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Anti-vaccination sentiment has popped up on Pinterest, better known for recipes, wedding planning, and mood boards than for contentious political battles.   
  Now Pinterest is…

Pinterest takes on the anti-vaccination movement

Anti-vaccination sentiment has popped up on Pinterest, better known for recipes, wedding planning, and mood boards than for contentious political battles.  Now Pinterest is…

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Airbnb has been ramping up its marketing efforts in advance of a vote on Proposition F in a couple of weeks. That’s a ballot initiative in San Francisco to limit short-term rentals.

Airbnb Ad Backlash

Airbnb has been ramping up its marketing efforts in advance of a vote on Proposition F in a couple of weeks. That’s a ballot initiative in San Francisco to limit short-term rentals.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

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