Facebook made people sad on purpose

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Sunday June 29th Send To A Friend Subscribe to TIME magazine 12 THINGS TO KNOW NOW Iraq Strikes Back The Iraqi government launched its biggest push yet to wrest back ground lost to Sunni militants, as soldiers backed by tanks and helicopter gunships began an offensive Saturday to retake the city of Tikrit. There were conflicting reports as to how far the military advanced Facebook Experiments on Users By tweaking Facebook's algorithm to make people see mainly uplifting or depressing news, data scientists found that emotional states can be transmitted between people without face-to-face interaction Aereo's Shutting Off TV streaming startup Aereo said Saturday it's shutting off its services after a Supreme Court ruling against the company dealt it a major setback Benghazi Suspect Pleads Not Guilty Before Judge The man accused of leading an attack on an American mission in Benghazi, Libya in 2012 pleaded not guilty at a federal court in Washington D.C. Saturday. Four Americans, including United States Ambassador to Libya Chris Stevens, were killed in the assault Colombia Moves On to Quarterfinals for First Time Billionaire Swings Primary for Pro-Gay Republican Review: The New Transformers Is Totally Crazy Brazil Knocks Out Chile in Shootout Court Puts Indiana Gay Marriage Ruling on Hold R&B Singer-Songwriter Bobby Womack Dies at 70 Bosnia Finds WWI Centennial Divides Instead of Uniting Africa Tries to Contain History's Worst Ebola Outbreak To Unsubscribe You have received this e-mail because you are subscribed to this newsletter from TIME.com. Unsubscribe here. Email Opt-Outs Click here for more information on how to opt-out of marketing communications from us and our partners, or copy and paste this link into your browser: http://timeinc.net/subs/privacy/td/emailprivacy.html Privacy Policy Please read our Privacy Policy, or copy and paste this link into your browser: http://timeinc.net/subs/privacy/td/policy.html For Further Communication, Please Contact: TIME Customer Service 3000 University Center Drive Tampa, FL 33612-6408 Connect with TIME