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Facebook's privacy pivot and the streaming wars

The Vergecast

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Facebook's Blockchain and Messaging Strategy

This chapter explores Facebook's ventures into blockchain technology and cryptocurrency, focusing on its implications for remittances and financial transactions. It critiques Facebook's approach to interoperability among its messaging platforms, questioning its true benefits for users and privacy. The discussion highlights the need for open-source alternatives amidst concerns over monopolization and user privacy in the messaging landscape.

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