Facebook News
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Documents show Facebook used user data as competitive weaponInternal Facebook documents released by a UK parliamentary committee offer the clearest evidence yet that the social network has used...
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Facebook, MIT join hands to assign addresses to peopleThere are about four billion people in the world who are living without a physical address. Facebook and the MIT...
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Facebook to expand its section for local news 'Today In'Facebook Inc on Wednesday said it is expanding its ‘Today In’ feature, a dedicated section for local news and starting...
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UK parliament seizes confidential Facebook documents to look into 'fake news'Britain's parliament has seized confidential Facebook documents from the developer of a now-defunct bikini photo searching app as it turns...
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Departing Facebook comms chief takes blame for PR firm controversyThe outgoing head of Facebook's communications team on Wednesday took responsibility for the controversial hiring of a conservative consulting firm...
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Facebook to fund trainee local newspaper reporters in BritainFacebook is donating 4.5 million pounds (USD 5.8 million) to train journalists in Britain to support communities that have lost...
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Facebook shuts more accounts aimed at political meddlingFacebook on Tuesday said it shut down more accounts aimed at influencing the US midterm election and that it is...
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Facebook ends forced arbitration of sexual misconduct claimsFacebook is dropping a requirement for mandatory arbitration of sexual misconduct allegations, acceding to a demand recently pressed by other...
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Facebook, Instagram ban far-right Proud Boys and founderThe far-right Proud Boys and their founder, Gavin McInnes, have been banned from Facebook and Instagram because of policies against...
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Facebook caught in an election-security Catch-22When it comes to dealing with hate speech and attempted election manipulation, Facebook just can’t win.If it takes a hands-off...
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Facebook expects rising costs to combat scandals to moderate after 2019Facebook Inc on Tuesday relieved investors by forecasting that margins would stop shrinking after 2019 as costs from scandals ease...
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Facebook claims blocking Iran-linked bid to sway US, British politicsFacebook claimed on Friday it had blocked an Iran-linked effort to influence US and British politics with posts about charged...
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Social media in the spotlight in Brazil presidential raceBrazil, like other countries, is facing a very electronic election. WhatsApp, Facebook and Twitter are the weapons of choice to...
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Facebook, Twitter do not find Chinese meddling in 2018 US electionsSocial media companies Facebook Inc and Twitter Inc have not detected Chinese meddling in the 2018 US elections, Bloomberg reported...
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Russians out to stir anger ahead of US midtermsA concerted Russian hacking and online disinformation campaign helped tip the 2016 US presidential election toward Donald Trump. Two weeks...
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Facebook shuts accounts of marketing group in Brazil electionFacebook Inc said on Monday it had removed 68 pages and 43 accounts associated with a Brazilian marketing group, Raposo...
