These were the 10 biggest European tech stories this week
‘Silicon Valley’ star T.J. Miller arrested after allegedly slapping Uber driver in argument over Trump
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Twitter’s next dilemma: Should it suspend Trump for ‘cyberbullying’?
Sprinklr Audiences helps brands improve ad targeting across Twitter, Snapchat, Facebook
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Shift launches to help military personnel find civilian jobs
Yahoo officially launches its Yahoo Answers Q&A mobile app
Facebook now lets brands use dynamic ads to drive mobile app installs
Pokémon Go was the third most discussed topic on Facebook in 2016. The first? You’ll never guess…
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey on President-elect Donald Trump’s tweets: It’s ‘complicated’
Under Trump, Republican FCC commissioners will seek to reverse rulings on net neutrality and privacy
Airbnb’s Guidebooks now features photos powered by Foursquare
Glassdoor: Facebook dethrones Airbnb as the best tech company to work for in the U.S.
Facebook Workplace launches a new platform to compete in the work-app wars
LinkedIn launches ‘conversation starters’ to boost its messaging service
Microsoft’s LinkedIn acquisition approved by regulators, but there’s a catch
Instagram launching comment control and follower removal tools to curb abuse
5 bots to try this week: Bly, Agent.ai, Reply.ai, Jesus Bot, and Chattabot
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WordPress Foundation to create public-benefit corporation supporting nonprofits
Chris Sacca on Silicon Valley’s tech bros and Facebook’s fake news response: ‘It’s bulls–t’
Facebook reportedly cloning Snapchat Discover to add more real news to your feed
Facebook commits $20 million to Silicon Valley housing, legal services, and job training
Censorship of WeChat users extends beyond mainland China
Twitter acquires Yes, Inc. to better connect people around events (and get a product lead)
Facebook plans to use artificial intelligence to automatically flag offensive live videos
AngelList acquires Product Hunt
Trump reportedly to appoint Pence ally to FCC chair, setting stage to rollback net neutrality
Reddit to ban or suspend harassers following Pizzagate and abuse directed at CEO
Twitter now lets you curate your own Moments on mobile
Data science startup Civis Analytics raises $22 million
Facebook brings ‘instant’ HTML5 games like Pac-Man to your News Feed and Messenger
Here are at least 12 ways to give back this holiday season
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