It’s a Big Day for Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook — and Hoodies Across America

by Jamilah King on May 18 2012, 12:39PM

If you’re white.

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Facebook Adds ‘Ethnic’ Tab to its Ad-Buying Platform; Latinos First Group Targeted

by Jorge Rivas on February 22 2012, 10:00AM

This marks the first time Facebook has allowed marketers a direct means of targeting ethnic groups.

Topics: Media, /NOW Blog

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Rihanna Becomes Most Popular Woman on Facebook

by Jorge Rivas on July 19 2011, 11:21AM

Rihanna becomes the most popular social media star of color in the world.

Topics: Arts & Culture, Media

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Government Snoops Use Facebook. The Only Question is, for What?

by Seth Freed Wessler on October 19 2010, 10:47AM

A watchdog’s suit is jarring open the once hidden, unregulated world of online surveillance.

Topics: Criminal Justice

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Readers React: Tackling Facebook’s Racism (On Facebook)

by Channing Kennedy on August 6 2010, 7:21PM

A round-up of some of this week’s best reader-lead conversations.

Topics: Technology

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Facebook Can Predict Your Ethnicity

by Jamilah King on August 4 2010, 4:28PM

They’re crunching data to figure out a “Washington” surname probably means you’re black—so they can sell you and your friends stuff based on it.

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Not White Enough? There’s a Facebook App for That!

by Daisy Hernandez on July 13 2010, 3:23PM

Vaseline markets digital whitening to Indian men.

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Will You Be Our Facebook Friend?

by Kai Wright on June 25 2010, 12:01AM

Join and we’ll help you show off how smart and well-read you are.

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1,000,000 FaceBook Users Support Humiliating Welfare Recipients

by Jorge Rivas on May 10 2010, 3:56PM

The Facebook fan page “Betty White to Host SNL (please?)!,” which was launched in December 2009, garnered more than 500,000 fans. Its goal, to pressure Saturday Night Live producers to let Golden Girls star Betty White host the show, became…

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Could Facebook Save
His Life?

by Leticia Miranda on March 15 2010, 12:00PM

Efrén Paredes Jr. has been serving a life sentence without parole since he was a teenager. Now, he and his community take his case online.

Topics: Criminal Justice

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