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Amazon Amazon offers to pay college fees of 750,000 frontline US workers Company is latest big US firm to offer education-focused perks to workers after Walmart, Target and Kroger Mark Sweney @marksweney Fri 10 Sep 2021 04.58 EDT Last modified on Fri 10 Sep 2021 05.35 EDT Amazon has offered to pay the cost of […]

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#AppleToo: employees organize and allege harassment and discrimination

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Apple #AppleToo: employees organize and allege harassment and discrimination Group of workers launched campaign to gather and share experiences of inequity, intimidation and abuse at company Dani Anguiano @dani_anguiano Fri 3 Sep 2021 08.56 EDT Last modified on Fri 3 Sep 2021 11.16 EDT A group of Apple workers is organizing to fight against what […]

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China’s Alibaba to invest billions by 2025 for ‘common prosperity’

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China’s Alibaba to invest billions by 2025 for ‘common prosperity’ Move comes on back of Beijing encouraging firms to share wealth as part of a drive to ease inequality China’s Alibaba Group will invest 100bn yuan ($15.5bn) by 2025 in support of “common prosperity”, it said, becoming the latest corporate giant to pledge support for […]

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Amazon to recruit 55,000 staff globally in tech and office roles

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Technology sector Amazon to recruit 55,000 staff globally in tech and office roles Retailer says it will add 40,000 jobs in the US and 2,500 in the UK to support plans for rapid growth Richard Partington Economics correspondent @RJPartington Wed 1 Sep 2021 15.28 EDT – Amazon is planning to hire 55,000 staff in corporate […]

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