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A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 30 Edition)

Doug Levin

From Facebook notifications to Snapstreaks to YouTube autoplays, they're all competing for one thing: your attention. Tagged on: July 25, 2017 Get ready to finally say goodbye to Flash — in 2020 | TechCrunch → Adobe today announced that Flash will be phased out by the end of 2020.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Department of State has received emergency approval from the Office of Management and Budget to collect additional information regarding certain visa applicants ’ travel and employment histories, familial connections, and social media usage in accordance with a notice it posted in the Federal Register May 4. million total.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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was named in an investigation by The Associated Press last year for sharing racially charged content on social media.” Via The Guardian : “ Trump bans agencies from ‘providing updates on social media or to reporters’ ” This ban has been targeted at scientists at the EPA and USDA in particular.