Tuesday, October 31, 2017

Facebook, Twitter and Google Reveal How Many People Saw Russia-Linked Posts

According to disclosures made to Congress, the troll farm's posts reached 126 million Facebook users in the U.S. over the last couple of years.

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Facebook, Twitter, Google to Tell Congress How Russia Meddled

Congress will put Facebook, Twitter and Google under a public microscope Tuesday about Russia's use of their networks to meddle in the 2016 ...

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How to Fix Facebook? We Asked 9 Experts

Of course, criticism of Facebook and its founder, Mark Zuckerberg, is easy to come by; solutions aren't as clear. We asked nine technologists, ...

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Russia-linked Facebook posts seen by as many as 126 MILLION Americans, admits social network

Facebook released its numbers to the Reuters news agency and the Washington Post newspaper. The social network said it believes many of the ...

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Facebook says Russia-linked posts may have reached 126 million users

Facebook Inc. says a Russian group posted more than 80,000 times on its service during and after the 2016 U.S. presidential election, potentially ...

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Ukraine says it warned Facebook of Russia fake news in 2015

The Ukrainian government says it warned Facebook and US officials years ago that Russia was conducting disinformation campaigns including ...

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Actually, Facebook Says, Russian Memes Reached 126 Million People

Facebook, which is testifying before Congress this week alongside Twitter and Google about Russia's use of its platform to impact last year's elections, ...

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In Facebook's eyes, are you a 'youthful urbanite' or 'diverse parent'?

But it's also landed Facebook in a world of scrutiny in the aftermath of last year's US presidential election. On Tuesday and Wednesday, Facebook, ...

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Facebook says 126 million Americans may have seen Russia-linked political posts

Twitter Inc separately has found 2,752 accounts linked to Russian operatives, a source familiar with the company's written testimony said.

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Facebook says 126 million Americans may have been exposed to Russia-linked US election posts

More than 126 million Americans saw Facebook posts disseminated by Russian-linked agents seeking to influence the 2016 presidential election, ...

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Russia-linked posts 'reached' 126m Facebook users in US

Facebook has said as many as 126 million American users may have seen content uploaded by Russia-based operatives over the last two years.

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Facebook admits 126 million people saw Russian propaganda ads as social media chiefs prepare ...

FACEBOOK says 126 million American users were served content from Russia-linked propaganda sites during the 2016 presidential campaign.

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What a Facebook experiment did to news in Cambodia

Until recently, video blogger Catherine Harry was a Facebook success story in Cambodia. Her page, A Dose of Cath, featured a series of outspoken ...

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Facebook says 126 million Americans may have seen Russia-linked political posts over a two-year ...

Facebook Inc said Russia-based operatives published about 80,000 posts on the social network over a two-year period in an effort to sway U.S. ...

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Russian-Backed Facebook Accounts Said To Have Reached 126 Million People

Facebook plans to tell congressional investigators on Tuesday that content from Russian-backed accounts was seen by 126 million people, according ...

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Facebook, YouTube admit to wider-ranging campaigns by Russian “state actors”

Reports from the Washington Post and Recode separately claim that Facebook's Tuesday testimony will state that up to 126 million people were ...

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Facebook and Twitter to seek help in online manipulation fight

Facebook and Twitter will call for help in the battle against online manipulation when they testify to Congress on Tuesday, while revealing that Russian ...

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Facebook: Russia-Linked Content Reached 126 Million People in Two-Year Period

A Facebook representative plans to tell a Senate committee on Tuesday that Russia-linked content reached an estimated 126 million people during ...

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Facebook, Twitter testimony to reveal more extensive Russian meddling

Facebook and Twitter will testify to Congress on Tuesday that Russian meddling on the social platforms ahead of the US election was wider than ...

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126 Million People May Have Seen Russia-Linked Facebook Posts

WASHINGTON — Facebook says a Russian group posted more than 80,000 times on its service during and after the 2016 election, potentially ...

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Facebook's Advertising Tools Complicate Efforts To Stop Russian Interference

Facebook says 126 million people may have seen Russian content aimed at influencing Americans. Lawmakers on Capitol Hill want to weed out ...

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Russian-backed Facebook content reached 126m Americans, company says

Russian-backed content reached as many as 126 million Americans on Facebook during and after the 2016 presidential election, according to the ...

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Russian-backed content may have reached 126 million on Facebook

Facebook has reportedly upped its estimate of how much content was produced by Russian-backed actors during the election and how widely that ...

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Facebook exposed 126 million Americans to Russia-linked pages

Russian attempts to skew the 2016 US election through Facebook reached much, much further than first thought. Numerous publications (including ...

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Russian trolls reached 126 million Americans via Facebook—almost the population of Russia

Facebook accounts linked to Russia had a far greater reach than what was previously known, reaching nearly half the U.S. population. Russia-linked ...

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Facebook: Russian-backed posts reached 126M during election

About 126 million Americans, or roughly one-third of the nation's population, were exposed to Russian-backed content on Facebook during the 2016 ...

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Facebook estimates 126 million people were served content from Russia-linked pages

Facebook will inform lawmakers this week that roughly 126 million Americans may have been exposed to content generated on its platform by the ...

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Russia's election posts reached 126 million people, Facebook will tell Congress

The figures are disclosed in prepared testimony scheduled to be delivered Tuesday by Facebook's general counsel, Colin Stretch, at a Senate ...

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Facebook: Russia-linked posts distributed to 126M users

FILE - In this May 16, 2012, file photo, the Facebook logo is displayed on an iPad in Philadelphia. Facebook says a Russian internet agency posted ...

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Facebook Estimates 126 Million People Saw Russian-Backed Content

Facebook Inc. FB 1.12% estimates that about 126 million people may have seen content posted by Russian-backed accounts over more than two ...

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Russian content on Facebook may have reached 126 million users — far more than first disclosed ...

Facebook plans to tell lawmakers on Tuesday that 126 million of its users may have seen content produced and circulated by Russian operatives, ...

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Facebook, Google and Twitter will tell Congress that Russia's election meddling was wider than ...

Facebook, Google and Twitter plan to tell congressional investigators this week that the scope of Russia's campaign to spread disinformation on their ...

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Facebook says Russia-backed election content reached 126 million Americans

Facebook said on Monday that Russia-based operatives published about 80,000 posts on the social network over a two year period in an effort to ...

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Facebook's Testimony Says Russia Posts Reached 126 Million Users

Facebook Inc. is planning to tell a Congressional panel in more detail just how deeply Russian ads and posts infiltrated the news feeds of U.S. voters ...

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Russian Influence Reached 126 Million Through Facebook Alone

Facebook and Google have faced pressure from lawmakers after disclosures of Russia-linked interference on their platforms last year. Senators Amy ...

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Facebook Says Russian-Backed Election Content Reached 126 Million Americans

WASHINGTON — An estimated 126 million Americans, roughly one-third of the nation's population, received Russian-backed content on Facebook ...

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No, Facebook Is Not Listening to Conversations and Targeting Ads

Facebook denies that is listening to your conversations through microphones or accesses other information in ways you don't know about.

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Shareholders Press Twitter, Facebook and Google on Fake News

Shareholders are also weighing in, saying Twitter Inc., Facebook Inc. and Alphabet Inc.'s Google aren't doing enough to combat fake news on their ...

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Russian fake accounts showed posts to 126 million Facebook users

SAN FRANCISCO — As many as 126 million people may have seen material posted by Russian troll farm under fake Facebook identities between ...

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Apple's Cook & Facebook's Zuckerberg meet with Chinese President Xi

Apple CEO Tim Cook and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg both spoke with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday, meeting in Beijing while ...

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How to Generate Sales Using Facebook Live

In this video, Entrepreneur Network partner Neil Patel breaks down how you can generate sales through Facebook Live. You've probably heard that ...

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Facebook, Google and Other Big Tech Companies Facing Political Scrutiny

On Thursday, the general counsels of Google, Facebook, and Twitter will testify before the House Intelligence Committee's “Russia Investigative Task ...

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Facebook's Last-Minute Effort To Keep Congress At Bay

On Friday, Facebook announced stronger guidelines for transparency in advertising on the social network, part of a campaign to forestall government ...

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C-SPAN Will Use Facebook to Live-Stream Hearings on Russia Political Meddling

Facebook will be one of the platforms where you'll be able to hear the company's top lawyer get questioned by U.S. lawmakers about the social giant's ...

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The Trump Campaign Adviser Who Pleaded Guilty Was Very Bad at Facebook

If the FBI drags you in for questioning about how you may have helped a foreign government interfere in a heavily polarized U.S. presidential election, ...

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What to Expect When Facebook, Google, and Twitter Testify on Election Meddling

But you won't see Facebook or Twitter CEOs Mark Zuckerberg and Jack Dorsey putting their hand on the bible and sweating under the lights. Instead ...

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Facebook is testing features that turn its livestreaming tool into a powerhouse

I totally get that we're in the midst of this long, difficult conversation about how we shouldn't be surrendering our content to platforms like Facebook and ...

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Are you a 'multicultural millennial'? Tag yourself in Facebook's insane political ad document

Like the Kardashians and cannabis reform? You could be one of 20.1 million "Multicultural Millennials" on Facebook. Are you a suburban mom who ...

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Facebook is facing a class-action lawsuit for trying to avoid paying its workers overtime

A lawsuit filed in a U.S. district court in Illinois alleges that Facebook routinely and knowingly misclassified certain workers as not eligible for overtime ...

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Facebook denies it is listening into its users' conversations to learn more about them

That led to a hugely viral video post on Reddit, which purported to show evidence that Facebook was listening. And it was just one of many viral claims ...

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Facebook's Strong Ad Revenue Growth To Continue

Facebook is scheduled to report its third quarter results on Wednesday, November 1. We expect the company to report revenue growth of around 40% ...

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Facebook denies spying on users, sending recorded data to advertisers

MENLO PARK, Calif. — Reddit lit up in a particularly active fashion over the weekend as Facebook users spread personal stories of what they allege ...

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Russian-linked Facebook accounts helped stage divisive events

People linked to Russian-backed Facebook accounts helped organize or fund events in the US around divisive topics -- often playing both sides of a ...

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Facebook is trading at all-time highs ahead of Wednesday's earnings (FB)

Facebook is trading at all-time highs, up 1.28% at $180.68, ahead of the company's earnings report on Wednesday. Wall Street is the social media ...

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Apple's Cook, Facebook's Zuck meet with Chinese president

Apple's Cook, Facebook's Zuck meet with Chinese president ... Spokesmen for Apple and Facebook weren't immediately available for comment.

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Firefighter Denounced by Company After Racist Facebook Post

A Pennsylvania firefighter has been denounced by his fire company after he made racist comments on Facebook about a Kellogg's cereal mascot.

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Monroe Takes Responsibility For Heated Facebook Comments

Democratic St. Lawrence County district attorney candidate James Monroe is taking responsibility for a Facebook rant last year and is apologizing to ...

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For Facebook, the political reckoning has begun

Following reports that Russian government operatives used Facebook ads in an attempt to subvert the outcome of the election, the social network will ...

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Is Facebook eavesdropping on your conversations to send targeted ads? Social network denies it ...

Rob Goldman, VP of ads at Facebook has responded to accusations that the social network 'listens' to users through their devices to send targeted ...

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Data Sheet—Extra Scrutiny for Facebook and Google, Square's Big Jump

Facebook and Twitter made for a friendly platform for Russian propagandists. And Google has hollowed out the traditional media industry, threatening ...

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Apple's Cook, Facebook's Zuckerberg meet China's Xi in Beijing

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Apple Inc chief executive Tim Cook and Facebook Inc's Mark Zuckerberg met Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday at an ...

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A bit too Deucey! Facebook warns tennis club that its charity calendar is breaking the site's rules ...

An amateur tennis club's charity calendar broke Facebook's strict rules after the social media site said the photographs were 'sexually suggestive'.

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Facebook's 2016 Election Team Gave Advertisers A Blueprint To A Divided US

During the 2016 election season, Facebook provided political advertisers with a targetable breakdown of a fractured United States, which could've ...

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SoftBank, Facebook, and Amazon commit to 8700-mile transpacific subsea cable system

Japanese telecommunications giant SoftBank is joining forces with Facebook, Amazon, and a number of other technology companies to build a new ...

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If You Buy The Conspiracy Theory Facebook Is Listening To Your Conversations, Here's How To ...

We're all used to seeing promo material for stuff we've searched for on Google, or posted about on our Facebook wall, but what about that time you ...

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13 Essential Tips For Coaches To Attract More Clients On Facebook

With 1.7 billion active users on Facebook, according to a report by Statistic Brain, reaching your potential customer base as a coach shouldn't be an ...

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Facebook denies eavesdropping on conversations to target ads, again

Facebook has again denied eavesdropping on conversations to target adverts, following persistent speculation on the part of users who have received ...

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Facebook denies eavesdropping on users through smartphone mics

With your data being ever more important to big companies, it's no surprise that fears run rife around the likes of Facebook listening to you through ...

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Facebook: Too Big To Govern?

In December of 2008, Lindsay Ronson tried to log into her Facebook account with a new password — one she had recently created after experiencing, ...

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Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg Makes Another Appearance in China

A Facebook Inc. spokeswoman declined to discuss Mr. Zuckerberg's visit, which comes after a recent series of actions possibly indicating renewed ...

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The Solution to Facebook Overload Isn't More Facebook

The moment I first realized that everything had changed for Facebook was right after the 2016 US presidential election with one of the first of many ...

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The little-known Facebook feature which could help prevent suicides

Facebook gives several examples of posts which may suggest someone will harm themselves, including: “self-inflicted wound, weapon held to head, ...

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Facebook Stumbles With Early Effort to Stamp Out Fake News

“There is no silver bullet," Facebook said in a statement. "This is part of a multi-pronged approach to combating false news. We have seen real ...

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Russian-Backed Facebook Accounts Organized Events on All Sides of Polarizing Issues

Workers behind Russian-linked Facebook Inc. FB 4.25% accounts helped organize or finance real-life events before and after the 2016 election, often ...

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Monday, October 30, 2017

'Facebook is listening to me': Why this conspiracy theory refuses to die

In some cases, there appears to be no other possibility: Facebook is somehow listening in on our conversations, processing what we are saying, and ...

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Facebook denies listening to user conversations via microphones

A senior Facebook executive has denied the social network uses a device's microphone to listen in on real-life conversations in order to target people ...

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Ex-Employee Sues Facebook For Depriving Workers Of Overtime

Susie Bigger has alleged that she and other Facebook employees are illegally classified as managers as part of "defendant's scheme to deprive them ...

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Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat – Which Social Platform Is Most Effective For Your Business?

Most of the times, we search for a business more instantly on Facebook rather than on Google. Why? Because being on Facebook is the new badge of ...

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Google and Facebook must do more to tackle online extremism and fake news, says World ...

US tech firms such as Facebook and Twitter should be more aggressive in tackling extremism and political misinformation if they want to avoid ...

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Facebook denies eavesdropping on you through your phone's mic to target ads

There's been talk for at least a couple of years about whether Facebook 'listens' to your conversations and anything you say out loud through your ...

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Facebook rebuffs 'disappearing posts' claim

Social media giant Facebook has been forced to clarify reports a trial product update would cause unsponsored posts to disappear from user's feeds.

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WHAT'S UP WITH THAT: Facebook Live series for Oct. 30-Nov. 5

With the weekly Facebook Live, Home Page Media Group is aiming to give you the news in an interesting and accessible new format. As a preview ...

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Ref who left game after protests denies racist Facebook post

Referee Ernie Lunardelli says his Facebook account was hacked, and he denies writing multiple posts saying Michelle and Barack Obama should go ...

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Texas Ag Commissioner Sid Miller shares a racially insensitive, suicide joke on Facebook

On Sunday, Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller shared a racially insensitive joke about suicide on Facebook and quickly deleted it from his ...

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Facebook Leads Competitors for Last-Click Social Commerce

The vast majority of social commerce buyers are making their purchases from Facebook, according to new research from Open Influence. Its October ...

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Facebook denies listening to people's conversation via microphone for ad targetting

Meanwhile, the VP for ads at Facebook, Rob Goldman has denied of any such mechanisms of ad targeting. According to a BBC report, he said that the ...

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Facebook denies listening to user conversations to target ads

Facebook Inc. has denied that it spies on what users are saying via their smartphone microphones to deliver targeted advertising, despite many users ...

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Lickt Gelato Announces Closing on Facebook Page

Lickt Gelato Announces Closing on Facebook Page ... Lickt Gelato is closing by the end of the year according to a post on their Facebook page.

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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is on his annual trip to China, meets with students from business ...

Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg is on an annual trip to China with the aim to finally enter the world's largest internet market by users in ...

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Facebook And Apple Report This Week: The Forward Estimates Look Fine

After last Thursday's Tech sector reports, no doubt investors will be bullish coming into Facebook's and Apple's earnings reports. Facebook is still ...

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Facebook collective on organic vegetables

Sale of organic vegetables organised by Facebook group Krishibhoomi at Pattom in Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday. | Photo Credit: S MAHINSHA.

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More than half this country apparently uses Facebook's Messenger

Facebook revealed its first country-specific stats for the instant messaging platform, claiming 13 million Australians use Messenger each month.

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High school football ref who walked out on game denies racist Facebook post is his

Ernie Lunardelli said his Facebook account was once hacked and he denies ever writing the words, “Thanks for f***ing up the country!! Back to the zoo ...

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Facebook: We're not ignoring discrepancies in our numbers says global VP

Facebook's Carolyn Everson, vice president of global marketing solutions and one of CEO Mark Zuckerberg's key lieutenants in the digital business, ...

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It's not Facebook making you miserable — it's you

On Facebook, we generally friend people we know “in real life.” Those people then show us what they had for dinner, post pictures of their kids and ...

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Facebook Launches Africa's First SME Council in Nigeria

As part of ongoing commitment to help support small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) throughout Africa, Facebook has launched its Nigerian ...

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Facebook phone sale goes wrong when buyer turns up with knife

Police say a Christchurch man had his phone stolen in a Facebook sale ... A man sold his phone on Facebook, but it all went wrong when the buyer ...

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Facebook's AI head wants us to stop worrying about Terminators

The aforementioned AI expert is Yann LeCun, and he runs Facebook's FAIR research facility. He recently spoke with The Verge about how people ...

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Facebook in a fix over a fix for fake content

Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg's dream of millions of people globally debating issues over his platforms is turning into a nightmare after suspicious ...

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Facebook denies secretly recording users' conversations for targeted advertising

A lot of people have stories about Facebook allegedly listening in on a conversation via a mobile's microphone and using the info for targeted ...

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Fed Up with Facebook Corrupt Pervert Jewish Conglomerates

Posting a reply to a rude troll saying: [Yo are too dumb to treat and argue, get a live] Gave reason for Facebook to block me for 30 days! Centers for ...

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Candidate Calls Press Conference on Facebook Controversy

James Monroe's press conference Monday morning will be his first on-camera appearance since 7 News reported on the Facebook comments.

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Political Advertisers On Facebook Will Now Have To Disclose Identities

After months of reports that Russia used social networks to sway the public opinion in the previous U.S. presidential election, Facebook finally ...

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Back and forth between Mayor Rhodes and Facebook Live filmer continues

The man who filmed the Facebook Live video that showed a crowd getting shot at on Ocean Boulevard in June has received criticism from Myrtle ...

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Forget Washington. Facebook's Problems Abroad Are Far More Disturbing.

For months, Facebook's headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif., has been in crisis mode, furiously attempting to contain the damage stemming from its role ...

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Inmates at Parc Prison have set up a Facebook page using smuggled in mobile phones

Prisoners claim to have set up a Facebook page using their mobile phones so they can post pictures from jail. The page, called Parc Banter, has been ...

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Apple, Facebook, and Trump's Fed pick — What you need to know for the week ahead

After a busy week that saw big cap tech names send markets into the weekend with whoosh higher, this week will feature even more earnings news, ...

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Lawsuit accuses Facebook of scheming to weasel out of paying overtime

Facebook is being hit with a proposed class-action federal lawsuit alleging that the social-networking company purposely misclassifies employees to ...

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'Big things coming': David Beckham teases fans with Facebook announcement

In a Facebook video post from around 6 a.m. Eastern time, Beckham twirls a soccer ball on his finger basketball-style, then says, “Big things coming.

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Citibank paedophile caught on Facebook live trying to meet '14-year-old girl for sex' after sending ...

A HIGH-flying banker has been caged after he was caught on Facebook Live by paedophile hunters trying to meet a 14-year-old girl for sex. Citibank ...

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Wheelchair User Makes Brave Facebook Post After Being Repeatedly Rejected On Tinder

A Tinder user has taken to Facebook to speak out against discrimination he had received on the dating app - because of his disability.

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Canada Is Facebook's Testing Ground For Political Ad Transparency

The social media giant said that starting next month Canadian users will be able click "View Ads" on a Facebook page to view what ads it is running on ...

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Facebook Once Again Forced To React To Rumors It's Eavesdropping On You

Perception can be more powerful than reality, and right now there is a strong perception that Facebook spies on its users, even going so far as to listen ...

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Media's symbiotic relationship with Facebook is a worry for democracy

On Wednesday, lawyers from Twitter, Facebook and Google will head to Washington DC to try to explain to congressional intelligence committees ...

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City banker snared by paedophile hunters on Facebook Live after trying to meet 14-year-old girl for ...

A city banker was snared by paedophile hunters as more than 130,000 people watched Facebook Live video stream, a court heard. Citibank business ...

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Judge backs university's dismissal of Christian student for Facebook comments on homosexuality

Felix Ngole was in his second year of a postgraduate course in social care when he was expelled from the university, after contributing to a Facebook ...

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Facebook to Show Who Buys Political Ads

"When it comes to advertising on Facebook, people should be able to tell who the advertiser is and see the ads they're running, especially for political ...

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Facebook goes ballistic over Major Nazim – the officer who nabbed the 7 DB men

A Facebook user named Syed Imran wrote: “We love you [Nazim] for achieving this seemingly impossible feat. Bravo Guys. Well done. Bangladesh ...

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Facebook denies it 'listens' to conversations when probed on relevancy of ads

Two Facebook executives took to Twitter this week to deny the social network listens to its users conversations in order to target advertising based on ...

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Facebook addressing its measurement and fake news challenges, Carolyn Everson says

Facebook vice-president of global marketing solutions Carolyn Everson said political advertisements linked to the Russian government on Facebook ...

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Facebook in Focus: Quarterly Earnings

Facebook is due to report its third-quarter results next week, and the main question is whether strong financial results or political scrutiny over its – and ...

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Who Will Rein in Facebook? Challengers Are Lining Up

We're treated to fresh reports nearly every day about how Facebook Inc.'s FB 4.25% efforts to keep bad actors from abusing its platform fall short.

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'Facebook saved my life': Single mother-of-three found treatment for her rare brain cancer on social ...

'Facebook saved my life': Single mother-of-three found treatment for her rare brain cancer on social media after doctors told her to 'go home to die' ...

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Massena supervisor defends Facebook comment as not racist

This screenshot shared by the Massena News Facebook page shows Massena Town Supervisor Joe Gray's controversial Facebook comment.

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Facebook struggles to contain Russia narrative

Facebook has been happy to keep congressional investigators focused on the Russian-bought online ads that helped sway voters in last year's ...

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Celebrities react to Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, all while Facebook shuts down her page

Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy needs no introduction – the illustrious film-maker made us proud by being the first Pakistani to bring an Oscar home. She is a ...

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Facebook testing 4K video

TechCrunch, however, reports that Facebook has confirmed that it is now testing 4K video uploads and viewing capability with some pages and ...

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Sunday, October 29, 2017

Transparency: Facebook to force political ads to disclose funding sources

Ads on Facebook have been something of a controversial subject for some time now -- particularly with suggestions of Russian attempts to influence ...

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Humans of Hindutva: My Experiments With Community Standards – of Facebook and Outside

It seems Facebook is increasingly becoming a platform for people who wish to divide people, and not for those who ridicule these divisive tactics.

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Disturbing event pages emerge on Facebook to shame Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy for speaking out ...

Then some Pakistanis came up with a solution: they made Facebook pages and events. Let's show you some of these pages and the content being ...

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Facebook Video of Mobile Goes Viral

The video on Facebook has been shared more than 4,000 times and ... The post on Facebook includes the question, “What city in Alabama should we ...

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Facebook vows more transparency over political ads

Facebook says it's cracking down on online gun sales, with a new policy that bars private individuals from advertising or selling firearms on the world's ...

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Life's like that on Facebook

Like smart people the world over, I decided to invest these precious hours on Facebook. I've always faced two problems on Facebook: one, my status ...

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Expats 'duped' into giving money for babies stuck by tragedy that 'never happened'

Some of the 16,000 members of the Facebook page for South African expats began questioning why the incident was not reported in the media.

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Facebook, in reversal, to publish cache of political ads

Facebook logo is seen at a start-up companies gathering at Paris' Station F in Paris, France on January 17, 2017. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer/File ...

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Facebook denies spying on conversations to better target advertisements

Facebook's vice-president says the social media network has never used your mobile device's microphone to eavesdrop on conversations so it can ...

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Nigerian SMEs join Facebook council

As part of its commitment to support the Small and Medium-sized Enterprises in Africa, Facebook has inaugurated its Nigerian SME Council, the first of ...

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Facebook to Use Canada as Testing Ground for New Ad Transparency Features

Facebook This May 16, 2012, file photo shows a Facebook logo displayed on the screen of an iPad in New York. (AP Photo/James H. Collins, File).

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Guilford Dems condemn Facebook post making light of prison rape

You could surmise from the “I stand for the flag; I kneel at the cross” customization on a recent Facebook profile that his cultural attitudes are at least a ...

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Typhoon Lan's Facebook alert a damp squib

American man #2: I would have preferred to have marked myself as “Soaked” if that was an option. — Fukutoshin Line, Tokyo. Overheard by The ...

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DA Candidate to address alleged “god is dead” Facebook post and others in Monday press ...

Mr. Monroe did say that he was working out a plan to hold a “large press conference” Monday that would address the Facebook posts and the ...

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Facebook to begin testing political ad transparency

Facebook has said it will take steps to deliver on a promise to reveal backers of political advertisements to boost transparency. The leading social ...

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Documenting life after a Category-5 hurricane flattens your island

On her Facebook wall, they post thank-you messages and plead with her to continue. “Where's the next stop?” wrote reader Ma'at Ra, who lives in ...

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#SocialSkim: Facebook's Warning to Marketers; LinkedIn Smart Replies: 10 Stories This Week

In this week's 'Skim: why Facebook's latest algorithm change serves as a stark reminder to advertisers that they don't hold all the power; Facebook ...

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Instagram and Facebook roll out features and stickers for Halloween

Facebook users can locate the Halloween-themed game within the camera and turn themselves into a trick-or-treater. They can further share their ...

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Facebook, Google and Twitter to testify before a US Senate Judiciary regarding Russian meddling ...

Executives from Facebook Inc, Twitter Inc, and Alphabet Inc's Google will testify on Tuesday before a Senate Judiciary subcommittee hearing on ...

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Facebook will make advertisements more transparent

Hot on the heels of a similar decision by Twitter, Facebook has announced several measures in order to boost the transparency of the ads that it ...

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Facebook Workplace Chat gets a desktop app

It has been a year since Facebook first introduced Workplace and it released a few numbers on the success of the platform. At the moment, 30,000 ...

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Political advertisers to verify identity as part of Facebook's new advertising policies

Facebook will soon allow users view all ads that are running on a Facebook page, as well as Messenger and Instagram, by simply clicking a new ...

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Facebook Adds New Halloween Camera Effects And Games, Instagram Gains New Superzoom ...

To spice up your holiday, Facebook has updated its app with a bunch of new Halloween posts and camera effects. Not only this, but the company has ...

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Opinion: Why Facebook's dual news feed pilot is a nightmare for publishers

Facebook shouldn't create barriers that render quality content irrelevant. If it does, the very pillar on which news media stands, will lose its value.

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Rumors That Facebook Is Secretly Recording You Refuse to Die

Per the BBC, Facebook was once again compelled to shoot down rumors it is secretly hijacking computer and mobile device mics to covertly record ...

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Indoni feels 'bullied' by Facebook, Instagram over posts

Indoni says Facebook and Instagram have been removing their pictures for four years now saying they are offensive and violating their terms.

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Facebook vows to make ads 'more transparent'

MANILA, Philippines – Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that the social network is set to introduce measures making all ...

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A war of words puts Facebook at the centre of Myanmar's Rohingya crisis

So he has turned to an even more powerful and ubiquitous platform to get his message out - Facebook. Every day he posts updates, often containing ...

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'Not even close to rat': Facebook AI director believes Terminator scenario unlikely in near future

While machines keep evolving and even manages to beat humans in certain skills, they are unlikely to gain self-awareness and take over the world in ...

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Bill O'Reilly threatens to sue for $5 million over 'defamatory' Facebook post

Bill O'Reilly is threatening legal action against a former New Jersey lawmaker who penned a candid account of his ex-girlfriend's alleged encounters ...

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How a parent's Facebook post sent a Boynton charter into damage control

After seeing a parent's comments on Facebook, Scared Mommy, a popular parenting website, published an article Thursday under the headline: “You ...

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Facebook to test political ad transparency features in Canada as scrutiny mounts

In an effort to improve the transparency of advertisements that appear on its platform, Facebook will use Canada as a testing ground for several new ...

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Facebook and Instagram 'likes' are influencing our travel decisions, study shows

The results of the University of Georgia study confirm what many people active on Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and Twitter already know: that ...

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Bill O'Reilly sues ex-NJ politician for Facebook post

NEW YORK -- Former Fox News host Bill O'Reilly has sued a New Jersey ex-politician for writing on his Facebook page that O'Reilly sexually ...

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Facebook moves toward revealing political ad backers

SAN FRANSICO, United States — Facebook said Friday it would take steps to deliver on a promise to reveal backers of political advertisements to ...

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Facebook VP of ads promises the company is not using your mic to spy on you

Facebook is no different. Watch a trailer for Justice League and you'll start seeing ads for comic books or other superhero movies. Many of you likely ...

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Psychology and Facebook

In today's video, I'm discussing pictures, posts, and people. Psychologically speaking, what does someone's Facebook page say about them? Want to ...

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'One of our greatest challenges in the digital era': Worrying about democracy means thinking about ...

Gould was marking the launch of Facebook's "election integrity initiative," ... published a piece entitled, "What Facebook did to American democracy.".

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Facebook, in reversal, to publish cache of political advertisements

Facebook Inc announced a plan to increase transparency about its role in political advertising on Friday, ahead of congressional hearings next week ...

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Facebook follows Twitter, unveils political ad 'transparency' ahead of Russia testimony

Facebook is joining Twitter in bowing to lawmakers demands for more information on political ads on social media platforms. The move comes as ...

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O'Reilly sues former politician for $5M over Facebook post

Bill O'Reilly is suing a former New Jersey politician who claimed in a Facebook post that the former Fox News host sexually harassed his ex-girlfriend.

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How is Facebook planning to improve transparency around federal election advertisements?

New rules for advertising through Facebook will take effect in Canada before being established in the U.S. beginning in the summer of 2018, ...

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Mark Zuckerberg is back in China as Facebook eyes opportunity to finally enter the country

Zuckerberg's latest visit to China comes as Facebook eyes what one analyst recently said is "a realistic opportunity" for the company to finally enter the ...

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Facebook to disclose details about political advertisers

SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook has vowed to make political ads more transparent, allowing users of the social network to know more about the ...

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Jourdan Vian: Don't be a Facebook creeper

Jourdan Vian is a reporter and columnist covering local government and city issues for the La Crosse Tribune. You can contact her at 608-791-8218.

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Facebook adds feature to let group admins ban members from commenting

To help members easily identify group leaders and other members, Facebook also introduced badges for group admins, moderators and new ...

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Facebook Is Finally Fixing the Ad System That Let Russia Secretly Influence Elections

Nearly a year after a U.S. election tainted by fake news and Russian interference, Facebook announced Friday that it's beginning to implement a slew ...

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Faced with sexual harassment avalanche, O'Reilly attacks … a guy who posted something on ...

He's also the author of an extensive Facebook post alleging vindictive behavior by O'Reilly as sexual harassment allegations began snuffing out his ...

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Russia probe and Facebook

WASHINGTON (AP) - Facing congressional scrutiny, Facebook is taking new steps to increase transparency for the people who see and buy political ...

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America's biggest tech companies grew the size of two Goldmans in four hours

As for Facebook, apparently a rising tide lifts all boats. By 1:30pm ET today, the market capitalization of those companies increased by $181 billion.

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Facebook reports earnings November 1

Social media giant Facebook ( FB ) is expected to announce its third-quarter results on November 1. The company will report after the market close, ...

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Facebook announces new ad transparency efforts

Facebook has announced new plans to increase ad transparency and authentication requirements for advertisers, a move that comes amid ongoing ...

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Facebook has a much bigger problem than Russian ads

Much noise has rightly been made about the role Facebook played in the 2016 presidential election. Critics have pointed to a targeted ad campaign ...

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Facebook to use Canada as testing ground for new ad transparency features

Facebook will use Canada as a testing ground as it rolls out new ad transparency features and increases scrutiny of political advertising. The social ...

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Facebook details ad transparency changes

Making good on a recent promise by CEO Mark Zuckerberg and in preface for an appearance before lawmakers next week, Facebook has unveiled ...

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A War of Words Puts Facebook at the Center of Myanmar's Rohingya Crisis

Facebook is quick on taking down swastikas, but then they don't get to Wirathu's hate speech where he's saying Muslims are dogs,” said Phil ...

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Saturday, October 28, 2017

Facebook moves toward revealing political ad backers

Facebook said Friday it would take steps to deliver on a promise to reveal backers of political advertisements to boost transparency in the wake of ...

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Senator Feinstein makes broad request for all 'Russia-connected' Twitter and Facebook user data

Today the Senator sent letters to several parties involved, including Facebook and Twitter, asking for a wide variety of documents relating to her ...

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Facebook working on adding state, local election ads to archive

One of the planned changes includes Facebook building an archive of federal election ads that have run on its network. The archive will provide ...

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Facebook ads: Social media giant announces new transparency

WASHINGTON — Under pressure in advance of hearings on Russian election interference, Facebook is moving to increase transparency for ...

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Facebook, Twitter, Google executives to testify at US Senate Russia hearing

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Executives from Facebook Inc (FB.O), Twitter Inc (TWTR.N) and Alphabet Inc's (GOOGL.O) Google will testify on Tuesday ...

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Facebook denies 'listening' to conversations

A Facebook executive has denied the social network uses a device's microphone to listen to what users are saying and then send them relevant ads.

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Facebook to disclose more on political ads

Facebook has announced measures to make political advertising on the social media platform more transparent. Political advertisers will have to verify ...

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At Facebook, Hand-Wringing Over a Fix for Fake Content

Mark Zuckerberg, right, the chief executive of Facebook, discussing the concept of community with influential users of his social network at a ...

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Salesforce Lead Analytics for Facebook analyzes B2B sales cycle

I'm talking to you as a professional right now, but 10 minutes ago, I was on Facebook. What Facebook and others have realized is this opportunity to ...

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The big five tech giants added $181 billion in market value on Friday

Apple, Alphabet, Microsoft, Amazon and Facebook, the world's five most valuable public companies, added $181 billion to their combined market ...

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This Could Be the End of Facebook

This sort of upfront, responsible, adult form of crisis management offers a useful foil to the manner in which Facebook has explained how Russian ...

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Facebook outlines ad transparency efforts before Russia hearings

Facebook plans to pull back the curtain on political advertising amid pressure from U.S. lawmakers to do more to protect election integrity. On Friday ...

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Senator wants more details on Russian Twitter and Facebook accounts

As Twitter and Facebook prepare to attend Senate hearings about Russian interference in the 2016 election, they're hit with yet more investigative ...

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Facebook makes political ads more transparent ahead of Russia hearings

SAN FRANCISCO —Facebook says it will begin disclosing more about political ads that run on the giant social network ahead of next week's ...

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Zuckerberg outlines new transparency measures for political ads on Facebook

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg today outlined the social network's newest measures to get a handle on its political ads problem and reach “an even ...

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Days Ahead of Senate Hearing, Facebook Vows to Create Archive of Federal Election Ads

Facebook's initial tests in Canada will only display ads that are currently live, but Goldman says Facebook has a plan to eventually display political ads ...

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Facebook to roll out new ad transparency features in Canada

Facebook will use Canada as a testing ground as it rolls out new ad transparency features. The social media giant says that starting next month ...

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'Paid for by' label will soon be coming to Facebook political ads

Facebook is joining Twitter in introducing new policies for political ads without waiting for legislation to catch up. On Friday, October 27, Facebook ...

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O'Reilly Says Enough, Sues Ex-Politician Over Facebook Post

The one-time star on Fox News sued a former New Jersey politician who claimed in a Facebook post that O'Reilly sexually harassed his then-girlfriend ...

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Facebook announces new transparency rules for political ads before Russia hearing

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Under pressure in advance of hearings on Russian election interference, Facebook is moving to increase transparency for ...

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Facebook rolls out new ad policy changes ahead of Russia hearings

Facebook on Friday unveiled changes to its advertising platform designed to protect election integrity, as the nation's top internet companies rush to ...

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Facebook announces new advertising disclosures days before Congressional hearings

Next week, Facebook will appear before the Senate Intelligence and Judiciary committees to answer questions about Russian meddling in the 2016 ...

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Sen. Dianne Feinstein is demanding more information from Facebook and Twitter about Russian ...

A powerful Democratic lawmaker from Silicon Valley's own backyard is demanding that Facebook and Twitter turn over reams of new data about ...

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Facebook takes harder line on ad transparency

Facebook has said it will make its advertising more transparent, in an effort to make those running the adverts "accountable for who they say they are ...

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Facebook says its ad transparency features will go live next month

Now it's releasing a few more details about its plans, like the fact that the new transparency features are expected to go live next month. Once they do ...

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Facebook Unveils New Political Ad Disclosure Rules To Combat Election Meddling

Facebook announced new policies on Friday that bring the social network's political ad disclosure rules closer to those that already govern television, ...

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Facebook Vows Big Change Amid Uproar Over Russian Election Ads

Facebook said on Friday it would make advertising on its network more transparent, amid increased scrutiny of political spending on social media.

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Facebook to implement new transparency rules for political ads

To combat advertisers that do not disclose themselves, Facebook will use machine learning to help identify and verify them as political advertisers.

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Facebook announces new transparency for political ads before Russia hearing

Under pressure in advance of hearings on Russian election interference, Facebook is moving to increase transparency for everyone who sees and ...

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Facebook announces ad disclosure updates

Facebook announced Friday details around a feature to make all ads, including political ads, visible to users on its platform in the coming months.

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Facebook announces new ad transparency before Russia hearing

This image provided by Facebook, shows how ads on Facebook will be more transparent. Days ahead of testimony at three congressional hearings, ...

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No More 'Dark Posts': Facebook to Reveal All Ads

Facebook is bringing "dark posts" into the light in response to the election interference on social media last year, and the new rules will impact all ...

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Facebook Changes Rules on Political Ads Ahead of Congressional Testimony

Facebook also announced that it will set up a hub for advertisers where users can see all of the current ad campaigns that they have active on the ...

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Facebook will require political advertisers to disclose their identities

Facebook has had a rough few months since the election. At least 10 million people saw Russian-placed political ads on the platform, which may have ...

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Facebook announces efforts to boost ad transparency

Facebook on Friday unveiled plans to improve transparency for its advertising, including making political advertisers verify their identity, following ...

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Here's How Facebook Will Soon Let You See Who Paid For Political Ads

Almost a month ago, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg promised in a Facebook Live video that the company would require a new level of transparency ...

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Facebook Will Disclose More on Political Ads, Similar to TV

Facebook Inc. said it will start disclosing more about political ads, bringing the social network's rules closer to what's required of traditional mediums ...

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Facebook promises more political ad transparency amid mounting scrutiny

Facebook says it will share more information about election-related posts purchased on its site, including what the ads cost and how users are ...

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Facebook Announces More Transparency in Advance of Hearings

Days ahead of testimony at three congressional hearings, Facebook is taking new steps to verify advertisers and make all ads on the site more ...

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Facebook will require full transparency for political advertisers – and other businesses too

Facebook announced Friday that advertisers running federal election-related ads in the US would be required to verify their identity as well as run ...

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Tech Tent: Media panic at Facebook news experiment

A limited experiment by Facebook in how it presents news posts rocked publishers this week, while Twitter pledged to start revealing the origins and ...

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Facebook is taking a stricter stance on political advertising ahead of its testimony to the US ...

Facebook's new policies include labeling political ads so they're easier to identify, and creating a catalogue of these and other ads so users can see ...

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Facebook says its ad transparency features will go live next month

Once they do, when you're looking at a Facebook Page, you should be able to click “View Ads” and bring up all the ads that Page is currently running.

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From Facebook to Volkswagen and Samsung: why national stereotypes matter during corporate crises

From Facebook to Volkswagen and Samsung: why national stereotypes matter during corporate crises Timo Mandler , TBS Business School and ...