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Tuesday, April 30, 2019

Facebook takes a licking, but we keep on clicking

The big picture: Facebook is summoning developers worldwide this week to its annual F8 developers' conference in San Jose after reporting strong ...

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F8 is here — and so are some really big questions about Facebook's future

Today Facebook's annual F8 developer conference kicks off in San Jose, and it's worth noting how complicated its pitch to developers has become.

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Facebook pulled in over $420 million from sales in Australia in 2018, but paid roughly 2% of that in ...

Facebook raked in over $420 million in sales in Australia last year, but paid just $8.3 million in taxes — roughly 2% — to Australia's tax authority.

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Never Count Out Facebook or Microsoft

Facebook's (NASDAQ:FB) numerous lapses and issues may have earned it the ire of users and regulators, but there's one group that still loves it: ...

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How to avoid spoilers on Facebook and Twitter

On Facebook, it's as simple as installing a desktop browser extension, while on Twitter, you can mute keywords you don't want to see in your timeline.

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Facebook takes a licking, but we keep on clicking

The big picture: Facebook is summoning developers worldwide this week to its annual F8 developers' conference in San Jose after reporting strong ...

Facebook, News, Breaking News, Social Media

F8 is here — and so are some really big questions about Facebook's future

Today Facebook's annual F8 developer conference kicks off in San Jose, and it's worth noting how complicated its pitch to developers has become.

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How to avoid spoilers on Facebook and Twitter

On Facebook, it's as simple as installing a desktop browser extension, while on Twitter, you can mute keywords you don't want to see in your timeline.

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Zuckerberg to explain how Facebook gets 'privacy focused'

CEO Mark Zuckerberg will kick off Facebook's annual F8 conference Tuesday with what are expected to be more details about his new ...

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Facebook Australia bounces back with AU$23.3 million after tax profit

Facebook Australia's profit before income tax came in at AU$35 million, with the company ending up with a AU$23.3 million profit after the income tax ...

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Japan's Emperor Akihito and the future of Facebook: 5 things you need to know Tuesday

Mark Zuckerberg is expected to lay out his vision for the future of Facebook when the CEO gives the keynote address at the company's annual ...

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Looking to Dominate Facebook? Divisive Content May be Key

Want to improve your Facebook reach? Focus on more divisive, controversial content. That, unfortunately, would appear to be the best advice based ...

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Facebook could have 4.9bn dead users by 2100, study finds

Even if growth had stopped entirely last year, the study finds, Facebook would be looking at about 1.4 billion dead members by 2100. By 2070, in that ...

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Mozilla Calls Out Facebook for 'Failing' on Ad Transparency

In an effort to address critics who say Facebook's advertising business — the money maker that fuels the world's biggest social network — is used to ...

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Facebook: Surviving And Thriving

Facebook continues to thrive despite ongoing privacy concern issues. The company easily beat analysts' conservative Q1 estimates. Despite a big ...

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Facebook's Plan to Monetize Social Commerce

Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) has rolled out several new commerce features over the past few years. Everything from its Craigslist-like Marketplace to ...

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Facebook's Plan to Monetize Social Commerce

Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) has rolled out several new commerce features over the past few years. Everything from its Craigslist-like Marketplace to ...

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The Future of Money, Facebook's Big Conference, and More News

Facebook's annual developer's conference, F8, will kick off tomorrow after what's been a very trying year for the company. What are we expecting from ...

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As synagogue shooting unfolded, extremists gathered on Facebook page connected to gunman

A link to the Facebook page was posted before the shooting to the far-right message board 8chan by a user claiming to be John T. Earnest, the white ...

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Sri Lanka blocked Facebook after the Easter bombings, but was social media really a problem?

In the wake of the April 21 bombings in Sri Lanka that killed about 250 people, the government there took the unusual step of blocking Facebook and ...

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The Koch brothers are funding Facebook's newest fact-checking partner

Is Facebook trying to solve its fake news problem by partnering with … climate deniers? Last week, social media giant Facebook announced that it ...

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Facebook CEO's Sleep Box Ignites Savage Zuckerberg Laugh-Fest

By CCN: Have you heard about Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's newest invention? It's a box covering up a light to keep you from watching the clock ...

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Facebook Is Suing a Company Selling Fake Instagram Engagement. Here's What It Means For ...

On Thursday, Facebook took a formal stand against fake engagement by suing a New Zealand-based company responsible for making close to $10 ...

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How To Send Money On Facebook: Is it Safe?

It's part of the Facebook (FB - Get Report) total experience. As the platform grows, the company wants to connect its users with every part of their digital ...

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Ohio State researchers among first to study Facebook data

Researchers at The Ohio State University will be among the first to have access to privacy-protected Facebook data to study social media's impact on ...

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Facebook says it's going to give your privacy back. At f8, Mark Zuckerberg plans to tell you how

SAN FRANCISCO – For more than a decade, Mark Zuckerberg wheedled Facebook users to bare it all. Now he says he wants to give billions their ...

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Facebook's F8 Developers Conference This Week: 3 Key Themes to Watch For

The annual conference, known as F8, kicks off on Tuesday -- and it's the first one since Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced his plan to ...

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Facebook's 2019 first-quarter earnings call (FB)

Editor's note: The following is a transcript from Facebook's first-quarter earnings call. The translation was provided by Facebook. Operator.

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The Dead May Outnumber the Living on Facebook in 50 Years

The number of Facebook profiles for the dead may outnumber living members on the website within five years, according to researchers at the Oxford ...

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Facebook's 2019 first-quarter earnings call

At this time I would like to welcome everyone to the Facebook first quarter 2019 Earnings Call. All lines have been placed on mute to prevent any ...

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Study predicts more dead Facebook users than living by 2070

April 29 (UPI) -- As many as 4.9 billion Facebook accounts could belong to dead users by 2100, Oxford University's Oxford Internet Institute said in a ...

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Facebook's Future As a Digital Graveyard

It's not a wild notion for Facebook adoption to dramatically slow down over time. And while a certain board member may be hellbent on cheating death ...

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The dead are on track to outnumber the living on Facebook in 50 years

A new study by the University of Oxford's Internet Institute predicts that the dead will outnumber the living on Facebook by 2070. The study's authors ...

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Facebook could have 4.9bn dead users by 2100, study finds

Mozilla Calls Out Facebook for 'Failing' on Ad Transparency

Facebook delivers bumper Australian sales, but corporate tax take remains low

Facebook made more than $500 million in Australian sales for the first time but paid just $12 million to the tax office, a result which could spark more ...

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Facebook's Plan to Monetize Social Commerce

Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) has rolled out several new commerce features over the past few years. Everything from its Craigslist-like Marketplace to ...

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The Future of Money, Facebook's Big Conference, and More News

Sri Lanka blocked Facebook after the Easter bombings, but was social media really a problem?

The Koch brothers are funding Facebook's newest fact-checking partner

Facebook CEO's Sleep Box Ignites Savage Zuckerberg Laugh-Fest

By CCN: Have you heard about Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's newest invention? It's a box covering up a light to keep you from watching the clock ...

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Facebook Is Suing a Company Selling Fake Instagram Engagement. Here's What It Means For ...

On Thursday, Facebook took a formal stand against fake engagement by suing a New Zealand-based company responsible for making close to $10 ...

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How To Send Money On Facebook: Is it Safe?

In 50 Years, Dead People Will Make up Most of Facebook's Users

While Facebook recently announced new features to better memorialize the accounts of deceased users, they're still taking up server space — and by ...

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Facebook gives academics user data to study election influence

They will also be able to see the inner workings of Facebook's political advertising system in the US, UK, Brazil, India, Ukraine, Israel and in the EU.

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Facebook says it's going to give your privacy back. At f8, Mark Zuckerberg plans to tell you how

SAN FRANCISCO – For more than a decade, Mark Zuckerberg wheedled Facebook users to bare it all. Now he says he wants to give billions their ...

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Facebook Is Launching A New Instagram Dashboard In Creator Studio

According to reports, Facebook is launching a new Instagram dashboard within the Creator Studio app it launched last year. Facebook may not be ...

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Dead people 'will outnumber the living on Facebook', and it could be a problem

In the not too distant future, Facebook profiles for dead people will actually outnumber the living people on the site, a new study has suggested.

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The dead may outnumber the living on Facebook in 50 years

The study's authors say the growing number of dead people's profiles on Facebook and other social media platforms raises questions about how such ...

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Facebook's 2019 first-quarter earnings call

At this time I would like to welcome everyone to the Facebook first quarter 2019 Earnings Call. All lines have been placed on mute to prevent any ...

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Facebook's Future As a Digital Graveyard

The dead are on track to outnumber the living on Facebook in 50 years

Facebook awards grants for social media and elections research

Facebook is making good on its promise to better understand the complicated role it plays in global politics. The social media giant announced the first ...

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Researchers Were Selected in a Facebook-Led Initiative to Study Social Media's Impact on Elections

Facebook unveiled an initiative last April to enable scholars to analyze the impact of social media on elections, giving them access to ...

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Shopify adds new Facebook, Snapchat ad buying options from the e-commerce platform

Shopify is giving Facebook and Snapchat advertisers new ways to purchase ads through its e-commerce platform. On Monday the company ...

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Facebook will be overrun by dead people within 50 years, researchers say

The researchers predict that at least 1.4 billion Facebook users will die before 2100, with the dead outnumbering the living in about 50 years, based ...

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Facebook opens data to researchers studying the role of social media in elections

Facebook on Monday announced that it is opening up troves of its data to researchers studying the role of social media in elections, an unprecedented ...

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Researchers Were Selected in a Facebook-Led Initiative to Study Social Media's Impact on Elections

Facebook unveiled an initiative last April to enable scholars to analyze the impact of social media on elections, giving them access to ...

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Facebook opens data trove for academics to study impact on elections

The selected researchers will gain access to data from a CrowdTangle API, which will let them track public Facebook and Instagram posts; Facebook's ...

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New data will give insight into Facebook's influence on elections

On Monday, Facebook announced a new set of research projects that will look into social media's impact on democracy. The projects will give more ...

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Facebook is right to open up its data trove

On the one hand, officials at companies like Facebook concede that there is a strong public interest in letting us all know whether elections are being ...

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Facebook to fund research on social media impact on elections

Washington (AFP). Facebook announced Monday its first research grants to academics studying the impact of social media on elections, part of an ...

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Facebook is right to open up its data trove

Facebook to fund research on social media impact on elections

Washington (AFP). Facebook announced Monday its first research grants to academics studying the impact of social media on elections, part of an ...

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Court denies woman's lawsuit over Facebook post about dead son's body in sewer

The Associated Press reports Brenda Burton filed the lawsuit after a DWD employee posted on Facebook about a “dead body in the sewer” in ...

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Dead Facebook users could outnumber living ones within 50 years

However, given it's very unlikely Facebook user numbers will stay where they are now (at 2.2 billion,) this point will probably arrive far sooner.

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How Fox News dominates Facebook in the Trump era

In fact, its main Facebook page nearly doubled CNN's in total engagements the day the report dropped, according to the analytics firm CrowdTangle.

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Soon, the dead on Facebook will outnumber the living

By the close of the century Facebook will be a massive virtual city of the dead, researchers have calculated. An analysis of growth patterns within the ...

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Facebook lets select researchers access 'privacy-protected' data

Facebook today announced the recipients of a grant who'll gain access to “privacy-protected” data from a fraction of the network's billions of monthly ...

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Dead Facebook users could outnumber the living by 2069

Within the next 50 years, Facebook could feel more like a place for the dead than the living. According to academics from the University of Oxford, by ...

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Facebook opens its data to academics for first time

Facebook is opening up its data for the first time to more than 60 academics from around the world, who will be able to look, among other things, ...

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Why regulating Facebook should be a top global challenge

Consider all the ways that governments are proposing to rein in Facebook. The gamut runs from regulatory fines to threats to dismantle the behemoth.

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Businesses now have access to Facebook and Snapchat tools on Shopify

Michael Perry, Shopify's director of product for marketing tech, said allowing access to Facebook Dynamic Ads and Snapchat Stories will help Shopify ...

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Dead Facebook users could outnumber living ones within 50 years

However, given it's very unlikely Facebook user numbers will stay where they are now (at 2.2 billion,) this point will probably arrive far sooner.

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Soon, the dead on Facebook will outnumber the living

Facebook lets select researchers access 'privacy-protected' data

Facebook today announced the recipients of a grant that offers access to “privacy-protected” data from a fraction of the network's billions of monthly ...

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Shopify adds new Facebook, Snapchat ad buying options from the e-commerce platform

Shopify is giving Facebook and Snapchat advertisers new ways to purchase ads through its e-commerce platform. On Monday the company ...

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Dead Facebook users could outnumber the living by 2069

Facebook expected to tout privacy in messaging at this week's developer conference

Facebook's annual F8 developer conference beginning on Tuesday promises to put a focus on the company's messaging apps as the social network ...

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Facebook opens its data to academics for first time

Facebook is opening up its data for the first time to more than 60 academics from around the world, who will be able to look, among other things, ...

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Why regulating Facebook should be a top global challenge

Consider all the ways that governments are proposing to rein in Facebook. The gamut runs from regulatory fines to threats to dismantle the behemoth.

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BRIEF-Facebook Announces Grants For Research On Social Media's Impact On Democracy Using ...

April 29 (Reuters) - Facebook Inc: * FACEBOOK SAYS FIRST GRANTS ANNOUNCED FOR INDEPENDENT RESEARCH ON SOCIAL MEDIA'S ...

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Facebook expected to tout privacy in messaging at this week's developer conference

Facebook's annual F8 developer conference beginning on Tuesday promises to put a focus on the company's messaging apps as the social network ...

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Recode Daily: Facebook can't afford to miss the next big thing.

After “nearly missing” the mobile revolution, Facebook saved itself in 2011 by making a company-wide pivot away from desktop and toward mobile use ...

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Facebook F8 developer conference Day 2: How to watch

Facebook's F8 developer conference got its name because there are eight letters in "Facebook." But read it another way, and it's "fate," something ...

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Facebook F8 developer conference Day 1: How to watch

The past three years haven't been easy for the world's largest social network. Facebook has been beset with scandals, largely caused by self-inflicted ...

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Facebook scams

Popular Australian journalists are being used to sell scams on Facebook. The tech giant is not doing enough to stop it. Broadcast: Mon 29 Apr 2019, ...

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Mom loses appeal over Facebook post about son in Detroit sewer

Brenda Burton sued Detroit and a water department employee who was accused of writing on Facebook that he had found a “dead body in the sewer” ...

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Facebook Will Be Littered with More 'Zombie' Profiles Than Living Ones by 2070

The dead could outnumber the living on Facebook by 2070, and the social media site could be a virtual crypt by the end of the century. Depending on ...

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One of Mark Zuckerberg's top lieutenants says he quit over 'artistic differences' with the Facebook ...

Former Facebook executive Chris Cox told Yahoo that he left the company over "artistic differences" with CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Cox left Facebook in ...

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Digital heritage: why the number of dead people on Facebook profiles could soon outnumber the ...

The Oxford Internet Institute has predicted that the number of dead people on Facebook profiles could outnumber the living within the next fifty years.

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Recode Daily: Facebook can't afford to miss the next big thing.

Facebook F8 developer conference Day 2: How to watch

Facebook F8 developer conference Day 1: How to watch

Mom loses appeal over Facebook post about son in Detroit sewer

Brenda Burton sued Detroit and a water department employee who was accused of writing on Facebook that he had found a “dead body in the sewer” ...

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Digital heritage: why the number of dead people on Facebook profiles could soon outnumber the ...

Facebook scams

Facebook Will Be Littered with More 'Zombie' Profiles Than Living Ones by 2070

What to Expect From F8 After Facebook's Very Bad Year

In the past year, Facebook has been caught intentionally tricking minors into making in-app purchases and denying refunds, paying kids as young as ...

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Now your Facebook account can live on via 'legacy contact' after you die

There's no need to give up your Facebook account - even when you're dead! Facebook is giving users the option to appoint someone to handle their ...

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One of Mark Zuckerberg's top lieutenants says he quit over 'artistic differences' with the Facebook ...

Facebook's former head of product Chris Cox left the company because of "artistic differences" with Mark Zuckerberg, he told Yahoo Finance.

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Facebook 'could have more dead users than living'

There could be more dead Facebook users than living within 50 years, according to a new study from researchers at the University of Oxford.

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How Much Do Facebook Users Really Care About Privacy?

Facebook Inc. is preparing for a record-setting fine from U.S. regulators over privacy issues, but Wall Street shrugged at the looming penalty after the ...

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Monday, April 29, 2019

FTC Facebook Investigation Could Hold Mark Zuckerberg Personally Accountable for Privacy Issues

Over the past year, Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg has repeatedly made statements that, as the founder of the company, he takes full ...

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What to Expect From F8 After Facebook's Very Bad Year

In the past year, Facebook has been caught intentionally tricking minors ... Last year, Facebook used F8 to launch Oculus Go, its mobile VR headset.

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Now your Facebook account can live on via 'legacy contact' after you die

Dead could outnumber living on Facebook within 50 years

The number of dead people on Facebook may outnumber the living within 50 years, according to an extreme-case analysis by academics from the ...

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Facebook adds more third-party fact checkers in Europe

Facebook may remove the ability of Pages to advertise and monetize if found guilty. It may also deprive the option to be listed as a News Page and ...

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Dead could outnumber living on Facebook within 50 years

The number of dead people on Facebook may outnumber the living within 50 years, according to an extreme-case analysis by academics from the ...

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Woman loses appeal over Facebook post about son in sewer

Brenda Burton sued Detroit and a water department employee who was accused of writing on Facebook that he had found a "dead body in the sewer" ...

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Facebook almost missed the mobile revolution. It can't afford to miss the next big thing.

In late 2011, Facebook found itself in a terrifying position for a soon-to-be-public tech company: It was behind. After months of planning, Facebook had ...

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Facebook never delivered its "Clear History" feature

A year ago, Facebook -- wracked by the Cambridge Analytica scandal (and many, many others) -- promised a "Clear History" feature that would allow ...

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Woman loses appeal over Facebook post about son in sewer

Brenda Burton sued Detroit and a water department employee who was accused of writing on Facebook that he had found a "dead body in the sewer" ...

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New Research: 68% of Adults Are Concerned About Their Security on Facebook

63% of adults visit Facebook every day, 42% visit YouTube and 29% use Instagram on a daily basis. Users are most concerned about Facebook ...

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Facebook almost missed the mobile revolution. It can't afford to miss the next big thing.

Facebook never delivered its "Clear History" feature

A year ago, Facebook -- wracked by the Cambridge Analytica scandal (and many, many others) -- promised a "Clear History" feature that would allow ...

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Social media: Facebook and Google roles in UK elections

Tech giants, such as Facebook and Google, are set to play a huge role in the next UK general election. But how much do voters know about the ...

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Letter: Facebook can be cruel and time-consuming

Facebook took my family's joy. Facebook took away the time that family should be spending together instead of being on Facebook. Time is up in a ...

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Apple, Facebook, Disney: Everything that matters this morning

Suicide prevention charity Samaritans is working with tech giants including Facebook, Google and Snapchat to help limit the impact of harmful online ...

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Social media: Facebook and Google roles in UK elections

Tech giants, such as Facebook and Google, are set to play a huge role in the next UK general election. But how much do voters know about the ...

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Letter: Facebook can be cruel and time-consuming

New Study Shows Just How Quickly Facebook's User Base Could Be Overrun by Dead People

Within half a century, it's possible that Facebook could be overrun by the dead, with more deceased users making up the world's largest social network ...

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In 50 years, there'll be more dead people on Facebook than living ones

Within the next half-century, the number of dead Facebook users could outnumber the living according to new research. Academics from the Oxford ...

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Facebook braces for $5 billion FTC fine

In a quarterly earnings report, Facebook has revealed it expects US FTC fines of up to US$5 billion after investigations into the platform's user privacy ...

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New Study Shows Just How Quickly Facebook's User Base Could Be Overrun by Dead People

In 50 years, there'll be more dead people on Facebook than living ones

Within the next half-century, the number of dead Facebook users could outnumber the living according to new research. Academics from the Oxford ...

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Facebook braces for $5 billion FTC fine

BRIEF-Arrineria Official Facebook Company Fanpage Hacked

April 29 (Reuters) - ARRINERA SA: * SAID ON SATURDAY THAT ITS OFFICIAL FACEBOOK FANPAGE: here WAS HACKED ON APRIL 20-21.

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The dead will take over Facebook in the next 50 years

A time is coming in which you may see more memorial accounts on Facebook than active users, with academics estimating that accounts belonging to ...

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Facebook's Zuckerberg builds his wife a glowing 'sleep box'

It doesn't show the time as that would stress her and disrupt her sleep, the Facebook Inc. chief executive officer said in an Instagram post on Saturday.

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The dead will take over Facebook in the next 50 years

A time is coming in which you may see more memorial accounts on Facebook than active users, with academics estimating that accounts belonging to ...

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DNA search angels: the Facebook 'detectives' who help reunite families

Pearson, who worked full time as a schoolteacher, didn't know anything about genetics, but found a Facebook group called DNA Detectives where ...

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UK Pushes Google, Facebook to Tackle Harmful Online Content

The U.K. government is asking Alphabet Inc.'s Google, Facebook Inc. and Snapchat Inc. to commit to dealing with online content surrounding ...

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DNA search angels: the Facebook 'detectives' who help reunite families

Pearson, who worked full time as a schoolteacher, didn't know anything about genetics, but found a Facebook group called DNA Detectives where ...

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Facebook can be divided into two spaces by 2024, according to Mark Zuckerberg

On Wednesday, Facebook published its Q1 2019 report and during the earning call, Mark Zuckerberg answered a few questions regarding his plan of ...

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Facebook Being Investigated For Scraping Contacts From Emails

Another day, another privacy investigation concerning Facebook. The New York attorney general's office has confirmed that it has launched an ...

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How Much Do Facebook Users Really Care About Privacy?

Experts urge agents to consider non-Facebook marketing efforts

As attitudes about Facebook shift, travel agents are being advised to start diversifying their social media presence to avoid the full impact of what some ...

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Facebook looking to make an example of Upper Hutt social media bot company, lawyer says

Facebook will be looking to make an example of a New Zealand company it has filed a US$9 million lawsuit against for selling fake "likes" on ...

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Facebook may have more dead user profiles than alive soon, study shows

Facebook has a creepy side according to a new study that states the social media platform might have more dead users than alive very soon.

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Facebook can be divided into two spaces by 2024, according to Mark Zuckerberg

On Wednesday, Facebook published its Q1 2019 report and during the earning call, Mark Zuckerberg answered a few questions regarding his plan of ...

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I'm shutting down my Facebook account

Increasingly, my friends are shutting down at least some of their social media accounts. It's not that they think the sites are bad in themselves. It's that ...

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Justin Haskins: Conservatives should stand up to Facebook and other left-wing social media giants

Conservatives and libertarians are facing a monumental, existential threat from social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube.

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Samaritans set to work with Facebook and Google on limiting online harm

Tech giants including Google, Facebook and Snapchat will work alongside suicide prevention experts from the Samaritans in a new ...

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Justin Haskins: Conservatives should stand up to Facebook and other left-wing social media giants

Conservatives and libertarians are facing a monumental, existential threat from social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube.

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Facebook and Instagram help top music talent boost royalties

Facebook and Instagram help top music talent boost royalties ... further boost when social networking giant Facebook its photo-sharing app Instagram ...

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UK Pushes Google, Facebook to Tackle Harmful Online Content

The U.K. government is asking Alphabet Inc.'s Google, Facebook Inc. and Snapchat Inc. to commit to dealing with online content surrounding ...

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Nearly 2.38 Billion People Now Use Facebook

Mark Zuckerberg's call with investors last week proved once again that Facebook's growth seems to be unstoppable. Is Facebook unstoppable?

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Facebook Is Fed Up With Instagram Bot Sellers

Facebook has had enough and has now taken legal action against a New Zealand company that sold fake engagements and followers on Instagram.

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Facebook Is Fed Up With Instagram Bot Sellers

Facebook has had enough and has now taken legal action against a New Zealand company that sold fake engagements and followers on Instagram.

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Nearly 2.38 Billion People Now Use Facebook

Mark Zuckerberg's call with investors last week proved once again that Facebook's growth seems to be unstoppable. Is Facebook unstoppable?

Facebook, News, Breaking News, Social Media

Facebook and Instagram help top music talent boost royalties

Samaritans set to work with Facebook and Google on limiting online harm

Tech giants including Google, Facebook and Snapchat will work alongside suicide prevention experts from the Samaritans in a new ...

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Facebook and Instagram Sue Company That Made Millions Selling Fake Followers and Likes

In a Facebook Newsroom post, the company announced that both Facebook and Instagram have filed a lawsuit against a company and related ...

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This Mom's Facebook Post About Expectations For Working Mothers Resonated With Many

But one mom's Facebook post about expectations for working mothers shows that 3 a.m. diaper changes are just the start of a long and winding ...

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Facebook may have more dead user profiles than alive soon, study shows

Facebook has a creepy side according to a new study that states the social media platform might have more dead users than alive very soon.

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Facebook Feedback: Should we raise the smoking age?

We asked readers on our Facebook page what they think of a proposal to raise the smoking age to 21. Here is some of what they said. Rochelle ...

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Facebook Is JIT'ing C++ Code To Treat It Like A Crazy Fast Scripting Language

Facebook has worked on various programming language innovations over the years from all their work on HHVM at a time when PHP was slow to ...

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Facebook and Instagram Sue Company That Made Millions Selling Fake Followers and Likes

In a Facebook Newsroom post, the company announced that both Facebook and Instagram have filed a lawsuit against a company and related ...

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Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg builds his wife a glowing 'sleep box' to help her at night as they ...

Mark Zuckerberg has built a glowing wooden box to help his wife Priscilla sleep better at night as she cares for their two children. The Facebook CEO ...

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Bus surfing - the terrifying new Facebook challenge that bus drivers are worried sick about

A North Wales bus driver has spoken out about the latest 'dangerous and silly' Facebook challenge teens are participating in. According to the driver, ...

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Untrending: 'A billion dead people on Facebook'

What do you want your Facebook feed to say about you and your life? What we leave behind becomes our legacy. My dear friend, Darlene Barnes ...

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This Mom's Facebook Post About Expectations For Working Mothers Resonated With Many

But one mom's Facebook post about expectations for working mothers shows that 3 a.m. diaper changes are just the start of a long and winding ...

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Facebook could be hit with huge fines by State watchdog for alleged data breaches

Facebook could be slapped with its first fines from the State data protection watchdog, it was revealed yesterday. The social media giant is expected to ...

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Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg builds his wife a glowing 'sleep box' to help her at night as they ...

Facebook Is JIT'ing C++ Code To Treat It Like A Crazy Fast Scripting Language

Facebook has worked on various programming language innovations over the years from all their work on HHVM at a time when PHP was slow to ...

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Zachary: Of Facebook and those dreaded toilet spiders

While you may have confidence in the veracity of what comes from your local newspaper, the internet, and especially Facebook, is full of things, such ...

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Facebook Messenger has SECRET messages - here's how to find yours

Facebook explained: “You may not be aware, but if you're not friends with someone on Messenger and they send you a message, it won't appear in ...

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Facebook catches up to WhatsApp and Instagram as its Stories Feature's Daily User Count ...

Over the past several months, Stories have become an integral part of Facebook and the services it owns such as Messenger, WhatsApp and ...

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Adrian Weckler: 'Why old people need Facebook'

Maybe we're wrong about the pernicious role of Facebook in our lives. Or, at least, maybe it is of more value to elderly people than we're ...

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Ripple's Asheesh Birla Explains How Blockchain Can “Save” Facebook – Potential Ripple ...

Ripple's senior vice president of product, Asheesh Birla has recently addressed a really interesting issue. He talked about how Facebook can use the ...

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Facebook could be hit with huge fines by State watchdog for alleged data breaches

Instagram is becoming Facebook's cash cow but risks being tainted by the social network's problems

Instagram is becoming Facebook's sugar daddy. The $521 billion social network's image-sharing unit is a big reason for the company's strong ...

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Do Facebook and Google spy on you? People are freaking out over 'telepathic' ads

That was the end of the discussion, that evening we both had adverts for narrowboat cruises in our emails and on Facebook.... They aren't listening ...

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Ripple's Asheesh Birla Explains How Blockchain Can “Save” Facebook – Potential Ripple ...

Facebook admits to storing millions of unencrypted Instagram passwords

Earlier in March this year, Facebook stated that millions of Facebook passwords were stored on its servers in plaintext. What's more is that this had ...

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Facebook blocks Origin Kebabs Bitcoin payments ad

One Facebook follower suggested the block was down to the use of the word Bitcoin. “Facebook autoflagged it, thinking you were a scammy binary ...

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Facebook 'friend' status does not disqualify judge

A recent Florida Supreme Court decision ruled: a Judge who was "Facebook friends" with an attorney did not require recusal or disqualification.

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Israel Wants Google, Facebook to Pay Hundreds of Millions in Taxes to Plug Deficit

One of the possible steps under consideration is looking for new tax revenue from Google and Facebook in connection with their operations in Israel.

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Facebook blocks Origin Kebabs Bitcoin payments ad

Facebook Could Have More Dead Users Than Alive By 2070, According To This Creepy New Study

Here's an unsettling thought to disturb a perfectly pleasant Sunday: according to a new study by the Oxford Internet Institute, Facebook could have ...

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Facebook 'doesn't know the best way forward' on privacy issues

"They're the first ones to make anything like Facebook, and they don't have anybody to follow. They don't have a roadmap," Kirkbride tells NEWS ...

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Facebook 'friend' status does not disqualify judge

A recent Florida Supreme Court decision ruled: a Judge who was "Facebook friends" with an attorney did not require recusal or disqualification.

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Israel Wants Google, Facebook to Pay Hundreds of Millions in Taxes to Plug Deficit

One of the possible steps under consideration is looking for new tax revenue from Google and Facebook in connection with their operations in Israel.

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Facebook Could Have More Dead Users Than Alive By 2070, According To This Creepy New Study

Do Facebook and Google spy on you? People are freaking out over 'telepathic' ads

Google, Facebook could face huge Israel tax bill

The Israel Tax Authority will present a new plan to the incoming minister of finance: taxing the revenue of Internet tech giants operating in Israel, ...

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Facebook 'doesn't know the best way forward' on privacy issues

"They're the first ones to make anything like Facebook, and they don't have anybody to follow. They don't have a roadmap," Kirkbride tells NEWS ...

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Facebook Messenger has SECRET messages - here's how to find yours

Facebook explained: “You may not be aware, but if you're not friends with someone on Messenger and they send you a message, it won't appear in ...

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Facebook warrior unconvinced by BMA rationale for tearing up footpath

The Facebook warrior posted several photos taken on March 12 showing the solid, dark-shaded pavement built by the private sector in good condition ...

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New tool shows how Facebook and Google track you

New tool shows how Facebook and Google track you ... on social media companies and online services like Facebook, Google, Instagram and other ...

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Benin's government has shut the internet ahead of an election that has no opposition

The move comes hours after applications including WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter, Telegram, and Instagram were blocked approximately midnight on ...

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Curbs on Facebook open a dangerous door

Bob Houst's April 22 letter on freedom of speech, “Put in Facebook 'jail' for speaking the truth,” asks that Facebook, a publisher, should be prevented ...

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Dead may outnumber living on Facebook in 50 years: Who will own their data?

The dead may outnumber the living on Facebook within fifty years, a trend that will have grave implications for how we treat our digital heritage in the ...

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New tool shows how Facebook and Google track you

New tool shows how Facebook and Google track you ... on social media companies and online services like Facebook, Google, Instagram and other ...

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Benin's government has shut the internet ahead of an election that has no opposition

The move comes hours after applications including WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter, Telegram, and Instagram were blocked approximately midnight on ...

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The digital cemetery: When Facebook controls our history

The number of Facebook profiles of people who have died may exceed the number of living profiles in just 50 years, according to a new study. As such ...

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Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg builds his wife a glowing 'sleep box'

NEW YORK (BLOOMBERG) - Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg said he built a glowing wooden box to help his wife Priscilla sleep better through the night ...

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Questions surround Facebook's possible billion-dollar fines

Plenty of questions remain about the U.S. government's potential landmark enforcement action against Facebook after the company revealed this ...

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Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg builds machine to help his wife sleep better

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has been listed on Forbes many times as one of the richest people in the world. Constantly, the happily married ...

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Facebook admits to storing millions of unencrypted Instagram passwords

Facebook to Pay More Tax in France, Head of French Unit Says

Facebook Inc. will pay more tax in France after changing its operating model in the country and as the government imposes a new levy on the revenue ...

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Questions surround Facebook's possible billion-dollar fines

Plenty of questions remain about the U.S. government's potential landmark enforcement action against Facebook after the company revealed this ...

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The digital cemetery: When Facebook controls our history

Facebook FTC Fine Could Cost Up To $5 Billion

Facebook is bracing itself for a colossal fine of up to $5 billion by the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC), according to its earnings report published ...

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Facebook FTC Fine Could Cost Up To $5 Billion

If Facebook Wants Our Trust, Mark Zuckerberg Must Resign

On Tuesday (April 30), Facebook kicks off its annual F8 developer conference in San Jose, California, where CEO Mark Zuckerberg is going to take ...

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Regulating Facebook will be one of the greatest challenges in human history

Regulators are trying to address Facebook as if it's like companies they have encountered before. But Facebook presents radically new challenges.

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Facebook to Pay More Tax in France, Head of French Unit Says

(Bloomberg) -- Facebook Inc. will pay more tax in France after changing its operating model in the country and as the government imposes a new levy ...

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Dead may outnumber living on Facebook within 50 years

LONDON: The dead may outnumber the living on Facebook within fifty years, a trend that will have grave implications for how we treat our digital ...

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If Facebook Wants Our Trust, Mark Zuckerberg Must Resign

On Tuesday (April 30), Facebook kicks off its annual F8 developer conference in San Jose, California, where CEO Mark Zuckerberg is going to take ...

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Regulating Facebook will be one of the greatest challenges in human history

Regulators are trying to address Facebook as if it's like companies they have encountered before. But Facebook presents radically new challenges.

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Facebook to Pay More Tax in France, Head of French Unit Says

DAVID W. MYERS: How internet giant Facebook may be discriminating against you

The federal government has filed a housing discrimination lawsuit against social media behemoth Facebook. Here's why ... DEAR DAVE: I recently ...

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Facebook to Pay More Tax in France, Head of French Unit Says

Facebook's Multi-Billion Dollar FTC Fine is Tiny, Highlights Need For Decentralization

If the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) continues in its current trajectory, it will likely fine Facebook between $3 billion and $5 billion dollars.

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Dead may outnumber living on Facebook within 50 years

LONDON: The dead may outnumber the living on Facebook within fifty years, a trend that will have grave implications for how we treat our digital ...

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'Choc Et Tristesse': Poway Chabad's Facebook Page Accumulates Well Wishes

The Facebook page of the synagogue near San Diego that was the site of a shooting quickly became the virtual equivalent of those makeshift ...

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DAVID W. MYERS: How internet giant Facebook may be discriminating against you

The federal government has filed a housing discrimination lawsuit against social media behemoth Facebook. Here's why ... DEAR DAVE: I recently ...

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Facebook Punishes Black Folks Who Share Experiences with Racism and White Supremacy [VIDEO]

Facebook Punishes Black Folks Who Share Experiences with Racism and ... in a Facebook post, it gets flagged, leading to an account suspension.

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Poor ecosystem holding back Indian entrepreneurs, says Facebook

Facebook, in 2017, introduced a programme for women-founded companies -- SheLeads Tech -- to support them with access to community, tools, ...

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Facebook's Zuckerberg Builds His Wife a Glowing 'Sleep Box'

Mark Zuckerberg said he built a glowing wooden box to help his wife Priscilla sleep better through the night without having to check her phone to see if ...

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Facebook's Zuckerberg Builds His Wife a Glowing 'Sleep Box'

Inside the room where Facebook decides what 2.3bn people can and can't say

For a long time, Facebook has insisted that these rules are the product of ... A lot of the real work happens on Facebook's internal social networks.

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Zombie-book: Dead Facebook users to outnumber the living by 2070

Facebook could give rise to a wave of zombie profiles as the dead is predicted to outnumber the living on the social media platform within 50 years, ...

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Inside the room where Facebook decides what 2.3bn people can and can't say

For a long time, Facebook has insisted that these rules are the product of ... And as Facebook battled ethical crises, advertiser revolts and regulatory ...

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Dead may outnumber living on Facebook in 50 years: Who will own their data?

When the Facebook dead will outnumber the living

Facebook could be a literal ghost town in a few decades' time, with the dead outnumbering the living. Experts at Oxford University crunched the ...

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'Choc Et Tristesse': Poway Chabad's Facebook Page Accumulates Well Wishes

The Facebook page of the synagogue near San Diego that was the site of a shooting quickly became the virtual equivalent of those makeshift ...

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Facebook testing some MySpace features in profile page

One of the most iconic features of MySpace, besides the gifs, was having your own selection of music play to those who visited your page.

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Dramatic Facebook video shows tornado that ripped off roofs at NC coast on Friday

A sheriff's office posted dramatic video of a tornado that raced across farmland at the NC coast on Friday, ripping off roofs and hurling debris 200 yards ...

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Facts Matter: Russian role in 2016 more than 'a couple of Facebook ads'

"You look at what Russia did -- buying some Facebook ads to try and sow dissent. And it's a terrible thing, but I think the investigation and all the ...

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Man arrested for homicide from Facebook post

GLASGOW, KY — A Facebook post led to a homicide arrest after a Facebook post from a suicidal man claimed to have killed someone. The arrest ...

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Facebook Awkwardly Blocks Aussie Restaurant from Bitcoin Payments Ad

By CCN: Origin Kebabs just wanted to let its followers know that four of its Queensland stores now accept bitcoin as a form of payment. Facebook ...

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Reading councilwoman's water bill splashes onto Facebook

Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz was surprised to see her water bill posted on social media last month. Now she thinks it might have been politically motivated ...

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Facebook's Stories Ads Have a Long Runway for Growth

Stories got a lot of attention during Facebook's (NASDAQ:FB) first-quarter earnings call. The social network says it now has 500 million daily active ...

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Facebook's uphill battle to safeguard the election from sock puppets, astroturfers and bad actors

"Move fast and break things," exhorts the poster that was once an ubiquitous fixture inside Facebook's headquarters.

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Facebook post of man waiting in rain for funeral procession goes viral

A Facebook post from an Indiana woman has gone viral after she shared a photo she took of a man in Bloomington who pulled over and stood outside ...

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Is Facebook Unstoppable?

"Beeper Baseball" uses balls and bases that emit sounds that help the visually impaired play the game. Advertisement. Get the full story in the video ...

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Maryland for Pete Buttigieg On Facebook

Yesterday I wrote about the Maryland for Biden Facebook page…and got informed that another candidate for President had a Maryland page…

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When the Facebook dead will outnumber the living

Facebook could be a literal ghost town in a few decades' time, with the dead outnumbering the living. Experts at Oxford University crunched the ...

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Facebook testing some MySpace features in profile page

One of the most iconic features of MySpace, besides the gifs, was having your own selection of music play to those who visited your page.

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Dramatic Facebook video shows tornado that ripped off roofs at NC coast on Friday

Facts Matter: Russian role in 2016 more than 'a couple of Facebook ads'

Man arrested for homicide from Facebook post

GLASGOW, KY — A Facebook post led to a homicide arrest after a Facebook post from a suicidal man claimed to have killed someone. The arrest ...

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Facebook Awkwardly Blocks Aussie Restaurant from Bitcoin Payments Ad

By CCN: Origin Kebabs just wanted to let its followers know that four of its Queensland stores now accept bitcoin as a form of payment. Facebook ...

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John Ostwald's Then & Now: Facebook revisited

I don't know what she was looking at, but for some reason I assumed it was Facebook. I know, it could have been anything like looking for directions to ...

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Is Facebook Unstoppable?

"Beeper Baseball" uses balls and bases that emit sounds that help the visually impaired play the game. Advertisement. Get the full story in the video ...

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Is Facebook Unstoppable?

Abdul Mir has wanted to be a police officer since he was a child. But, being born in Pakistan, that never seemed like an option. Advertisement. "They're ...

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Dead to outnumber the living on Facebook in 50 years

If Facebook continues to expand at current rates, the number of deceased users could reach as high as 4.9 billion before the end of the century, ...

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Who checks the fact-checkers? Facebook leaves verification to groups funded by Soros, US ...

In its crusade against 'fake news', Facebook has vowed to fight for impartiality. However, when it comes to fact-checking, it seems to rely on sources, ...

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John Ostwald's Then & Now: Facebook revisited

Facebook Slammed with 3 Privacy Investigations In One Day

The Irish data protection authorities just launched a probe against Facebook and want to investigate the company under GDPR. This, of course, is in ...

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Is Facebook Unstoppable?

At this prison, inmates help raise puppies for a good cause. Advertisement. They're connected with America's VetDogs, which provides free, trained ...

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Facebook's newest 'fact checkers' are Koch-funded climate deniers

Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg keeps dashing any hope that the world's largest social media platform might be a positive force in the ...

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Facebook to turn into digital graveyard as dead users outnumber living

Facebook is set to become a "digital graveyard" within 50 years, with the number of deceased users expected to outnumber the living by 2070.

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Facebook's Stories Ads Have a Long Runway for Growth

Stories got a lot of attention during Facebook's (NASDAQ: FB) first-quarter earnings call. The social network says it now has 500 million daily active ...

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Binance's CFO Denounces Mark Zuckerburg for Facebook Coin's Centralization

Wei Zhou, the CFO of Binance Exchange recently expressed serious concerns about the anticipated 'Facebook coin.' Apart from raising centralization ...

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Dead to outnumber the living on Facebook in 50 years

London: If Facebook continues to expand at current rates, the number of deceased users could reach as high as 4.9 billion before the end of the ...

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Facebook's Stories Ads Have a Long Runway for Growth

Facebook's uphill battle to safeguard the election from sock puppets, astroturfers and bad actors

"Move fast and break things," exhorts the poster that was once an ubiquitous fixture inside Facebook's headquarters.

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Utility to request reconsideration of line for Facebook site

An executive with a Facebook subsidiary has said the commission's decision raised serious concerns that could affect Facebook's commitments for the ...

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Binance's CFO Denounces Mark Zuckerburg for Facebook Coin's Centralization

Wei Zhou, the CFO of Binance Exchange recently expressed serious concerns about the anticipated 'Facebook coin.' Apart from raising centralization ...

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Facebook Slammed with 3 Privacy Investigations In One Day

Facebook to become a 'digital graveyard' as dead users outnumber living by 2070

However, if Facebook continues to expand at current rates - as per the second scenario - the number of deceased users could reach as high as 4.9 ...

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Utility to request reconsideration of line for Facebook site

Is Facebook Unstoppable?

There's a lot to look back on in history for April 13. Here are some notable moments: Advertisement. 1970: An explosion cripples Apollo 13 on its way ...

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Facebook bans personality quizzes in crackdown on dubious developers

SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook has announced to ban personality quiz apps on its platform - a move taken after the Cambridge Analytica scandal last ...

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Facebook: Social media giant hit by three allegations in a day

Last year, in March 2018, US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) took Facebook to court over the violation of the privacy laws following the revelation of ...

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PRC may reconsider case of Facebook's power line

Although the commission approved part of PNM's initial request, it voted to require the company to bill Facebook for the expense rather than passing ...

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Facebook bans personality quizzes in crackdown on dubious developers

SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook has announced to ban personality quiz apps on its platform - a move taken after the Cambridge Analytica scandal last ...

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Amherst Council candidate defends post he put on Facebook

AMHERST — A candidate for City Council is defending a private Facebook post — that has since been shared publicly with local media — against ...

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Facebook helps reunite Jacksonville man with lost wallet

JACKSONVILLE, Ala. — You probably know what it's like to lose something and think you'll never see it again. One Jacksonville man was impacted by ...

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Is Facebook's Inherent Optimism Skewing its View on its Potential Impacts?

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has posted a new conversation with author and historian Yuval Noah Harari, in which the two discuss ethics in the ...

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Facebook's Working on a New Creator Studio Dashboard for Instagram

Facebook is testing out a new Instagram Creator Studio dashboard, which would be added into the existing Facebook Creator Studio app that The ...

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Dead to outnumber the living on Facebook in 50 years

If Facebook continues to expand at current rates, the number of deceased users could reach as high as 4.9 billion before the end of the century, ...

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Facebook Is Being Targeted by Regulators on Four Continents

It would seem that the governments in countries all over the world have finally had enough of the behavior of Facebook. The social media giant has ...

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Proposed Facebook Coin May Help Offset Its Mounting Legal Costs

Despite demonstrating impressive growth for Q1, Facebook is facing significant legal expenses. Although the added security costs will impact the ...

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Facebook introduces fact checking in more local Indian languages, provides additional funding to ...

Facebook has introduced fact-checking in more Indian languages and increased the number of posts fact checkers can review in India by 25%, people ...

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'I review kebab vans on Facebook'

A fast food lover who describes himself as the "kebab king, pizza prince and the cardinal of chips" is on a mission to find the best food van and small ...

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The dead are filling up Facebook

The most popular social network may soon be overrun with members who are dead. Among many issues confronting Facebook, from dwindling ...

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Facebook's newest 'fact checkers' are Koch-funded climate deniers

Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg keeps dashing any hope that the world's largest social media platform might be a positive force in the ...

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'I review kebab vans on Facebook'

'Counting On': A Facebook Fan Just Hinted at Another Duggar/Caldwell Wedding

Weeks ago, eagle-eyed fans noticed that Jason Duggar was standing dangerously close to Lauren Caldwell on a church trip to Greece. Many fans ...

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The number of dead Facebook users may outnumber the living by 2070

Facebook has around 2.38bn users at present, but could host a significantly greater number of dead profiles than living users in the near future; The ...

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Tech Stocks This Week: Earnings From Twitter, Microsoft, and Facebook

Twitter (NYSE:TWTR), Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), and Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) all saw their stocks rise following their latest quarterly updates.

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Facebook: Social media giant hit by three allegations in a day

Can Facebook (FB) Stock Keep Going After This Week's 7% Pop?

Social media giant Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) delivered strong Q1'19 results, which were well received by investors, who pushed the stock up nearly ...

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Is Facebook's Inherent Optimism Skewing its View on its Potential Impacts?

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has posted a new conversation with author and historian Yuval Noah Harari, in which the two discuss ethics in the ...

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Facebook's Working on a New Creator Studio Dashboard for Instagram

Facebook is testing out a new Instagram Creator Studio dashboard, which would be added into the existing Facebook Creator Studio app that The ...

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The number of dead Facebook users may outnumber the living by 2070

Tech Stocks This Week: Earnings From Twitter, Microsoft, and Facebook

Twitter (NYSE:TWTR), Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), and Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) all saw their stocks rise following their latest quarterly updates.

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Dead Facebook users could outnumber living by 2070 leaving vast historical archive, Oxford Uni ...

“Why would Facebook bother to store up to five billion dead profiles on their ... The OII is calling on Facebook to invite historians, researchers and ...

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So, how's Facebook going to screw us next?

From The Onion, in the wake of news that Facebook may have to pay up to US $5 billion due to an FTC inquiry into the social network's privacy ...

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Again the question: Should Facebook be broken up?

At a time bigness is being broadly equated with badness, no one is perhaps more so equated than Facebook, the dominant global force in online ...

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The dead may outnumber the living on Facebook within 50 years

Nearly half of those profiles come from India and Indonesia, which together account for just under 279 million Facebook mortalities by 2100.

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Facebook Publishes New Guide for Instagram Creators

Facebook has published a new set of tips aimed at helping Instagram creators make the most of the platform. And while some of them are fairly ...

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Dead to outnumber the living on Facebook in 50 years

London: If Facebook continues to expand at current rates, the number of deceased users could reach as high as 4.9 billion before the end of the ...

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Facebook introduces fact checking in more local Indian languages, provides additional funding to ...

Facebook has introduced fact-checking in more Indian languages and increased the number of posts fact checkers can review in India by 25%, people ...

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Deceased people will 'outnumber the living' on Facebook within 50 years, reaching 5BILLION by ...

THE DEAD may take over Facebook within fifty years, researchers have revealed. As more and more people pass away and leave "ghost profiles" ...

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'Facebook is the biggest problem we have for democracy,' former investor says

McNamee was also an early investor in Facebook and a mentor to Mark Zuckerberg, an experience McNamee now has turned into a book whose title ...

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So, how's Facebook going to screw us next?

From The Onion, in the wake of news that Facebook may have to pay up to US $5 billion due to an FTC inquiry into the social network's privacy ...

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Facebook Publishes New Guide for Instagram Creators

Facebook has published a new set of tips aimed at helping Instagram creators make the most of the platform. And while some of them are fairly ...

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Facebook Sues Company Over Selling Fake Likes

Facebook on Thursday filed a lawsuit in US federal court to bar a New Zealand company from selling fake “likes,” views and followers to Instagram ...

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Again the question: Should Facebook be broken up?

At a time bigness is being broadly equated with badness, no one is perhaps more so equated than Facebook, the dominant global force in online ...

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The dead may outnumber the living on Facebook within 50 years

Nearly half of those profiles come from India and Indonesia, which together account for just under 279 million Facebook mortalities by 2100.

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Facebook is Testing New, More Animated, Reactions

According to the back-end code of the app, Facebook is working on some new variations of its Reactions animations, giving them a new color gradient ...

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'All of My Bras Are Missing' Facebook & Twitter Meaning

The mysterious statuses on Facebook and Twitter are back, only this time it's not what you're probably thinking. If you've been on Facebook or Twitter ...

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Facebook faces new investigation from New York attorney general as it braces for FTC fine

Facebook is coming under scrutiny by the New York state attorney general's office, which launched an investigation into the social media company ...

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Privacy could be hurting Facebook Portal sales

When Facebook's smart display was released last year, it received mixed-to-positive reviews. However, a substantial number of them also digressed ...

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Facebook is Testing New, More Animated, Reactions

Facebook faces probe for mining users' e-mail list

"Facebook has repeatedly demonstrated a lack of respect for consumers' information while at the same time profiting from mining that data," Ms Letitia ...

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Stream select Tribeca Film Festival talks live on Facebook

Through the festival's Facebook page, you can watch conversations with celebs like Queen Latifah, Michael J. Fox, Denis Leary, Ali Wong and Tiffany ...

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Amherst Council candidate defends post he put on Facebook

AMHERST — A candidate for City Council is defending a private Facebook post — that has since been shared publicly with local media — against ...

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Stream select Tribeca Film Festival talks live on Facebook

Facebook is fighting fake Instagram likes, suing New Zealand company

Facebook is suing a New Zealand company who sold fake likes, shares and followers on Instagram. The social media giant alleges Social Media ...

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Facebook helps reunite Jacksonville man with lost wallet

JACKSONVILLE, Ala. — You probably know what it's like to lose something and think you'll never see it again. One Jacksonville man was impacted by ...

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There's a Private Facebook Group Where People Are "Wedding Shaming"

It's a private group started on Facebook (which has since spread to Twitter and Instagram) where people fed up with bridezillas and tacky weddings ...

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Facebook seeks US$10m damages and jury trial against Upper Hutt trio

The father of an Upper Hutt man cited in a US$10m (NZ$15m) lawsuit from Facebook said media reports were incorrect, but he declined to say any ...

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NY Attorney General Announces Facebook Investigation

Attorney General Letitia James today announced an investigation into Facebook's unauthorized collection of 1.5 million Facebook users' email contact ...

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Facebook plans to split in two

Facebook, with its continuing string of security mishaps and questionable actions, plans to split the company in two. There would be one public site ...

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Slack's IPO filing shows it fears a Facebook-style privacy disaster

In other words, if people perceive Slack to show a Facebook-like dismissiveness of their privacy, the company's reputation — and subsequently its ...

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As The Privacy Regulators Circle Facebook Is It Already Unstoppable?

This week was both fantastic and terrible for Facebook. Its latest earnings report shows the company has become an unstoppable force whose user ...

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Facebook plans to split in two

'I see dead people' on Facebook: What is to become of our digital remains?

The dead are taking over Facebook. That morbid outcome was raised by academics at Oxford University in the U.K., and the broad implications are ...

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Facebook is fighting fake Instagram likes, suing New Zealand company

Facebook is suing a New Zealand company who sold fake likes, shares and followers on Instagram. The social media giant alleges Social Media ...

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Slack's IPO filing shows it fears a Facebook-style privacy disaster

Slack knows a lot about you, and it realizes that could one day be a serious problem. The company behind the messaging service used by media ...

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'Facebook is the biggest problem we have for democracy,' former investor says

McNamee was also an early investor in Facebook and a mentor to Mark Zuckerberg, an experience McNamee now has turned into a book whose title ...

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Facebook: Too Big To Fine

2008 kicked off the era of Too Big to Fail. We've officially entered a new paradigm: Too Big to Fine. This week Facebook disclosed its expecting a ...

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Facebook under investigation in New York

New report: Rod Rosenstein to Trump: 'I can land the plane'. 35:03. John Brennan responds to Trump's comments on attempted CIA 'coup'. 04:45 ...

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Facebook under investigation by New York AG over collection of email contacts

Facebook is being investigated in New York for collecting the contact information of potentially hundreds of millions of people without permission, the ...

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Facebook still won't take down Landmark hate site

MOREAU — Facebook still hasn't responded to the many people who have asked it to intervene in the Landmark Motor Inn situation. Someone – not a ...

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News Wrap: Amazon Echo Privacy, Facebook FTC Fines and Biometrics Regulation

On this week's Threatpost news wrap, the team discusses Facebook's FTC fine for its data security practices, a report that Amazon is collecting Echo ...

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Facebook lawsuit accuses company of selling fake engagement on Instagram

Facebook this week sued a New Zealand company and three individuals for selling fake engagement — including likes, views and followers — on ...

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Dayton man accused of sending sexual pictures to child on Facebook

DAYTON — A Dayton man is facing 10 felony charges after he was indicted Thursday for allegedly sending a child inappropriate photos on Facebook ...

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Facebook is suing an Instagram 'follow farm' for inauthentic behavior

As the lawsuits and inquiries stack up against Facebook, the beset tech giant is taking some legal action of its own. Facebook announced Thursday in ...

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Facebook Could Face New Penalties In Addition To $3 Billion FTC Fine In Attorney General Probe

The New York State Attorney General is investigating Facebook following the embattled company's claim last week that it unintentionally collected 1.5 ...

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As The Privacy Regulators Circle Facebook Is It Already Unstoppable?

This week was both fantastic and terrible for Facebook. Its latest earnings report shows the company has become an unstoppable force whose user ...

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Dead Facebook account holders 'could outnumber living members in fifty years', University of ...

Based on Facebook's current growth, a study from the University of Oxford found that at least 1.4 billion of the site's 2.3 billion users - 61 per cent - will ...

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Digital deceased: Could the dead outnumber the living on Facebook?

Academics have predicted that the dead could outnumber the living on Facebook within 50 years, raising serious questions about data rights.

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Dead Facebook users could outnumber living by 2070 leaving vast historical archive, Oxford Uni ...

'I see dead people' on Facebook: What is to become of our digital remains?

The dead are taking over Facebook. That morbid outcome was raised by academics at Oxford University in the U.K., and the broad implications are ...

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Facebook: Too Big To Fine

2008 kicked off the era of Too Big to Fail. We've officially entered a new paradigm: Too Big to Fine. This week Facebook disclosed its expecting a ...

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Privacy could be hurting Facebook Portal sales

When Facebook's smart display was released last year, it received mixed-to-positive reviews. However, a substantial number of them also digressed ...

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Facebook under investigation in New York

New report: Rod Rosenstein to Trump: 'I can land the plane'. 35:03. John Brennan responds to Trump's comments on attempted CIA 'coup'. 04:45 ...

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News Wrap: Amazon Echo Privacy, Facebook FTC Fines and Biometrics Regulation

Hanson, climate change dominate Facebook

Women were more likely to lead election conversations on Facebook in a week when Pauline Hanson, her party and environmental issues dominated ...

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Facebook bans political ads from other countries to fight EU election interference

Facebook announced a major change to combat foreign election interference ahead of the European Union (EU) elections in May. At a press briefing ...

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Facebook faces record-breaking fine for privacy violations

It's hardly surprising, is it? Facebook, a company that's made headlines for all the wrong reasons these past few years, is now facing a fine from the ...

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Controversies Galore Didn't Impact Facebook's Revenue in Q1 2019

Facebook's net income of $2.429 billion was down 51% from $4.988 billion in the year-ago quarter, but there's a reason for this. The company factored ...

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Binance CFO Rips Facebook's 'Closed Blockchain Ecosystem' Under Megalomaniac Zuck

By CCN.com: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is a megalomaniac who's launching blockchain and cryptocurrency projects in order to squeeze crypto ...

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Burglary spree pair who 'taunted' police on Facebook jailed

Two men who taunted police on social media following a burglary spree in Gloucestershire have been jailed. Mason McConnon, 24, and Harry Gill, 20 ...

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Facebook Sues New Zealand Firm For Selling Fake Likes On Instagram

Facebook has filed a lawsuit in the US against a New Zealand-based company and three individuals that it says have been selling 'fake likes' on ...

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Facebook prepares for EU election interference ahead of vote in May

After admitting that social media could have a damaging impact on democracy, Facebook aims to protect the EU elections. By Alexander J Martin, ...

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Facebook Short Sellers Got Out Just in Time and Saved $1 Billion

When it comes to Facebook stock, there's one question worth asking that nobody's going to answer: What did the hedge funds know—and when did ...

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Facebook Could Face New Penalties In Addition To $3 Billion FTC Fine In Attorney General Probe

I Love The Facebook Portal And I Don't Care Who Knows

When the Facebook Portal, a video chatting device, was announced in October 2018, BuzzFeed News wrote, “Portal's debut comes at a time when ...

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Facebook Users Morbidly Curious What Site Going To Do With Their Personal Data To Recoup $5 ...

MENLO PARK, CA—Wondering how the social media giant will unethically exploit their personal data next, Facebook users conceded Friday they are ...

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Facebook bans political ads from other countries to fight EU election interference

Facebook announced a major change to combat foreign election interference ahead of the European Union (EU) elections in May. At a press briefing ...

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Facebook's latest privacy scandals open regulator floodgates

Facebook's damage control teams must be busy these days with data scandal after scandal appearing out of the woodwork on what seems to be a ...

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I Love The Facebook Portal And I Don't Care Who Knows

When the Facebook Portal, a video chatting device, was announced in October 2018, BuzzFeed News wrote, “Portal's debut comes at a time when ...

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Facebook Users Morbidly Curious What Site Going To Do With Their Personal Data To Recoup $5 ...

MENLO PARK, CA—Wondering how the social media giant will unethically exploit their personal data next, Facebook users conceded Friday they are ...

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Facebook Is Once Again Unstoppable

Facebook (FB - Get Report) released first-quarter earnings that impressed investors. However, I argue that the reason the stock jumped was less due ...

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Facebook's latest privacy scandals open regulator floodgates

Facebook's damage control teams must be busy these days with data scandal after scandal appearing out of the woodwork on what seems to be a ...

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Daily Crunch: Facebook faces new privacy investigations

First came a probe by the Irish data protection authority looking into the breach of “hundreds of millions” of Facebook and Instagram user passwords ...

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Facebook Sues New Zealand Firm For Selling Fake Likes On Instagram

Facebook has filed a lawsuit in the US against a New Zealand-based company and three individuals that it says have been selling 'fake likes' on ...

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Facebook really hates people buying likes on Instagram and is suing a company which made ...

Facebook has also been cracking down on Instagram accounts that use third-party apps to generate fake likes and followers. Visit Business Insider's ...

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Daily Crunch: Facebook faces new privacy investigations

Facebook's US Fine May Be Great Investment, EU Economist Warns

Facebook Inc.'s potential fine of $3 billion to $5 billion from a U.S. privacy probe would be a "a great investment" if it allowed the company to corner a ...

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Facebook Set For Billions In Fines From Multiple Investigations Into Privacy Breaches

At times it seems that Facebook occupies two parallel universes. In the first, the sun is always shining. "We are focused on building out our ...

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Facebook Is Once Again Unstoppable

Facebook sues Instagram bot sellers in New Zealand

Facebook has sued a New Zealand company that sold fake likes, shares, and followers on Instagram, saying that “we will act to protect the integrity of ...

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Facebook's US Fine May Be Great Investment, EU Economist Warns

Facebook Set For Billions In Fines From Multiple Investigations Into Privacy Breaches

At times it seems that Facebook occupies two parallel universes. In the first, the sun is always shining. "We are focused on building out our ...

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Avengers: Endgame fever brings balance to Russia's Facebook

Much like Google's Thursday Easter egg and Reddit's 2018 purge, the Russian equivalent of Facebook apparently sought balance as Avengers: ...

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Facebook faces another probe over exposed passwords

The Irish Data Protection Commission is investigating if the revelation that Facebook left hundreds of millions of passwords exposed in plain text ...

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Avengers: Endgame fever brings balance to Russia's Facebook

Much like Google's Thursday Easter egg and Reddit's 2018 purge, the Russian equivalent of Facebook apparently sought balance as Avengers: ...

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A Record FTC Fine Won't Fix Facebook, Privacy Experts Say

A potential $5 billion fine against Facebook for failing to keep consumer data private would likely not improve the way the social media giant collects ...

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Facebook cracking down on personality quizzes

(CNN) - More than a year after the Cambridge Analytica scandal, Facebook is cracking down on personality quizzes. Sort of. On Thursday, the ...

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Facebook says it's open to advertising u-turn for the EU elections, enabling cross-border campaigns

Facebook's VP of global affairs and communications, Nick Clegg, today said the social network — likely in response to pressure from European ...

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Facebook faces another probe over exposed passwords

The Irish Data Protection Commission is investigating if the revelation that Facebook left hundreds of millions of passwords exposed in plain text ...

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Facebook says it's open to advertising u-turn for the EU elections, enabling cross-border campaigns

Facebook's VP of global affairs and communications, Nick Clegg, today said the social network — likely in response to pressure from European ...

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Facebook sues Instagram bot sellers in New Zealand

After Facebook's 15 months of "fresh hell," why is its business still so solid?

Despite the privacy scandals, the federal investigations and the accusations of destroying democracy, this week Facebook reported its advertising ...

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Facebook really hates people buying likes on Instagram and is suing a company which made ...

Why Facebook's 'biggest fine ever' is actually peanuts

Here are two news tidbits that really shouldn't go together. This Wednesday, Facebook said it expected to pay a fine of $3 billion to $5 billion to the ...

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Facebook launches legal action over fake Instagram likes, views and followers

Facebook is taking further steps to put its house in order by launching legal action against a New Zealand firm and three individuals who reportedly ...

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Letitia James launches probe into Facebook over privacy concerns

ALBANY — New York Attorney General Letitia James is launching an investigation into Facebook after the social media company announced last ...

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Facebook cracks down on personality quizzes to protect your personal info

You know those Facebook personality quizzes that tell you which fruit you are or which cast member of "Friends" is your spirit animal? The social ...

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The Rise and Fall of Facebook's Memory Economy

Facebook's Memories feature—where it shows you pictures and posts from a day in the recent or far-gone past—used to be my favorite thing about the ...

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Facebook clamps down on personality quizzes to plug data leaks

Facebook is taking baby steps to plug data leaks on its platform. In a new blog post that was posted yesterday, the company's director of product ...

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Facebook cracks down on personality quizzes to protect your personal info

You know those Facebook personality quizzes that tell you which fruit you are or which cast member of "Friends" is your spirit animal? The social ...

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Facebook clamps down on personality quizzes to plug data leaks

Facebook is taking baby steps to plug data leaks on its platform. In a new blog post that was posted yesterday, the company's director of product ...

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Why Facebook's 'biggest fine ever' is actually peanuts

How Do You Stop Facebook When $5 Billion Is Chump Change?

That the F.T.C. is negotiating what appears to be a trivial fine, suggests that the organization isn't just deferential to Facebook, but that it doesn't truly ...

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Facebook Earnings: What You Should Know

Facebook's (NASDAQ:FB) first-quarter results highlighted a further deceleration in the company's top-line growth, as expected. But the social network's ...

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The Rise and Fall of Facebook's Memory Economy

After Facebook's 15 months of "fresh hell," why is its business still so solid?

Despite the privacy scandals, the federal investigations and the accusations of destroying democracy, this week Facebook reported its advertising ...

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New York attorney general to probe Facebook for email collection

New York Attorney General Letitia James said Thursday that she would open an investigation into Facebook's collection of 1.5 million Facebook users' ...

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Europe's privacy watchdog opens 11th investigation into Facebook

European regulators on Thursday said they are investigating whether Facebook violated the European Union's privacy laws, which are much stricter ...

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