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via Hallels: Fred Hammond hosted a 40-minute Social Distancing virtual mini-concert via Facebook Live last night at 11 p.m. ET. Live from his warehouse in Dallas, TX, more than 500K viewers tuned in to this great event. If you didn’t get the chance to see it….Just CLICK HERE  CLICK HERE to read full story

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via BlackDoctor: For more than a decade, the concerning effects of social media have been well documented, with even Facebook executives admitting that the platform may pose a risk to users’ emotional well-being. Chamath Palihapitiya, who was vice-president for user growth at Facebook before he left the company in 2011, said: “The short-term, dopamine-driven feedback loops that […]

- Daily Praise

  via TheChristianPost: Facebook’s new political crackdown affected a Christian singing group last week when the popular social media platform decided to remove a video posted by Zion’s Joy! After facing backlash, it reinstated the video and now the message is reaching more people than ever. Zion’s Joy! released their powerful music video to their song, […]

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via news5: Facebook says a software bug made some private posts public for as many as 14 million users over several days in May. The problem, which Facebook says it has fixed, is the latest privacy scandal for the world’s largest social media company. The company said on Thursday the bug automatically suggested that users make new […]

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via FirstLadyB: Tamera Mowry -Housley is hosting a new docu-series on Facebook “Help Us Get Married.” The Real co-host will help engaged couples plan their wedding on the social media sites new video platform Facebook Watch. The series will follow three newly engaged couples from across America as they plan their wedding with the help of the Facebook community. Viewers will […]

- Local News

via Cleveland19: Last Easter the world watched a Facebook video, Steve Stephens shooting and killing Robert Godwin, Senior. It was a horrifying murder that shocked his family, and most of the world. “Today was worse than anything. That Easter Sunday was the worst thing for us,” said Angela Small, mother of Godwin’s youngest two sons. […]

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  via eurweb: A server from the popular Outback restaurant chain was terminated after she posted her frustration of not being tipped for an over-the-phone order totaling a hefty $735 placed by Christ Fellowship church on Facebook. Tamlynn Yoder, 25, of Lake Park, said Christ Fellowship ordered 25 steaks, 25 chickens and 25 potatoes on […]

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via Cleveland19: It seems like harmless social media fun, but for the last several years, the Secret Sister Gift Exchange post has tricked a lot of giving people on Facebook. But, a reminder: this is a scam. Several Better Business Bureau agencies are warning consumers against this scam, which is identified as an illegal pyramid scheme. “The […]

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via eurweb: Scores of A-list celebs have reached out to a young Knoxville, Tennessee boy who shared a heartbreaking video recounting his experience of being bullied at school – but past photos of the boy’s family posing with the Confederate flag has caused some to debate whether African Americans celebs should voice their support. Cardi […]

Entertainment

via BCNN1: Facebook is continuing its push into scripted programming with an order for a drama series that boasts “Scandal” star Kerry Washington among its executive producers, Variety has learned exclusively. Titled “Five Points,” the series is set on the South Side of Chicago and takes a look at high school students from five unique points of […]

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via News5: Having problems logging into Facebook or refreshing your news feed? Can’t share your latest photo on Instagram? Facebook and Instagram users around the world are unable to use the sites or apps due to an outage. The outage started to affect users around 11:15 a.m. ET. Down Detector, which reports website outages online, […]

- Local News

via News5: A Euclid police officer is on paid administrative leave after video of a violent arrest was posted on Facebook Saturday morning. The video shows a violent struggle between a 25-year-old man and a Euclid officer in the middle of East 228th Street. As of Saturday at 8:30 p.m., the video had been shared more […]