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• Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg Says $5 Billion FTC Settlement Terms “Go Beyond Anything Required Under U.S. Law”
• Vine, YouTube Vet Jason Toff Joins New Experimental App Team At Facebook

  Jason Toff, a tech vet that formerly served as the GM of Vine -- and who has held other top roles at YouTube (product lead), Twitter (director of product management), and Gmail (marketing lead) -- has landed at Facebook.

  
• Here’s How To Harness Facebook’s New Privacy Updates To (Sort Of) Control Who Has Your Personal Data

  It’s a popular joke (as in a “ha ha, existing on this earth can be terrifying” joke) that Facebook is listening in on its users’ conversations on their smartphones to better target them with ads. But while the social media service has repeatedly denied that it might be listening in while you tell Jan from accounting that you’re interested in hot yoga, it does admit to collecting a massive amount of information about its users -- from geolocation information to browsing habits.

  
• Facebook Hosts Second Annual Creator Day In Malibu, Rolls Out Updates To Creator Studio

  In addition to a slew of monetization updates announced today, Facebook is adding new features to Creator Studio -- a desktop platform launched last September that allows users to manage posts and monetization, track video performance, and interact with fans.

  
• Facebook Unveils New Monetization Tools, Including More Creator Control Over ‘Ad Breaks’
• BuzzFeed’s ‘Good Advice Cupcake Show’ To Be Facebook Watch’s First Animated Series
• Facebook Implements One-Strike Policy Barring Users From Livestreaming If They Post Hateful Content
• Facebook Rolls Out Broad Changes To How Its Algorithm Will Rank Videos
• Facebook Watch Breakout ‘Red Table Talk’ Returns For New Batch Of Episodes May 6
• Mark Zuckerberg Is Developing The Facebook Watch Of News — With Monetization For Publications
• Facebook Watch Nabs First Daytime Emmy Nomination For Jada Pinkett Smith’s ‘Red Table Talk’
• Insights: Has All Of “Social Media,” Not Just Facebook, Reached A Pivot Point?