Facebook to Block Ads From Pages That Share Fake News

Previously, Facebook would not allow ads on its network if they linked to fake news. That is still in effect, but the world's top social network is clearing ...

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The Zuckerbergs welcome second baby girl and share the news on Facebook

Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg announced via Facebook the birth of their second daughter, August. In true Facebook fashion, the parents shared ...

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Axios Login

Two companies own nearly all of the top apps: Facebook and Google. Why it matters: Smartphone apps account for half of all time spent with digital ...

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Facebook and Google's Apps Still Dominate Your Life

Though rosy stats from the likes of Apple Inc. (AAPL) , Alphabet Inc./Google (GOOGL) and Facebook Inc. (FB) about their mobile user and/or revenue ...

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Facebook's Boy Wonder Takes On Google Assistant

Michael Sayman, one of Facebook's youngest employees, is leaving his position at the company for Alphabet Inc.'s Google. According to news from ...

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Public or private? Sabatini's Facebook posts draw scrutiny

The post that sparked the debate and inspired hundreds of comments on Facebook was dated Aug. 17 and reads, “To any cities or counties that would ...

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You Probably Missed It, But Facebook Added 125 New Family Emojis

And back in April, Facebook made its attempts at representing this diversity with 125 new family emoji. News, however, didn't catch wind until recently ...

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Stand with Texas by changing your Facebook Profile

One way to get the word out is by using Facebook. Like, comment and share our Facebook posts about 'I STAND WITH TEXAS.' You can also show ...

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Woman's chilling final Facebook post before she was found 'murdered'

The young mum was an active Facebook user and had recently shared an image with the words: “I don't want a perfect life I want a happy one” along ...

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Special prosecutor to probe lawyer for phony Facebook accounts

Thomas Tormey Jr. — a criminal defense lawyer and former Manhattan prosecutor — has been appointed to probe the dirty political tricks of Richard ...

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Vietnam's Facebook Dissidents Test the Limits of Communist State

"This isn't like China," says Vietnamese activist 'Anh Chi' at a noisy bar off one of the narrow streets of Hanoi's Old Quarter. "They can't shut Facebook ...

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Facebook Ditched The Red Cross For Hurricane Harvey Relief

Facebook is steering donations for Hurricane Harvey relief to a tiny, little-known charity called the Center for Disaster Philanthropy — and bypassing ...

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Alison Phillips: It's payback time for Facebook father Mark Zuckerberg

And even though many youngsters have moved from Facebook onto more hip social media sites, 94% of them still have a Facebook account.

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Hurricane Harvey: Facebook, Google and other firms lend a helping hand

Facebook, Google and other companies are helping to raise money for nonprofits responding to the havoc that Hurricane Harvey left behind in Texas.

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The Final Public Editor at The New York Times Is Consulting Facebook

A Facebook spokesperson told Kara Swisher and Kurt Wagner of Recode that Spayd will help Facebook provide more transparency on its efforts to ...

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Facebook Live: The Prescription Drug Pricing Pipeline

Who contributes to what you pay at the pharmacy? Why are prescription drugs so expensive in the United States? In this Facebook Live, KHN's Julie ...

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Facebook Will Match Every Dollar You Donate to Harvey Relief Efforts

Facebook is matching every dollar raised, up to $1 million in total, for recovery efforts amid ongoing and devastating flooding in Texas as a result of ...

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Facebook Will Punish Pages That Share Fake News

Pages that post hoax stories on Facebook will now be banned from advertising on the social network, marking the latest move in the ongoing battle to ...

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Fiona the hippo becomes a reality star with her own Facebook show

The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden debuted the first episode of "The Fiona Show" Tuesday on Facebook's Watch — the social media giant's new ...

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Facebook is matching donations to Hurricane Harvey recovery

Helping may be as easy as a few clicks inside Facebook. On Tuesday, Facebook announced that the company would match every dollar donated, ...

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Facebook will match Harvey relief donations up to $1 million

As Tropical Storm Harvey continues to inundate the Texas Gulf Coast, Facebook users have one more reason to donate to relief efforts. Facebook ...

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Facebook oversharing: How to stop the site from revealing everything about you

Facebook is a digital scrapbook of our daily lives, and many of us are guilty of oversharing every now and then. Everything about the social network is ...

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Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg denies he's going to run in the US presidential in 2020…. but ...

FACEBOOK boss Mark Zuckerberg has been batting off claims he's plotting a presidential bid in the 2020 election. The 33-year-old boy-faced ...

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How to change your Facebook profile photo to support Harvey victims

One way to get the word out is through Facebook. Like, comment and share our posts about Texas Cares. You can also show your support by ...

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Wannabe hackers who try to break into Facebook accounts using a ready-made tool are in for a ...

Facebook Unlocker promises to provide access to a target's profile on the social network, but instead steals information that could be sold to criminals.

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Is the EU Taking Sides? New Privacy Law Hits Facebook Harder Than Google

Surely the European Union didn't mean to choose sides between Facebook and Google, two giants of the U.S. digital economy that dominate their ...

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Discovering Infidelity on Facebook

They had a group of student-aged and heterosexual male and female volunteers view mocked-up Facebook pages. On each page appeared a ...

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Convict who showed off gun on Facebook sentenced for federal gun crime

A convicted heroin dealer who showed off his Springfield Armory 9 mm handgun on Facebook was sentenced Tuesday for being a felon in possession ...

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Grandparents may get unfriended on Facebook unless they follow rules, survey says

A new national survey of millennial grandchildren has found certain rules grandparents should abide by on social media. Commissioned by Visiting ...

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Facebook sets out new plan to CENSOR accounts which 'spread fake news'

It has announced that any pages which are flagged for hosting dodgy stories will be banned from buying advertising to publicise themselves.

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Facebook and Google dominate the app ecosystem

Facebook and Google are dominating the US mobile app space, owning all of the top six apps with the highest reach and accounting for eight of the ...

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Don't open Facebook Messenger video links – it could be a virus, expert warns

It can be tempting to think you're 'safe' on Facebook Messenger – but a nasty virus is spreading on the messaging app via dodgy video links, ...

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Have You Experienced Hate Speech on Facebook? We Want To Hear From You.

You might have thought that the post violated Facebook's rules against hate speech. But, in fact, it did not. Facebook's arcane hate speech rules, ...

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Facebook Unveils Centre to Teach Brazilian Coders, Entrepreneurs

Facebook on Monday unveiled its first training centre in Latin America for coders and entrepreneurs, encouraging technology careers for young ...

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Facebook begins blocking ads from pages that share fake news

Facebook was slow on the uptake when it came to combating fake news, but the prevention efforts are now in full swing as the company on Monday ...

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Facebook to train jobless Brazil youths

Sao Paulo — Facebook unveiled its first training centre in Latin America for coders and entrepreneurs, encouraging technology careers for young ...

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Ad Age Wake-Up Call: Revenge of the Banner Ads? Plus, Facebook Fights Fake News (Again)

Facebook is trying something new to fight the spread of misinformation. Pages that repeatedly spread fake news will be barred from advertising, ...

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If Facebook was a religion it would be the second most followed after Christianity

Social networking site Facebook is making possible what was considered impossible a few decades back i.e. to connect billions of humans on a ...

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African governments are requesting more user data from Facebook, Google, and Twitter than ever ...

African governments seem to be keeping closer tabs on their citizens than ever before as new research (pdf) shows that they are increasingly ...

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A great-aunt has been reunited with her grand-niece via Facebook feature even though they did ...

Being reconnected with a long lost relative might seem like an occasion for celebration, but for one Facebook user it has led to some unsettling ...

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Facebook Blocks Ads From Pages That Repeatedly Share False News

(RTTNews) - Facebook Inc. (FB) said that it does not allow advertisers to run ads that link to stories that have been marked false by third-party ...

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Facebook to reject ads from pages touting 'fake news'

SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook on Monday said that pages that make a habit of linking to bogus news stories will no longer be able to advertise at the ...

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Facebook's 21-Year-Old Wunderkind Leaves for Google

Facebook. hired Michael Sayman for an internship when he was 17 years old, and gave him a full-time engineering job at 18. Now, the wunderkind is ...

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Facebook now prevents fake news pages from buying ads

Facebook has now prevented pages that repeatedly spread fake news from advertising on its website. Under Facebook's rules, advertisers are not ...

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Something new for the Press Box Show - Facebook Live

Tonight, the Dispatch-Argus-QCOnline "Press Box Show" meets Facebook Live for the first time. We hope it is a match made in heaven. We especially ...

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Mum accidentally asks police how to log off Facebook in a hilarious post

A VERY confused mum accidentally messaged the police from her son's Facebook account asking them how to log off and the response is wonderful.

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Amazon and Facebook show two different ways to become a 'must-have' app for millennials

Facebook has taken a different approach and created a variety of different apps. While Facebook doesn't have the number one spot, it counts four of ...

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A writer suggests installing more water coolers along the streets so that people will get into the habit of drinking plain water instead of sugary drinks.

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5 Benefits of Creating a Facebook Group for Your Business

Many entrepreneurs create a Facebook page for their business, expecting it to be a goldmine of engagement, referral traffic and sales. Unfortunately ...

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Facebook to reject ads from pages touting 'fake news'

[SAN FRANCISCO] Facebook on Monday said that pages that make a habit of linking to bogus news stories will no longer be able to advertise at the ...

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Facebook Introduces Measure to Block Advertisements From Sites That Share Fake News

On 28 August 2017, social media giant Facebook announced a new measure aimed at penalizing web sites that publish false information by blocking ...

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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, wife welcome second child

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, welcome their new baby daughter August, left, who is also seen with her sister Maxima, ...

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'S**t Brick Fences of Melbourne' could be one of the funniest pages on Facebook

The answer is somewhere around 45,000 — that's if you judge from the Facebook page 'Shit Brick Fences of Melbourne'. As the name suggests, the ...

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Facebook To Ban Ads From Businesses That Share Fake News

Facebook has stepped up its battle against fake news stories by banning ads from pages that repeatedly share them. The company already uses third ...

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Welcome to the world, August! Mark Zuckerberg and wife Priscilla announce the birth of their ...

The Facebook CEO shared news of the birth on Monday with an open letter and a touching photo of their daughter Max playing with her new sister.

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Still Stranded: Surrounded By 12 Feet Of Water, She's Turning To Facebook For Help

Like many Texans, Chiwoniso Luzolo is desperate to be rescued from her home — as she has been since Sunday afternoon. Her deck, backyard and ...

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Facebook to ban pages spreading fake news from advertising

Facebook on Monday took another measure to curb the spread of so-called fake news by announcing that it would ban business pages involved in ...

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Mark Zuckerberg welcomes second daughter in Facebook post

SAN FRANCISCO - Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife welcomed their second daughter -- August -- to the world on Monday with a ...

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Facebook will deny ads to repeat promoters of fake news

After last year's disabling of users' ability to block ads, Facebook plans to reject ads from those who promote fake news. In November 2016, CEO Mark ...

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Facebook Refuses To Carry Ads From Fake News Sources

Continuing its crackdown on “fake news,” Facebook will no longer let publishers advertise on its network if they are found to be spreading such content ...

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Facebook Expands Partnership With Arkansas Schools

HOT SPRINGS, Ark. (AP) — Facebook is expanding a partnership with Arkansas and will donate virtual reality kits to every public high school in the ...

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Here's How To Find Out Who Left Your Facebook Requests Hanging

I just discovered my very nice coworker here at BuzzFeed has 77 pending friend requests on Facebook. 77! What a monster! When she gets a request ...

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Mark Zuckerberg welcomes second daughter in Facebook post

Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife welcomed their second daughter—August—to the world on Monday with a post on the leading ...

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Facebook Needs to Splice TV Into Its DNA

Mark Zuckerberg has built one of the biggest companies in the world thanks to the cold precision of internet advertising. To ensure Facebook's ...

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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and wife welcome new baby girl

This photo provided Monday, Aug. 28, 2017, by Facebook, shows Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg with his wife, Priscilla Chan, and their new baby ...

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Facebook's 21-Year-Old Wunderkind Leaves for Google

Facebook Inc. hired Michael Sayman for an internship when he was 17 years old, and gave him a full-time engineering job at 18. Now, the wunderkind ...

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Facebook blocks ads from fake news pages

Facebook is blocking pages that post fake news stories from buying ads as part of its efforts to curb hoax articles on its platform. The company ...

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Mark Zuckerberg announces birth of daughter August in Facebook post

Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan have announced the birth of their second daughter, releasing a family photo on Facebook. The couple ...

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Facebook makes biggest move yet in battle against “fake news,” but is it too late?

In a blog post published on the company's official website today, Facebook representatives said that the social-media platform would block advertising ...

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Facebook now blocks ads from pages that spread fake news

Facebook added an additional defense today against the spread of fake news and viral hoaxes. If a Facebook page is found to be repeatedly sharing ...

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How to Avoid Phony Facebook Phone Lines

A. Facebook does not list a telephone number for technical support because Facebook does not offer technical support over the phone. However ...

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Partisan, Ideological Politicians Attract More Facebook Followers, Study Finds

On Facebook, it pays to be very liberal or very conservative. Moderation tanks. According to a new study from the Pew Research Center, moderate ...

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Facebook feature now allows friends to give you money on your birthday—but there's a catch

BERLIN, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 12: The Facebook logo is seen on cakes at the #CDUdigital conference on September 12, 2015 in Berlin, ...

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Facebook's Fight Against Fake News Hits Pages and Business Listings

Organizations that link to news stories deemed to be false from their Pages listing will no longer be allowed to advertise on Facebook, the social ...

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Facebook's Zuckerberg Takes Leave After Second Daughter's Birth

They named the new baby August, the Facebook Inc. chief executive officer wrote in a Facebook post on Monday, possibly in reference to the Roman ...

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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has a daughter and she's called August

Facebook's CEO Mark Zuckerberg and wife Priscilla Chan, on Monday announced the birth of their second daughter, August. Sharing a family picture, ...

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Facebook will block publishers from advertising if they share fake news

Facebook is taking another step toward clearing so-called fake news from the social network: Beginning Monday, it will block Pages that share fake ...

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Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan welcome second baby girl with family Facebook photo

Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg announced via a Facebook post the birth of their second child, August. The parents shared a photo of August with ...

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Facebook To Page Administrators: Repeatedly Share Fake News And We'll Ban You From ...

Facebook is ramping up its fight against fake news. The company, which was plagued by a wave of fake news in the run-up to the 2016 election, ...

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Facebook drops the ax on false news ads

Facebook announced on Monday that it's blocking Pages -- a term used to describe a group's own account on the massive social network -- from ...

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How to add Facebook events and birthdays to your Google Calendar

No matter how you feel about Facebook, it's as good a platform as any for organising events. It's also handy for keeping on track of your friends' ...

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Facebook will block ads from Pages that spread fake news

In its latest attempt to fix its fake news problem, Facebook will now block Pages that spread fake news from advertising on the site. "If Pages repeatedly ...

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Facebook's 'creepy' friend suggestion feature connects user with long lost family member - but won ...

"People You May Know" is notoriously one of Facebook's creepiest features, with many users claiming to have had former bosses, one-night-stands, ...

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This Artist Traveled 203207 Miles to Photograph All of Her Facebook Friends

What would you do if your former high school lab partner and now far-flung Facebook friend showed up at your doorstep? And what if she wanted to ...

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Facebook wants to make it harder for fake news sites to make money by banning them from ...

It also prevents a story that is marked as disputed from being promoted through Facebook ads. And earlier this month, it launched a feature called ...

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Mum makes comical Facebook blunder when accidentally messaging Avon and Somerset police

Lorna Thomas found herself in a pickle when she tried to log out of her son Dan's Facebook account on their shared computer and log into her own.

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Facebook wouldn't let a Swansea beer festival advertise because its photos were too raunchy

She appealed Facebook's refusal and was then contacted by one of the company's employee — and it emerged that Sir Frank Brangwyn's artwork had ...

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Tinian mayor's office announces new Facebook page

The purpose of the Facebook page is to disseminate photos and videos of local fiestas, holiday festivities, public hearings, training workshops, and ...

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Facebook says it will ban businesses from advertising if they share fake news

Facebook Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks on stage during the annual Facebook F8 developers conference in San Jose, California, U.S., ...

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Facebook, Google face senate committee into journalism

Among those speaking at the hearing on Tuesday August 22 in Sydney were Aine Kerr and Mia Garlick from Facebook Australia. Representatives ...

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'Game of Thrones' launches Night King camera on Facebook

Ahead of tonight's Game of Thrones Finale, fans can become the Night King using a new Facebook AR camera effect. While Game of Thrones is ...

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Say goodbye to these 17 ad formats on Facebook

Facebook has revealed that it would be discontinuing 17 ad formats which are rarely used and not “closely tied” to advertiser objectives. This is to ...

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Who's to blame for the political divide in Hong Kong? It's partly Facebook, study says

For the first time in a local study, Facebook has been shown to have played a role in the political polarisation of Hong Kong with researchers warning ...

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SEE IT: Man catches fish in Houston home flooded by Hurricane Harvey

“Why go out looking for food when the food is coming to our living room?” wrote Viviana Saldana, who posted the video to Facebook on Saturday.

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Facebook post insulting Hun Sen leads to woman's arrest

A woman operating a Facebook account under the name "Linda Gigi" was arrested on Saturday for posting a comment criticising Prime Minister Hun ...

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Titans preseason week 3 Facebook HOT TAEKS!!!1

It's always fun to get on Facebook after a game like this and check out some of the hot takes from fans. Here were a few of my favorite from today ...

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Twitter: Hurricane Harvey special report, 4:50 pm update. Facebook: Albemarle issues message

Hurricane Harvey-related regional news from magnoliareporter.com Twitter feeds posted at 4:50 p.m. Sunday. Go to these sources for more ...

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Fired cheer coach takes to Facebook, says he'll take a break from his activities

"Due to the news coverage currently ongoing about me," he writes on his Facebook page, "it is unfair to attempt to teach, mentor, or perform with this ...

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UN Agency Blasts Facebook Over Video of Migrants Being Threatened in Libya

Facebook Inc. is once again in hot water for allowing objectionable videos on its website, this time drawing a rare rebuke from a United Nations ...

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Jeff Wieler quits as Piedmont mayor, stays on council after Facebook uproar

In another statement, he said his Facebook posts were “inappropriate” and that the episode had been “embarrassing.” He noted his behavior came as ...

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Piedmont mayor resigns over 'inflammatory' Facebook posts

PIEDMONT, Calif. (AP) — The mayor of Piedmont in the San Francisco Bay Area has resigned after causing an uproar with what he calls ...

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Facebook and HTC Have Slashed VR Hardware Prices -- Should Investors Be Worried?

The company's Vive VR headset now costs $599 -- still $200 more than the Rift headset from Facebook's (NASDAQ: FB) Oculus. Oculus dropped its ...

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Facebook Is Bringing 'Humans of New York' to Life With Its Own Docuseries

With more than 18 million Facebook followers, Stanton said the platform was a natural choice to premiere his work, as it has already “has had a huge ...

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Facebook selfies with stolen guns lead to arrest of teen in gun shop smash and grab

$300,” Trinh messaged friends on Facebook on Nov. 11, the day after thieves broke into a Thornton gun shop and stole 25 guns, the Denver Post ...

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Fifth Harmony Sings Beyoncé's 'Sandcastles' & 4 More Moments From 5H's Live Stream

During a Facebook live stream (watch it at the bottom of this post), Ally, Dinah, Lauren and Normani surprised several super fans, who thought they ...

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Hurricane Harvey: People Trapped In Rising Floodwater In Texas Turn To Facebook For Help

One Facebook group set up to connect residents battling the severe weather received numerous cries for help from among the 70,000 people who ...

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Facebook Let's Flog It Cornwall group to be abandoned over mental health and live streaming row

Users of a Facebook buy and sell group have voted to ditch the page after constant rows over how it should be used. Let's Flog It Cornwall has been ...

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Edinburg EDC to launch “Edinburg Connect”, a Facebook page live broadcast, with first episode ...

The Edinburg Economic Development Corporation will launch “Edinburg Connect”, a live interactive broadcast on its Facebook page, beginning at 10 ...

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Check On Friends, Family With Facebook's 'Safety Check' After Hurricane Harvey

Facebook activated its 'safety check' feature in south central Texas after the devastation from Hurricane Harvey. People in Harvey's path using ...

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Baby Jane finds birth mother through Facebook

"She said she was scrolling on Facebook one day and one of her friends shared my post," explains Jamie. "She says she saw it and she froze.

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ANU baseball bat attack accused posted warnings on Facebook

ANU student Alex Ophel wrote a Facebook post on the morning of the alleged attack on Friday — which left three students and a tutor injured ...

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Facebook users face outage; company restoring services

Facebook users across the US, Europe and India had reported were facing issues ranging from trouble logging to difficulties in uploading videos, ...

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Humans of New York to get its own show on Facebook 'Watch', trailer released on page

Brandon Stanton, photographer and creator of the page, announced in a moving video that the page is getting its own show on Facebook. As per The ...

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Twitter flooded with users... complaining about Facebook going down

People began to report problems accessing Facebook, the world's largest social media site, at around 5pm local time. According to downdetector.com, ...

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Check on family & friends on Facebook as Harvey moves through Texas

HOUSTON - Facebook activated its "Safety Check" Saturday as Hurricane Harvey continues to impact the Texas Gulf Coast. Residents in the impacted ...

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UK TV industry risks losing £1bn a year to Amazon, YouTube and Facebook

Traditional broadcasters such as the BBC, ITV and Sky could lose a combined £1bn per year if rival services from Amazon, Facebook and YouTube ...

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Freeloader Facebook pays just 0.15pc to locall publishers

Facebook is coming under increasing pressure from politicians, regulators and corporate chiefs in the media sector over a titanic transfer of not just ...

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Facebook is running into privacy concerns while building its video chat device for the home

While developing its forthcoming video chat device for the home, Facebook has been haunted by its own reputation as a harvester of personal ...

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Facebook, Instagram go down leaving thousands without access

Facebook and Instagram went down for millions on Saturday afternoon as they complained of being unable to access the social media sites.

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Facebook and Instagram face downtime; users unable to login because of 'required maintenance'

Facebook and Instagram, two of the largest social media platforms on the internet were down for some time last night. According to a report by ...

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Facebook users face outage; company restoring services

New Delhi, Aug 27 Social networking site Facebook said a "technical issue" had caused some of its users to face troubles in accessing its platform.

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Users face outage on Facebook, Instagram

Many users across the globe faced outage on Facebook and Instagram, with a flash message from the company saying the website undergoing ...

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Sister of fatal fire victim Reece Clarke posts moving tribute to Facebook

The sister of a Gold Coast man who was burnt to death has posted a tribute to her brother on Facebook. Reece Clarke, 26, died after he was allegedly ...

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Carter: Be judicious when choosing Facebook friends

Bottom line, the Miami court believes that most of the “friends” we have on Facebook aren't necessarily worthy of that title. And if you look at your own ...

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Facebook "safety check" helping victims affected by Tropical Storm Harvey

This led to her going on Facebook and using a feature called "safety check." She did this to let her friends know, she was okay. "I told my parents if we ...

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Facebook has more people than any major religion except Christianity

The number of Facebook monthly users has surpassed the followers of Islam, and is closing in on the most numerous religion, Christianity. The Pew ...

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This is why you could not update Facebook, Instagram yesterday

Facebook and Instagram were down temporarily for a few hours on Saturday, as users in some parts of the world were note able to access the social ...

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Andhra police detain yet another man for Facebook post against CM Chandrababu Naidu

Andhra police detain yet another man for Facebook post against CM ... charging him of posting objectionable content on Facebook against Chief ...

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Facebook and Instagram crash causes hilarious Twitter meltdown with user complaining 'I had to ...

FACEBOOK and Instagram users had mini-meltdowns on Twitter - fearing they would actually have to speak to people in real life. After the sites went ...

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It Looks Like Facebook Is Down For Some Users

If you have tried to log on to Facebook and can't get into the social media website, then you are not alone. Thousands of users are experiencing the ...

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Mayweather vs McGregor live stream warning as millions watch event on Facebook

At least two social media users are facing fines of up to $60,000 or five years' jail for using Facebook Live to stream the Danny Green-Anthony ...

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Thousands across world report Facebook and Instagram outage

Thousands of Facebook users across the world, including Pakistan, reported on Saturday that they cannot access the social media site. Some users ...

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Thousands unable to access Facebook after unexplained outage

Facebook was inoperative for many users, with thousands reporting they couldn't access the social media site on Saturday. Users trying to access the ...

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Facebook users worldwide face problems accessing and using social network

Facebook users worldwide complained on Saturday (Aug 26) after technical issues left them unable to access or use the site properly. DownDetector ...

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Check on friends and family with Facebook's 'Safety Check' after Hurricane Harvey

San Antonio residents using Facebook could be prompted to click an "I'm safe" button to let friends and family know that they were ok, especially in ...

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This Is Millennials' Must-Have App, Not Facebook or YouTube

Indeed, a recent report from ComScore found that 81% of users had the Facebook app installed on their smartphone and 71% installed YouTube.

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Facebook enables 'safety check' for people affected by hurricane

Facebook's 'Safety Check' feature is now active. If you're in the affected area, you can tell your friends you're safe and check to see if they're safe, too.

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Facebook, Instagram experience outages Saturday

"Earlier today, a technical issue caused some people to have trouble accessing Facebook services. We quickly investigated and are currently ...

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Facebook & Instagram Go Down For Hours

Did you feel a tinge of conspiracy wash over you this morning? Thinking maybe you were being shadow banned by Facebook? You might have ...

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Facebook users across the country report outages

(KGTV) - If you woke up Saturday and jumped on to your computer or phone to check out what's happening on Facebook, you may have had some ...

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Calling All Game of Thrones Fans: Facebook Will Let You Turn Yourself Into The Night King

Facebook unveiled a new filter option that will allow fans to celebrate the GoT season finale by allowing them to transform themselves into the ...

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Facebook, Instagram Users Face Outage

An email sent to Facebook did not elicit any response. While reports put the number of affected users to thousands, not all users faced issues on the ...

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Facebook is DOWN - here's what we know

Thousands are reporting they cannot access the social media site after some users were told Facebook was undergoing “required maintenance” as ...

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No 'Likes,' As Facebook, Instagram Suffer Outages On Saturday Morning

Facebook and Instagram went off-line early this morning, drawing screams of agony from addicted fans of the services and a few subtle digs from ...

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Facebook went down today, and Twitter users had some things to say about it

At around 6:15 a.m. PST, many around the world began experiences problems logging into Facebook, according to The Independent. The outage ...

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Facebook and Instagram down: Code change responsible for website blackout

A code change is believed to be responsible for an outage that caused Facebook and Instagram to go offline for a period of time this afternoon.

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The world took a step back, reconsidered the meaning of life and society as Facebook and ...

Facebook and Instagram (which is owned by Facebook) have returned after maintenance gave their over 2 billion users a harrowing glimpse into a ...

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It's not just you. There was a Facebook and Instagram outage

A global Facebook outage greeted its users this morning with a “down for maintenance” or a server error when they attempted to access the popular ...

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Oh no! Facebook is down for thousands of users.

Facebook, the world's biggest social network, began having trouble shortly ater 8 a.m. Saturday. Thousands of users reported not being able to log in.

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Facebook, Instagram experience outages Saturday

Saturday morning turned out to be social-media-free for a number of Facebook and Instagram users, albeit involuntarily. Some people reported ...

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Humans Of New York Facebook page gets its own Facebook TV series

Earlier this month, Facebook announced that it was finally launching Watch, its long-expected attempt at breaking into the curated video streaming ...

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Game Of Thrones: Become the Night King with Facebook's new AR app

Ever fancied yourself as the leader of an undead army? Luckily, and worryingly, Facebook has a new AR filter which will make your coldest dreams ...

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Facebook and Instagram down: Social media users struggle to log on

Facebook and Instagram stopped working this afternoon and people ... When Instagram and Facebook are down so you come to Twitter to confirm ...

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Some Facebook and Instagram users are experiencing outages

Facebook and Instagram appear to be down for some users this morning with some unable to post and others unable to access the sites entirely.

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Jon Snow's Facebook broadside points to growing fears over digital tide

It is a few hours and a few drinks since Jon Snow, the veteran Channel 4 newsreader, fired a broadside at Facebook on behalf of the British television ...

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It Isn't Just You. Facebook Is Down

If you are trying to get on Facebook or Instagram and can't — don't worry, it's not just you. Many social media users are reporting that they can't access ...

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Users reporting Facebook "blackout"

(WBAY) -- If you're having trouble logging into Facebook this morning, you're not the only one. Down Detector a website that tracks internet outages, ...

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'I actually talked to my family': Facebook and Instagram users joke about taking extreme measures ...

Facebook and Instagram went down for millions this afternoon as they complained of being unable to access the social media sites.

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Facebook and Instagram both experiencing widespread downtime

Both Facebook and Instagram are down for many users this morning. While neither social network has yet acknowledged the outage, a slew of user ...

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Facebook goes down for the second time in a week

One person, named ElephantBeds Cardiff, said: “Since Instagram and Facebook are down, I actually talked to my family. They seem like really nice ...

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Facebook, Instagram appear to be back in service after outage

Did you log on to Facebook or Instagram this morning hoping to find out about any storm damage in Texas, check out some high school football scores ...

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Facebook and Instagram have gone down for loads of people and the internet is in crisis

Facebook is down – and we don't want to over-react, but it is definitely time to panic. Thousands of people have been struggling with the world's most ...

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Facebook and Instagram both DOWN in double blow to social media users

Facebook and Instagram both DOWN in double blow to social media users. Users have been unable to load their social networks and are instead ...

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Facebook is down as some users are unable to login. Site blames 'required maintenance'

“Facebook is down for required maintenance right now, but you should be able to get back on within a few minutes. In the meantime, read more about ...

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Are Instagram and Facebook down? Thousands of frustrated people venting on Twitter after ...

One said: "My #Facebook is out of service. Cannot post anything on it... also on my Instagram account... anyone have any idea of what is going on?".

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Facebook down: Social media site and Instagram 'crash' for thousands of internet users

Facebook users complained of being unable to access the site after it appeared to crash on Saturday afternoon. Thousands of people said they were ...

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Facebook is down: Social media site not working as users struggle to get online

Down Detector, a website that tracks internet outages, reported a large spike in users being unable to access Facebook at about 2.15pm.

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Facebook outage impacts thousands

According to DownDetector.com, there are more than 2,500 users who have reported an issue with Facebook. Most users are experiencing issues ...

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Facebook DOWN - Social network NOT WORKING again as fans struggle to get online

Hundreds of Facebook users appear unable to load the social network on desktop computers and smartphones. The California-based site outage has ...

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Now Everyone Can Shoot and Share 360 Pics on Facebook

Facebook has been allowing me to upload pictures taken with my Gear 360 for a little over a year, and starting this week it added the ability for people ...

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Twitter Has Lost Out to Facebook: Jefferies

For months now, Twitter has been struggling to grow its user base and get more money from advertisers, something Facebook and Alphabet Inc.'s ...

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Filters Are Coming: Facebook Gets a 'Game of Thrones' Mask

HBO is one of the first entertainment studios to build a camera effect for Facebook, using the new augmented reality platform. It released a mask that ...

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Man gets three months in prison for liking a photo on Facebook

A man in France was sentenced to 3 months behind bars this week — for liking a photo on Facebook, a report says. The 32-year-old was found guilty ...

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Is Facebook Live a Precursor to Facebook TV?

Facebook's Q2 earnings report indicates video is one of the mediums it is looking to maximize. The social media behemoth is moving rapidly down a ...

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Transform into the Night King with HBO's new Facebook app

Ever wanted to see your beautiful face twisted and contorted into that of the vicious and genocidal Night King? If the answer is yes, HBO has launched ...

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Humans of New York to be Made into a Facebook TV Show

The massively popular photo blog Humans of New York is getting a 30-minute episodic TV series on Facebook's recently launched “Facebook Watch” ...

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Facebook Hires Incompetent Former New York Times Staffer to Handle 'Transparency'

One solution that Facebook has come up with is hiring Liz Spayd, a former public editor for the New York Times to “consult” on “transparency” in an ...

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Facebook Hires Former NYT Public Editor Elizabeth Spayd To Build User Trust

Facebook is expanding its efforts to communicate with the public about its approach to key issues such as the spread of false news and terrorist ...

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Facebook hires former NYT public editor Liz Spayd to consult on transparency

Facebook says it's looking to become more open and transparent about its decisions, and it's hired Liz Spayd, a former public editor of The New York ...

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Mayweather-McGregor isn't the only fight—Facebook will be battling illegal streams

Facebook Pages have been spotted streaming entire feeds of CNN and ESPN, Ad Age reported. Some rights holders have fought back with intense ...

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A new 'Game of Thrones' Facebook filter lets you transform into the Night King

Winter is here, the Game of Thrones season 7 finale is imminent, and Facebook wants you to transform yourself into the series' most terrifying ...

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Celebrate Game of Thrones' Season 7 Finale by Turning Yourself Into the Night King on Facebook

To access the new Night King camera effect, simply tap the camera icon on the top left corner of the Facebook app or swipe right from the News Feed ...

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'Humans of New York' lands a Facebook video series

"Humans of New York," in which regular New Yorkers talk about their lives, is one of the best things about Facebook, in my opinion -- and I don't live ...

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Find Facebook's hidden Safety Check feature

Enter Facebook Safety Check, a feature designed for exactly that purpose. Until now, you had to wait for the Facebook to activate the tool, but that's no ...

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Focus Features is hosting free movie nights on Facebook Live

In celebration of the 15th anniversary of Focus Features, the studio will be throwing itself a trio of weird, sad birthday parties on Facebook Live.

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Facebook has hired former NYT public editor Liz Spayd as a consultant in a 'transparency' effort

Facebook has recently hired former New York Times public editor Liz Spayd on a consulting basis to help manage the company's efforts around giving ...

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Humans of New York is getting its own Facebook TV series featuring interviews with 1200 people

Heart-warming blogger Humans Of New York has announced a series of videos, made using original content, will be streamed on Facebook's new ...

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Facebook Adds More Memories to On This Day

Facebook is making its Timehop-style feature, On This Day, bigger and better. This means that Facebook will show you more memories than ever, filter ...

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Everything we know about Aloha, Facebook's mysterious video chat device

Aloha represents Facebook's first serious foray into selling consumer hardware. The company's Oculus subsidiary started selling the high-end Rift VR ...

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'Game of Thrones' Facebook filter crowns you the Night King

With the "Game of Thrones" season 7 finale just days away, a new Facebook photo filter released Friday lets you turn yourself into the terrifying ...

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UN group says Facebook has been ignoring its pleas to deal with migrant torture videos

Earlier today, the Times of London came out with a shocking report about human traffickers using Facebook to broadcast videos of migrant torture and ...

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Facebook announces new memory features & 'On This Day' changes coming to News Feed

In addition to recent changes to the Newsfeed and other aspects of the app, Facebook today has announced new “On This Day” features for its mobile ...

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Facebook will start bundling your memories for sharing

More than two years ago, Facebook launched its On This Day feature, which combs through your feed to surface meaningful memories and moments ...

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Facebook And The Future Of Asia-Pacific Growth

In an earlier article titled Where Is Facebook's Current Growth Really Coming From? I spoke about why Facebook's (FB) short- to medium-term outlook ...

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Is this the ultimate Facebook fail? Hilarious moment mother accidentally messages POLICE while ...

A confused mother had the ultimate Facebook fail after trying to logout of her son's account and accidentally messaging the police. Lorna Thomas ...

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Sorry, Aunt Sarah: Court finds that Facebook friends are not your real friends

In news that will come as a real blow to aunts and uncles across the nation, a Florida court has ruled that Facebook friends are not actually your ...

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Facebook's new family emojis spark backlash over lack of interracial options

Facebook has made its family emojis more inclusive by adding 125 new designs in a variety of skin tones. However, the announcement has sparked a ...

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Facebook Continues To Add To Its Roster Of Live Sports Streams With This Deal

The deal, with digital sports platform Stadium, allows Facebook to livestream 9 Conference USA Games and 6 Mountain West Conference games ...

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'Humans of New York' Blog Evolves Into A Facebook TV Series

The popular Facebook blog Humans of New York is being developed into a 30-minute tv series consisting of 12 episodes, to be added to Facebook's ...

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How does Facebook police offensive content?

With more than 2 billion users worldwide, Facebook has been making tough calls when it comes to policing hate speech, harassment, nudity and ...

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Facebook Expands Memory Features to Include Monthly and Seasonal Recaps

In the future, Facebook said they plan to launch new milestones and ... The thing is, years ago when my friends and I used to use Facebook, we'd meet ...

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Facebook removes posts made by people smugglers aiming to lure migrants

Facebook has removed several posts made by people smugglers openly advertising to attract migrants seeking passage to Europe. Written in Arabic ...

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Facebook adds more ways to relive memories in your News Feed

Facebook's On This Day has become one of its more popular features, so it's adding a handful of similar memory-centric compilations to your Feed.

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Here's how a fictitious woman on Facebook was used to lure a man to his death, police say

Diondre Shanklin was expecting a sexual encounter with two women, arranged via Facebook messenger. But what he got on that mid-July evening, ...

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Facebook wants to fill up your notifications with even more memories

Facebook is one of the easiest ways to take a stroll down memory lane, what with its endless collection of your ancient photos and comments.

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Quick response unable to stop Facebook Live suicide

A suicide streamed on Facebook Live this week from a home in this Cape Cod town was seen by the victim's ex-girlfriend and forced the social media ...

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Now, Facebook working on chat device with face recognition ability

LONDON: Social networking giant Facebook is reportedly working towards rolling out a video chat device that can recognise users' faces.

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Facebook the place to go if you want to ransom a slave

People-smugglers and slave-trading gangs are using Facebook to broadcast the abuse and torture of migrants to extort ransom money from their ...

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Facebook: The New Network Station

Facebook's implementation of sports and TV shows are an example of the company's effort for continual innovation. These efforts are likely to help ...

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'Humans of New York' is getting its own Facebook TV series and the trailer looks epic

If you're a fan of Humans of New York, we've got some splendid news — it's being made into a 12-part docuseries. Humans of New York: The Series ...

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Watch a cinematic masterpiece for free on Facebook this Friday

For the next three Fridays, you can watch an Academy Award winning film for free on Facebook Live. This is all thanks to Focus Features celebrating ...

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Facebook adds monthly and seasonal recaps to On This Day

Now, On This Day, the Timehop-style Facebook memories feature, is being expanded to also recap months and seasons, presumably in an effort to ...

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Facebook adds new ways to revisit your memories and milestones

Facebook today is expanding on the popularity of its two-year old “On This Day” sharing prompt, with the addition of new features that let users revisit ...

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Facebook Stock Offers 40% Upside

SAN JOSE, CA - APRIL 18: A view of the booth demonstrating Facebook Spaces at Facebook's F8 Developer Conference on April 18, 2017 in San ...

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Facebook just opened 'On This Day' to everyone — after leading us on about it for two years

Facebook has kept its promise. The world's largest social network has granted all 2 billion of its monthly active users access to "On This Day." Oh, and ...

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Viscount jailed for Facebook threat against Gina Miller abandons appeal

A viscount who offered £5,000 for someone to kill Brexit campaigner Gina Miller has dropped his appeal to have his 12-week jail term reduced.

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Here's how Facebook is automatically telling your good memories from your bad ones

I spoke to Facebook officials, including On This Day product manager Oren Hod and memory researcher Artie Konrad, about why the social network is ...

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Facebook faces another moderation scandal over migrant torture videos

Facebook is faced with yet another content-related scandal, after The Times newspaper reported that people traffickers and slave traders are using its ...

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'Humans of New York' is getting its own Facebook TV show

Facebook is steadily rolling out its new Watch section for original shows on desktop and mobile. But, what good is a new video platform without a ...

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'Shoot selfies, not animals' PETA Facebook campaign trolled by hunters nationwide--or so they ...

FARGO—Some local hunters are firing back at People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals after the animal rights organization launched a Facebook ...

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Facebook messenger scam tricks you into clicking on virus-riddled YouTube channel with THIS ...

"The document has already taken a picture from the victim's Facebook page and created a dynamic landing page which looks like a playable movie.

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Facebook rolls out new family emoji, but there's something missing

Facebook has rolled out 125 new family emoji, expanding the default yellow skin tone to include light, medium, and darker tones, and more family ...

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'UES Mommas' lawyer-up over Facebook racism allegations

Two Upper East Side moms are threatening legal action over a Facebook spat that includes allegations of racism and bullying. The private “UES ...

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Facebook Confirms Plan to Help Pubs Sell Subscriptions Through Instant Articles

IMG_7401 Publishers who have gravitated away from Facebook Instant Articles over fears of over-dependence may soon have cause to reconsider, ...

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There's Something Important Missing From Facebook's Family Emoji

According to Emojipedia, a recent diversity update came from Facebook, who released 125 new family emoji. These provide far more options than the ...

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