Torrents of illegal content blocked but still flooding social media

Companies like Facebook/Instagram and Twitter took action against millions of terrorist-related propaganda posts with more than 90 per cent removed ...




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6 tips to keep your Facebook account safe

Facebook is the world's most popular social network. The numero uno networking platform is the go to destination for millions across the world to keep ...




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Hamden college student finds liver donor through Facebook

Her mom created the “Miracle for Maddie” Facebook page, to help her find a suitable donor That took a year. Jaelin Highsmith, a stranger, was her ...




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Facebook's digital currency may flourish where banks don't

NEW YORK (AP) — Europeans and Americans have their Visa and Mastercards. For everyone else, here comes ... Libra? Facebook's new Libra ...




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Daycare threatens 'legal action' after unflattering Facebook comments

The owner of a Midland day care sent cease and desist letters to former employees and parents of children at the facility after they left comments on a ...




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Marc-David Seidel: Is Facebook today's CompuServe? Libra could hasten its demise

Facebook's announcement of entering the distributed trust era with Libra, a new cryptocurrency, is the modern-day equivalent. It's likely to have the ...




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Facebook, Twitter Pledge Australia Action on Extreme Content

(Bloomberg) -- Facebook Inc. and Twitter Inc. and other social media platforms agreed to take further steps to stop the spread of violent extremist ...




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Facebook enlists plain English to clarify how it makes money

SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook is updating its terms and services guidelines to clarify how it makes money from the personal information of its users.




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Breaking Up Facebook Would Be a Pointless Endeavor

Facebook is my primary drug of choice, but I also dabble in a bit of Instagram and Twitter. Every now and then, when I need a real pick-me-up, I'll turn ...




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Facebook's Libra coin likely to face a regulatory scrutiny

Facebook Inc will face unprecedented regulatory scrutiny over a new digital currency that the social media company hopes will become globally ...




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Alek Sigley: Facebook page of Australian missing in North Korea briefly reappears

The prime minister, Scott Morrison, says Australian authorities are still attempting to establish what happened to Perth student Alek Sigley, who ...




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Magaluf residents set up sick tourist balcony death 'league table' on Facebook

Facebook page 'Balconing Mallorca' mocks the dead - and even includes a 'league table' of nations with points awarded for injuries and fatalities.




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Facebook slammed for leaving accounts of jailed killers and crooks online

FACEBOOK has been slammed for leaving the accounts of jailed killers and crooks active online. Among them is Stephen Port, 44, serving life for ...



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Facebook page of Australian missing in North Korea mysteriously reappears

SYDNEY (Reuters) - The Facebook page of an Australian man missing in North Korea reappeared then disappeared again on Saturday hours before ...



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Facebook page of Australian missing in N. Korea mysteriously reappears

His Facebook page appeared then disappeared again. * Australia still trying to find out where he is. * Prime Minister Scott Morrison talked to the family.



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Facebook slammed for leaving accounts of jailed killers and crooks online

FACEBOOK has been slammed for leaving the accounts of jailed killers and crooks active online. Among them is Stephen Port, 44, serving life for ...




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A Partner at Binance Labs Expresses Optimism Over Facebook's Entry Into Crypto With Libra

Speaking to Cointelegraph at Blockchain Week Rome, Teck Chei, partner at Binance Labs, said that he sees Facebook's Libra Project at a step ...




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Facebook page of Australian missing in North Korea mysteriously reappears

SYDNEY (Reuters) - The Facebook page of an Australian man missing in North Korea reappeared then disappeared again on Saturday hours before ...




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Facebook page of Australian missing in N. Korea mysteriously reappears

His Facebook page appeared then disappeared again. * Australia still trying to find out where he is. * Prime Minister Scott Morrison talked to the family.




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Mum, 26, who ran sick puppy farming scam gloats on Facebook as she avoids jail after sobbing in ...

A YOUNG mum who ran a sick puppy farming scam gloated on Facebook at being spared jail moments after sobbing uncontrollably in the dock.




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Nebraska could be a national leader in wind energy output. Facebook's data center shows how

Facebook's renewable energy model may offer a glimpse into Nebraska's future, one powered by thousands of windmills converting air into cleaner, ...




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Fake Facebook Libra Coin and Calibra Wallet Sites Cropping Up Online

Clone websites designed to capitalize on the hype surrounding Facebook's recently announced Libra cryptocurrency (not due for release until 2020) ...




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Rejoice Admins! Facebook Announces Automated Approval Option for New Group Members

Facebook was launched with the only goal to make communication easy and bring people closer and so far they have been working to make this goal ...




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How Facebook Inc and Other Hedge Fund Favorites Performed in Q2

The #1 most popular stock among the 743 hedge funds tracked by Insider Monkey was Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB). Facebook was the third most ...



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Facebook quietly elevated its top advertising exec to chief revenue officer, and it shows how rapidly ...

Facebook has been shaking up its advertising leadership lately, with ... to diversify its revenue away from Facebook's flagship app and addresses the ...



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New York Still Has Facebook In Its Crosshairs

DiNapoli has written a letter to Zuckerberg as a trustee of the New York State Retirement Fund, which holds more than $1 billion in Facebook shares.




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Facebook again fails to block DC attorney general's lawsuit

Washington, DC, Attorney General Karl Racine has said his court case against Facebook for last year's Cambridge Analytica data breach will go ...



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3 Reasons Facebook Can Monetize Stories Faster and Better Than Snap

But not only did the Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) subsidiary slow Snapchat's user growth, it's also put a damper on its ability to grow its revenue.



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The Roundabout Way Facebook's Libra Cryptocurrency Can Help The Bitcoin Price

As pretty much everyone has heard by now, Facebook released the white paper for their highly-anticipated “cryptocurrency” last week. Early reports ...



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Will Facebook's Libra Become the Go-To Payment System Where Banks Fall Short?

Europeans and Americans have their Visa and Mastercards. For everyone else, here comes… Libra? Facebook's new Libra digital currency is aimed ...



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How to post a job listing on Facebook, and make it visible to everyone in your area

Finding a qualified applicant for a job can be difficult and time consuming work — this is where knowing how to post a job on Facebook comes in ...



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The tech lead of Facebook's new cryptocurrency subsidiary explains Move, the programming ...

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Facebook Libra accelerates EU banks' real-time payments plan

Just weeks after announcing its cryptocurrency plans, Facebook is already ruffling feathers in the European Union (EU). Banks in the region are ...



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How Facebook Inc and Other Hedge Fund Favorites Performed in Q2

The #1 most popular stock among the 743 hedge funds tracked by Insider Monkey was Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB). Facebook was the third most ...




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Facebook again fails to block DC attorney general's lawsuit

Washington, DC, Attorney General Karl Racine has said his court case against Facebook for last year's Cambridge Analytica data breach will go ...




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3 Reasons Facebook Can Monetize Stories Faster and Better Than Snap

But not only did the Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) subsidiary slow Snapchat's user growth, it's also put a damper on its ability to grow its revenue.




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Facebook quietly elevated its top advertising exec to chief revenue officer, and it shows how rapidly ...

The changes reflect how Facebook is under pressure to diversify its revenue away from Facebook's flagship app and addresses the company's move ...




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The Roundabout Way Facebook's Libra Cryptocurrency Can Help The Bitcoin Price

As pretty much everyone has heard by now, Facebook released the white paper for their highly-anticipated “cryptocurrency” last week. Early reports ...




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Man arrested after robbery during Facebook Marketplace exchange

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Police are looking into yet another robbery where the suspect found his victim on Facebook Marketplace. Investigators said this ...




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Facebook says it fixed a glitch that led some advertisers to miss campaign goals

Facebook says it has fixed a problem with its new premium video ad offering that caused some initial advertisers to fall short of their campaign targets.




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The tech lead of Facebook's new cryptocurrency subsidiary explains Move, the programming ...

This story requires our BI Prime membership. To read the full article, simply click here to claim your deal and get access to all exclusive Business ...




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3 Reasons Facebook Can Monetize Stories Faster and Better Than Snap

But not only did the Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) subsidiary slow Snapchat's user growth, it's also put a damper on its ability to grow its revenue.




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Will Facebook's Libra Become the Go-To Payment System Where Banks Fall Short?

Europeans and Americans have their Visa and Mastercards. For everyone else, here comes… Libra? Facebook's new Libra digital currency is aimed ...




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A Conversation with Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg

Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg reflects on past scandals that embroiled the social media giant over the years and discusses ways the company is ...




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High tension between Facebook, Austin contractors over treatment of content moderators

(NBC News) — Social media content reviewers work to purge the internet of disturbing posts that can depict animal abuse, murder and child ...




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Why Women Are Using A Closed Facebook Group To Find Support For Breast Pumping

They can't or don't want to always breastfeed, so they rely on their breast pumps instead. They are “the breast pumpers,” and they gather to help each ...



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Popular grief support page hacked, ignored for weeks by Facebook

A popular Facebook page launched to bring people together who are suffering from grief and loss was the subject of an upsetting seven-week ...




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Facebook's Libra Cryptocurrency: How It Stacks Up to Bitcoin and PayPal

Facebook Inc. last week unveiled plans to launch Libra, a payment system it describes as a new “global currency.” It's based on blockchain, the same ...




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Truckee Man Shot Over Argument That Began On Facebook

A screen grab shows Woll posted on Facebook: “Highly unethical of a law enforcement agency to post anything about an ongoing investigation on ...




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After defamation ruling, it's time Facebook provided better moderation tools

After a NSW Supreme court judge ruled this week that Australian publishers are liable for defamatory comments on their Facebook sites, it's clear that ...




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Ventura County authorities investigating a Facebook post referencing Borderline shooting

After receiving several calls from concerned residents, the Ventura County Sheriff's Department began investigating the nature of a man's rambling ...




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Facebook Takes Down 'Official Milo Yiannopoulos' Page Put Up After His Ban

Facebook today yanked the "official" page of right-wing provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos set up the day after he was banned from the social network for ...




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Facebook's content oversight board plan is raising more questions than it answers

Facebook has produced a report summarizing feedback it's taken in on its idea of establishing a content oversight board to help arbitrate on ...




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Facebook to 'evaluate' deepfake policy, according to Mark Zuckerberg

The founder spoke on the issue following criticism over a manipulated video of Nancy Pelosi. The company did not remove the video from the platform, ...




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American cops have openly engaged in Islamophobia on Facebook, with no penalties

The message by Richard Crites, a sheriff's deputy in Missouri, starts off like so many political posts on Facebook. Then there's the kicker: “A RAGHEAD ...




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The Country of Facebook Prepares For A Supreme Court

Facebook, a country with a population of 2.38 billion, is building a “Supreme Court” to oversee them. The social media platform released a report in a ...




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Tension reportedly grows as Facebook moderators post complaint to internal forum

The tension between Facebook and its content moderators rose Thursday after a group of contractors at an Austin, Texas, site posted an internal letter ...




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Austin Facebook contractor loses job after protesting working conditions

Facebook content moderators who review violent and other explicit content are making a renewed push for better treatment, as they say that Facebook ...




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Facebook Did Not Address Hacking Attack on Popular Grief Support Page for Weeks, Moderators ...

A popular Facebook grief support page reclaimed control of its account Thursday after a hacking attack that page administrators say went ...




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What we know about Facebook's 'Supreme Court'

Facebook's "Supreme Court" is starting to take shape. More than six months after Mark Zuckerberg revealed his plan to create an "independent body" ...




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Facebook wants to let you share your WhatsApp status to Facebook and Instagram

What's the first thing you can think of when you hear that Facebook is considering allowing WhatsApp users to share their status updates to Facebook, ...




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Facebook Shared the Feedback It Collected on Its Independent Content Oversight Board

Facebook provided an update on the independent oversight board to help with decisions on which content should be removed for violating its ...




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I Compete With Facebook, and It's No Monopoly

I'm chief executive officer of a social network that competes with Facebook , so you might expect I'd agree with those seeking to break up Facebook in ...




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What Can Facebook Control and Not Control?

The initiative was based on Facebook's chief executive Mark Zuckerberg's call for a “supreme court” that would make difficult calls on what is ...




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Facebook post tips off Louisiana Lottery player to her $1 million jackpot

June 27 (UPI) -- A Louisiana woman said she had no idea that she had won a $1 million Powerball jackpot until she was tagged in a Facebook post by ...




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Inside Facebook's plan to disrupt money

Bengaluru: Facebook Inc. is hoping that the stars will be aligned favourably when it launches its digital currency, christened Libra, in the first half of the ...




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Take sneak peek tour of Lake County YMCA Dream Home on Facebook Live around 2:45 pm

Reporter Hannah Drown will be live on cleveland.com's Facebook page today around 2:45 p.m., taking you on a sneak peek tour of the home.




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Will Facebook's Libra Bring Cryptocurrency into the Mainstream?

Facebook, the world's largest social network with 2.4 billion users, is developing a cryptocurrency that has the potential to reshape the global financial ...




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WhatsApp's Latest Test Brings It and Facebook Even Closer Together

Now WhatsApp is testing a new feature: sharing Status posts to Facebook. For the first time, the Facebook-owned messaging service will let users ...



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Facebook Cites Mass Shooting Streamed Live on Facebook as Proof Platform Has 'Gotten Better'

Monika Bickert, head of global policy management at Facebook and Nick Pickles (R), testify before the House Homeland Security Committee June 26, ...



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Wayfair Walkout, Facebook Data Value, and More News

Wayfair Walkout, Facebook Data Value, and More News ... would happen if the members of your mom's secret #muellerreport Facebook group all got ...



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Bitcoin Soars Past $13,000 as Facebook's Libra Fuels Demand | Voice of America - English

Bitcoin, which has risen in value for eight consecutive days, received a boost after Facebook has said it would offer its own cryptocurrency, the Libra ...



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Facebook to Identify Hate Speech-Spouting Users for France

Facebook just made a first-of-its-kind deal with France. The social media giant had previously given French courts data, such as IP addresses, to help ...



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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on election interference: Feds have 'tools to apply pressure to ...

Hours ahead of the first 2020 Democratic presidential debate, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said the social networking giant was not equipped to ...




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Zuckerberg Says Facebook 'Evaluating' Deepfake Video Policy

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg says the company is evaluating how it should handle "deepfake" videos created with artificial intelligence and ...




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Zuckerberg defends Facebook's decision to keep up Pelosi 'deepfake' video

Facebook (FB) CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday defended the decision to keep a doctored video of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi live on its site ...




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Facebook says it can't handle election misinformation crisis alone

The Facebook CEO, speaking at the Aspen Ideas Festival on Wednesday, said that while the company was focused on questions of election security ...




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Zuckerberg says Facebook mulling policy changes to deal with 'deepfakes'

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Wednesday that the company is reevaluating its policies around "deepfakes" after a doctored video of House ...




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WhatsApp tests letting you share your Status to Facebook and other apps

Though WhatsApp is owned by Facebook, plenty of the app's users are happy to ignore the fact the big blue parent network exists. Somewhat ...




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Mark Zuckerberg says Facebook is 'evaluating' deepfake policy

Facebook may soon have new rules for "deepfakes." That's according to Mark Zuckerberg, who said Wednesday that the company is currently ...




Facebook, News, Breaking News, Social Media

Mark Zuckerberg: Facebook is Working on a Policy for Policing Deepfake Videos

Facebook is working on a policy to police deepfakes, an emerging threat on the social network that involves users posting videos altered by artificial ...




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Mark Zuckerberg makes the case for not breaking up Facebook

San Francisco (CNN Business) Mark Zuckerberg can't think of a single reason to break up Facebook (FB), even as lawmakers call to dismantle or ...




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Mark Zuckerberg defends Facebook's decision to keep up doctored Pelosi video

Zuckerberg said Wednesday it took awhile for Facebook's systems to flag it and for fact-checkers to rate the video as false, which reduced its spread ...




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Mark Zuckerberg confirms Facebook decided on its own to ban foreign pro-life ads in Ireland ...

During Ireland's highly contentious abortion ban referendum last year, Facebook blocked American pro-life groups from running advertisements in the ...




Facebook, News, Breaking News, Social Media

Facebook Cites Mass Shooting Streamed Live on Facebook as Proof Platform Has 'Gotten Better'

Monika Bickert, head of global policy management at Facebook and Nick Pickles (R), testify before the House Homeland Security Committee June 26, ...




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Democrats say Facebook is 'grossly unprepared' for 2020 election

A group of more than 25 Democrats on Wednesday accused Facebook of being "grossly unprepared" for disinformation ahead of the 2020 election, ...




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Politicians Don't Trust Facebook—Unless They're Campaigning

One way Facebook does this is with the Facebook pixel, a piece of computer code that a ... Facebook can match that data with your Facebook profile.




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WhatsApp test shares your Status to Facebook with one click

WhatsApp is testing a feature that will allow users to share their Status posts to Facebook and other services, according to The Verge. WhatsApp ...




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Wayfair Walkout, Facebook Data Value, and More News

Wayfair Walkout, Facebook Data Value, and More News ... your mom's secret #muellerreport Facebook group all got fabulous new haircuts and then ...




Facebook, News, Breaking News, Social Media

WhatsApp test shares your Status to Facebook with one click

WhatsApp is testing a feature that will allow users to share their Status posts to Facebook and other services, according to The Verge. WhatsApp ...



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Facebook's cryptocurrency faces pre-G20 examination

London: Heading in to the G20 summit, Facebook is on notice from powerful regulators including the Fed chief that its plans for a global cryptocurrency ...



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US Federal Reserve to look 'carefully' at Facebook virtual coin Libra

US Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell said on Tuesday that the US central bank will be closely scrutinizing Facebook's newly announced ...



Facebook, News, Breaking News, Social Media

Libra, explained

It's Facebook's new cryptocurrency. The point is that you can send money all over the world with lower fees than if you were to engage, say, Western ...




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Why Facebook Won't Kick Off A Warlord

In one Facebook post, he stands tall in yellow camouflage, decorated with badges. He promises he'll increase the salaries of teachers in Sudan.




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Facebook Takes an Insubstantial Step on Hate Speech: Alex Webb

French Minister for Digital Affairs Cedric O told Reuters on Tuesday that Facebook would give “the IP addresses and other identification data” of users ...




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Facebook's Libra Cryptocurrency Betrays the Company's True Ambitions

Yes, you guessed it, I'm talking about Facebook. And what I'm guessing is that this is exactly what Facebook wants to be. Not a company, a country.




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Facebook To Identify Hate Speech Suspects In France

Facebook has for the first time agreed to hand over the identities of users suspected of posting hate speech, following talks with French officials.




Facebook, News, Breaking News, Social Media

In a first, Facebook will hand over hate speech data to France

Facebook has agreed to hand over identifying information on French users suspected of using hate speech on its platform, making it the first deal of its ...




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Senators Want Facebook to Put a Price on Your Data. Is That Possible?

In truth, it's probably only Facebook or Google (and their advertisers) who could hazard a good guess. “The cards are really stacked against us,” says ...




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Facebook Says Libra Can Change the World. It Needs to Convince Users.

Facebook has a built-in advantage because of its massive reach; around ... Facebook's toughest sell will be in the developed countries where ...




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Facebook to give France data on users suspected of hate speech

Facebook has struck a deal with France that will see data on users suspected of hate speech handed over to the nation's judges, Reuters reports.




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Fintech Expert: Libra Could Be Facebook's Downfall

As Facebook moves forward with its new Libra cryptocurrency project, it may be setting in motion its own demise. That's according to University of ...




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What Indonesia Reveals About Facebook's Libra Plan

Facebook published plans for the Libra cryptocurrency in seven languages, including Indonesia's Bahasa – a move that offers perhaps the clearest ...




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Facebook's Libra May Be Quite Attractive in Developing Countries

Facebook's (NASDAQ:FB) Libra cryptocurrency has taken a lot of criticism from Western government officials and media commentators – but it's not ...




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Facebook agrees to name hate speech suspects in France

A Facebook spokesperson told The Independent that the firm will consider requests from French authorities for basic information in criminal hate ...




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Local Lawyer Fights Facebook Over Post: 'It Was Starving Human Beings'

CHICAGO (CBS) — Facebook has a strict policy on nudity and sexual content on its site. But did the social media giant go too far when it censored a ...




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Facebook to help France fight hateful content: govt aide

Facebook will share with French judicial officials the IP addresses of users who post hateful content, an aide to digital affairs minister Cedric O said ...




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They turn to Facebook and YouTube to find a cure for cancer — and get sucked into a world of ...

Google and Facebook have promised to crack down on health misinformation in recent months, as links between anti-vaccine conspiracy theories and ...




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Facebook tests controls that turn off those angry red notification dots

You might soon see a lot less of the hue on Facebook. The company is testing the ability to turn off the crimson in-app notification dots that seem to ...




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3 Ways Facebook Must Address Illicit Financing With Its New Cryptocurrency

In 2020, Facebook's new subsidiary, Calibra, will begin operating a blockchain-based marketplace ecosystem, fueled by the new Libra digital token.




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Facebook, Twitter set to fight fake news during Democratic debates

As the Democratic presidential hopefuls prepare for debates Wednesday and Thursday nights, engineers and other specialists at Facebook and ...




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Regulators Have Doubts About Facebook Cryptocurrency. So Do Its Partners.

SAN FRANCISCO — One of the biggest selling points of Facebook's ambitious plans for its new cryptocurrency, Libra, was that the social media ...




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Facebook's Libra cryptocurrency faces questions from international regulators

Facebook's Libra cryptocurrency is facing increasing skepticism from international regulators days after ambitious plans for it were unveiled by the ...




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Facebook Is in Talks to Lease Space at Hudson Yards Skyscraper

Facebook Inc. is in discussions to rent office space in one of the flashy new skyscrapers under construction at the Hudson Yards development on ...




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10 things you didn't know you could do on Facebook

With 1.56 billion people logging on every day, Facebook is by far the biggest social networking site in the world. Whether you only occasionally dip in ...




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Second US Congressional Hearing Is Scheduled on Facebook's Libra Crypto

The U.S. House Financial Services Committee will host a hearing on Facebook's libra cryptocurrency next month, one day after the Senate Banking ...




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Facebook's Cryptocurrency Gets a Warm Welcome in Geneva

Policy makers around the globe have been cool to the idea of Facebook Inc.'s planned Libra cryptocurrency. In Switzerland? They liked it so much, ...




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Trump Admin Considered Facebook VP For Cabinet Role

Among the revelations in Monday's Axios dump of Trump transition team vetting documents: Facebook's global policy head and top Republican Joel ...




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Facebook executive slams Apple as an 'exclusive club available only to aspirant consumers'

A Facebook executive is yet again taking shots at Apple over the differing views the companies share regarding privacy. Facebook's head of global ...




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Facebook's Clegg Fires Back at Apple's Cook

By contrast, he said, “Facebook was founded on a simple principle: We ... A spokesman for Facebook declined to offer further context for Mr. Clegg's ...




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Top Facebook exec Nick Clegg says people risk 'overreacting to the bad' of social media (FB)

Top Facebook executive and former British politician Nick Clegg has argued that people are at risk of "overreacting to the bad" aspects of social media ...




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Facebook's New Libra Cryptocurrency Helps the Company Diversify Away from Advertising

After a year of rumors, Facebook confirmed its plans to create a financial system based off a new cryptocurrency called Libra. While the company ...




Facebook, News, Breaking News, Social Media

Top Facebook exec Nick Clegg says people risk 'overreacting to the bad' of social media

Top Facebook executive and former British politician Nick Clegg has argued that people are at risk of "overreacting to the bad" aspects of social media ...



Facebook, News, Breaking News, Social Media

Facebook's Libra plan: talk of the demise of central banks is greatly exaggerated

Facebook's proposed new digital currency, if even modestly successful, will hand over much of the control of monetary policy from central banks to ...



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Facebook executive slams Apple as an 'exclusive club available only to aspirant consumers'

A Facebook executive is yet again taking shots at Apple over the differing views the companies share regarding privacy. Facebook's head of global ...



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How Much Is Your Data Worth to Facebook and Google? A New Senate Bill Aims to Find Out

Facebook and Google are being challenged to put a price on how much each person's data is worth―and provide a way for people to delete some, ...



Facebook, News, Breaking News, Social Media

Facebook fugitive Paul Ceglia freed by Ecuador's president

Paul Ceglia, who spent three years as a fugitive after being charged with trying to defraud Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg, is once again a ...



Facebook, News, Breaking News, Social Media

Second US Congressional Hearing Is Scheduled on Facebook's Libra Crypto

The U.S. House Financial Services Committee will host a hearing on Facebook's libra cryptocurrency next month, one day after the Senate Banking ...



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Facebook exec says breaking up company won't fix privacy or election security

Washington (CNN Business) Facebook pushed back on Monday against critics' calls for a break-up of the company, urging instead that policymakers ...



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Good news for people who want to know the exact value of their Facebook and Google data

“If you're an avid Facebook user, chances are Facebook knows more about you than the U.S. government knows about you. People don't realize one, ...



Facebook, News, Breaking News, Social Media

How Much Is Your Data Worth to Facebook and Google? A New Senate Bill Aims to Find Out

Facebook and Google are being challenged to put a price on how much each person's data is worth―and provide a way for people to delete some, ...




Facebook, News, Breaking News, Social Media

Facebook fugitive Paul Ceglia freed by Ecuador's president

Paul Ceglia, who spent three years as a fugitive after being charged with trying to defraud Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg, is once again a ...




Facebook, News, Breaking News, Social Media

Facebook exec says breaking up company won't fix privacy or election security

Washington (CNN Business) Facebook pushed back on Monday against critics' calls for a break-up of the company, urging instead that policymakers ...




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House panel to hold hearing on Facebook cryptocurrency project

The chairwoman of the House Financial Services Committee announced Monday that the panel will hold a hearing next month on Facebook's plan to ...




Facebook, News, Breaking News, Social Media

Good news for people who want to know the exact value of their Facebook and Google data

“If you're an avid Facebook user, chances are Facebook knows more about you than the U.S. government knows about you. People don't realize one, ...




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Facebook Building an 'Independent' Oversight Board to Limit Censorship

Does Facebook need its own “Supreme Court” to act as the ultimate arbiter of its censorship decisions? Would such a body help? We're getting closer ...




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Facebook Live Video Showing Officer Dying Sparks Outcry

A store employee streamed a Facebook Live video showing Missouri police officer Michael Langsdorf as he lay dying from a gunshot wound, and ...




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Facebook's venture into cryptocurrency is a terrible idea

Mercifully, Facebook avoided the idea that a stablecoin will free us from the tyranny of the Federal Reserve. Typically, stablecoin purveyors invoke a ...



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Zuckerberg's new cryptocurrency is absolutely terrifying

Just when it seems Facebook can't get more sinister, more Orwellian or more mercenary, it does — announcing its own branded global cryptocurrency ...




Facebook, News, Breaking News, Social Media

Media companies 'liable for Facebook posts'

Former Northern Territory youth detainee Dylan Voller has won the first round of his defamation case after a judge ruled media companies are liable ...



Facebook, News, Breaking News, Social Media

BAI seeks power to order Facebook, Twitter and YouTube to take down content

Such powers would include the ability to issue takedown notices, compelling social media like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube to remove harmful ...



Facebook, News, Breaking News, Social Media

Would you shun Facebook if given lifetime data protection?

Social media services like Facebook, Instagram or Twitter have become a significant part of our lives and according to Kaspersky's report, 82% of ...



Facebook, News, Breaking News, Social Media

If Facebook or Google create their own currency, they can control our lives

Consider last week's news about Facebook, and the fact that three years of corporate disgrace – and rising noise from legislators about bringing the ...




Facebook, News, Breaking News, Social Media

Facebook: Nick Clegg says 'no evidence' of Russian interference in Brexit vote

There is "absolutely no evidence" Russia influenced the Brexit result using Facebook, the company's vice-president, Sir Nick Clegg, has said.




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A Monumental Fight Over Facebook's Cryptocurrency Is Coming

urgent requests that Facebook to cease work on Libra until after hearings are held or on how European lawmakers made similar appeals.




Facebook, News, Breaking News, Social Media

Bitcoin soars above $11000 for the first time in 15 months — now up 170% for the year

Bitcoin surged above the $11,000 mark on Monday hitting a more than 15-month high, as a high-profile project from Facebook throws cryptocurrencies ...




Facebook, News, Breaking News, Social Media

If Facebook or Google create their own currency, they can control our lives

Consider last week's news about Facebook, and the fact that three years of corporate disgrace – and rising noise from legislators about bringing the ...



Facebook, News, Breaking News, Social Media

Facebook: Nick Clegg says 'no evidence' of Russian interference in Brexit vote

There is "absolutely no evidence" Russia influenced the Brexit result using Facebook, the company's vice-president, Sir Nick Clegg, has said.



Facebook, News, Breaking News, Social Media

A Monumental Fight Over Facebook's Cryptocurrency Is Coming

urgent requests that Facebook to cease work on Libra until after hearings are held or on how European lawmakers made similar appeals.



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Central Bankers From Britain, France And Germany Want Scrutiny on Facebook For Libra ...

Three European central bankers, of Britain, France and Germany, are claiming oversight over Facebook's planned virtual currency to ensure it will not ...



Facebook, News, Breaking News, Social Media

Facebook's full-frontal assault on finance

Flawed, derided, feared: Facebook's proposal for a new virtual currency, revealed last week, has already provoked a backlash. But might it end up ...




Facebook, News, Breaking News, Social Media

Facebook's full-frontal assault on finance

Flawed, derided, feared: Facebook's proposal for a new virtual currency, revealed last week, has already provoked a backlash. But might it end up ...



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Facebook putting secrecy before accountability, says NSPCC boss

Facebook is placing privacy and secrecy ahead of accountability, according to a children's charity boss. Peter Wanless, chief executive of the NSPCC ...



Facebook, News, Breaking News, Social Media

Facebook is putting secrecy before accountability, NSPCC boss says

Facebook is putting secrecy before accountability, NSPCC boss says. A charity boss says tech companies have a duty of care to young users and ...




Facebook, News, Breaking News, Social Media

Scoop: Bipartisan senators want Big Tech to put a price on your data

will introduce legislation on Monday to require Facebook, Google, Amazon and other major platforms to disclose the value of their users' data, as first ...




Facebook, News, Breaking News, Social Media

Guardians of Money Bristle at Zuckerberg's New Financial Order

Facebook Inc. was hours away from the formal announcement of its ambitious foray into financial services, but French Finance Minister Bruno Le ...




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Facebook is putting secrecy before accountability, NSPCC boss says

Facebook is putting secrecy before accountability, NSPCC boss says. A charity boss says tech companies have a duty of care to young users and ...



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Facebook Won't Launch Its Cryptocurrency Wallet in Its Biggest Market

Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) recently introduced Libra, a cryptocurrency it developed with a consortium of payment service and tech companies.




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What's Behind Facebook's Digital Currency And Why Spotify Is Interested

This week, tech giant, Facebook, released a whitepaper – an informational vision document typically reserved for startups, along with an ...



Facebook, News, Breaking News, Social Media

Facebook Won't Launch Its Cryptocurrency Wallet in Its Biggest Market

Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) recently introduced Libra, a cryptocurrency it developed with a consortium of payment service and tech companies.



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Blockchain Exec Reveals the Facebook Crypto's Unspoken Advantage

By CCN Markets: Blockchain.com Head of Growth Haider Rafique believes that Facebook's Libra project will be a boon to cryptocurrency as a whole, ...



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Aussie watchdog readies clampdown on Google, Facebook

SYDNEY: Australia's competition watchdog is poised to call for far-reaching new regulations on Facebook, Google and other tech giants which could ...




Facebook, News, Breaking News, Social Media

Libra cryptocurrency: dare you trust Facebook with your money?

Various names were bandied about, including GlobalCoin and Facebook Coin. The latter led some people to conclude that it must be a joke. I mean to ...



Facebook, News, Breaking News, Social Media

When was Facebook first mentioned in The Irish Times?

One would have thought the first mention of Facebook in The Irish Times would be in the tech, media or business news, perhaps a story about an ...



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Libra cryptocurrency won't set us free, it will further enslave us to Facebook

So claimed Facebook lawyer Orin Snyder in a Californian court case in which Facebook is being sued for invasion of privacy. There is no case to ...



Facebook, News, Breaking News, Social Media

Aussie watchdog readies clampdown on Google, Facebook

SYDNEY: Australia's competition watchdog is poised to call for far-reaching new regulations on Facebook, Google and other tech giants which could ...



Facebook, News, Breaking News, Social Media

When was Facebook first mentioned in The Irish Times?

One would have thought the first mention of Facebook in The Irish Times would be in the tech, media or business news, perhaps a story about an ...




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Facebook's digital currency gets its first enthusiast in Kenya

From privacy concerns to its divergence from other cryptos such as bitcoins, there has not been a shortage of criticism of Facebook's latest project.



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Facebook is also with Libra on data hunting – view

Facebook has developed into a preacher of the data protection. However, with the data that will generate its new Libra-currency, does not want to ...



Facebook, News, Breaking News, Social Media

What Is Facebook's Cryptocurrency and Why Does It Matter?

Perhaps it would be better to say that Facebook has unveiled its ambitious plan to dominate the world's payments systems and challenge the power of ...




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'Facebook fugitive,' inspiration for country song, honors deal to surrender after 15000 likes: reports

A fugitive in Connecticut who had agreed to surrender if his “wanted” post on Facebook collected 15,000 likes has kept his word, according to reports.




Facebook, News, Breaking News, Social Media

What Is Facebook's Cryptocurrency and Why Does It Matter?

Perhaps it would be better to say that Facebook has unveiled its ambitious plan to dominate the world's payments systems and challenge the power of ...



Facebook, News, Breaking News, Social Media

'Facebook fugitive,' inspiration for country song, honors deal to surrender after 15000 likes: reports

A fugitive in Connecticut who had agreed to surrender if his “wanted” post on Facebook collected 15,000 likes has kept his word, according to reports.



Facebook, News, Breaking News, Social Media

Facebook usage is in a steady decline after privacy scandals

It's a sign many have been looking for for some time now. Facebook's user base seems to be shrinking – but don't expect Facebook to go down the ...



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Reduced Inclination of Users Towards Facebook after Privacy Scandals Surface in a New Report

Where The Guardian and other related analysts have suggested that the Facebook usage has significantly reduced; Facebook suggests that the ...



Facebook, News, Breaking News, Social Media

Reduced Inclination of Users Towards Facebook after Privacy Scandals Surface in a New Report

Where The Guardian and other related analysts have suggested that the Facebook usage has significantly reduced; Facebook suggests that the ...




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Grieving parents blast Facebook's 'cruel' social media rules for denying them access to their dead ...

DEVASTATED families searching for answers about their children's deaths have accused Facebook of cruelly denying them access to the kids' ...




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Explained: Facebook's global digital currency 'Libra'

The story so far: On June 18, Facebook announced that it is going to launch a global digital currency by the first half of 2020. The currency has been ...




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Criticism Surrounds Facebook's Proposed Jump Into Cryptocurrency

Criticism Surrounds Facebook's Proposed Jump Into Cryptocurrency ... studies professor Lana Swartz about Facebook's proposed currency, Libra.



Facebook, News, Breaking News, Social Media

Explained: Facebook's global digital currency 'Libra'

The story so far: On June 18, Facebook announced that it is going to launch a global digital currency by the first half of 2020. The currency has been ...



Facebook, News, Breaking News, Social Media

Criticism Surrounds Facebook's Proposed Jump Into Cryptocurrency

Criticism Surrounds Facebook's Proposed Jump Into Cryptocurrency ... studies professor Lana Swartz about Facebook's proposed currency, Libra.




Facebook, News, Breaking News, Social Media

Grieving parents blast Facebook's 'cruel' social media rules for denying them access to their dead ...

DEVASTATED families searching for answers about their children's deaths have accused Facebook of cruelly denying them access to the kids' ...



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Oh the Irony: Hedera Hashgraph Thanks Facebook for Imitating its Blockchain Tech

Last week, Facebook officially launched “Libra” its spin on crypto. The stablecoin seeks to be the one cryptocurrency to rule them all starting with ...



Facebook, News, Breaking News, Social Media

Bitcoin smashes through $11000 as Facebook's Libra fuels fresh interest in crypto-currency

Facebook is working with almost 30 partners including Uber, Spotify, Mastercard, eBay and Vodafone to create a crypto-currency it hopes will create ...



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Major search under way for missing man who left note on Facebook

A note said to be written by him has been shared on Facebook and suggests he is at risk of self harm. West Yorkshire Police issued an appeal at 7pm ...



Facebook, News, Breaking News, Social Media

Tech Tent: Is Facebook the future of money?

Has Facebook's plan for a new crypto-currency proved that the bitcoin believers were right all along? That's just one of the big questions we seek to ...



Facebook, News, Breaking News, Social Media

Facebook unveils new cryptocurrency, rivals euro, dollar

Supporters of Facebook, which has taken the stage with its new cryptocurrency Libra, include technology and finance giants such as Visa, Mastercard, ...



Facebook, News, Breaking News, Social Media

Facebook's plan to break the global financial system

Facebook's plan to break the global financial system. Evgeny Morozov. The tech giant knows its best weapon is mobilizing the faux-populism other ...




Facebook, News, Breaking News, Social Media

France to create a joint G7 cryptocurrency task force amid Facebook's Libra woes

According to Reuters, France, which currently holds G7's rotating presidency, has said it's not against Facebook creating an instrument for financial ...



Facebook, News, Breaking News, Social Media

What Facebook's Cryptocurrency Libra Is Really About

If you're having trouble understanding the significance of Libra, the digital currency that Facebook says will be the basis of a new global payments and ...



Facebook, News, Breaking News, Social Media

Facebook's plan to break the global financial system

Just as regulators were beginning to wake up from their self-induced coma to discover that Facebook has grown too fast and too big for its own good, ...



Facebook, News, Breaking News, Social Media

PyRobot: Facebook's Open-Source Robotics Framework Designed To Make Controlling Bots Easy

Social media giant Facebook has now launched a platform that it says can “democratize robotics” and make it easy for beginners to get going with ...




Facebook, News, Breaking News, Social Media

Why did Facebook ban, and then un-ban, a Led Zeppelin album cover?

After the website Ultimate Classic Rock uploaded a photo of the rock band's 1973 album “Houses of the Holy” to Facebook, the social network flagged ...



Facebook, News, Breaking News, Social Media

Astrologists and Libras outraged by Facebook Libra

Facebook's announcement of their new digital currency system, named Libra, has created all sorts of reactions, with government figures questioning it ...



Facebook, News, Breaking News, Social Media

Virtual Facebook currency faces real-world resistance

LONDON: If Facebook's new cryptocurrency should resonate anywhere it should be India, where the social media giant has more than 300 million ...



Facebook, News, Breaking News, Social Media

What Facebook's Cryptocurrency Libra Is Really About

If you're having trouble understanding the significance of Libra, the digital currency that Facebook says will be the basis of a new global payments and ...




Facebook, News, Breaking News, Social Media

Facebook Co-Founder Calls Its Cryptocurrency Plans 'Frightening'

News that Facebook will launch its own global cryptocurrency next year is stirring up fresh controversy, even as the company looks to turn a new leaf ...




Facebook, News, Breaking News, Social Media

Facebook's Libra: Emerging Markets and 'Microtransactions' Might Hold the Key

Here are a few key things to remember about Libra, which is set to launch in 2020 and is backed by Facebook (FB - Get Report) and a host of other ...




Facebook, News, Breaking News, Social Media

Facebook Launches a New Cryptocurrency Called Libra

Facebook is creating a new open-source digital currency called Libra. The goal is for developers to create services for consumers to send money ...



Facebook, News, Breaking News, Social Media

Facebook cofounder says the company's cryptocurrency plans are 'frightening'

One of Facebook's most prominent critics is now sounding the alarm about the social network's cryptocurrency plans. Facebook cofounder Chris ...




Facebook, News, Breaking News, Social Media

Why did Facebook ban, and then un-ban, a Led Zeppelin album cover?

After the website Ultimate Classic Rock uploaded a photo of the rock band's 1973 album “Houses of the Holy” to Facebook, the social network flagged ...




Facebook, News, Breaking News, Social Media

Facebook Launches a New Cryptocurrency Called Libra

Facebook is creating a new open-source digital currency called Libra. The goal is for developers to create services for consumers to send money ...




Facebook, News, Breaking News, Social Media

Facebook's new cryptocurrency Libra has a 'completely generic' logo, says a designer who's ...

Facebook unveiled the project after working on it for more than a year. Its goal is to give people without bank accounts access to money. Payment ...




Facebook, News, Breaking News, Social Media

Facebook cofounder says the company's cryptocurrency plans are 'frightening'

One of Facebook's most prominent critics is now sounding the alarm about the social network's cryptocurrency plans. Facebook cofounder Chris ...



Facebook, News, Breaking News, Social Media

How to archive conversations on Facebook Messenger, and view your archived messages

If you want to tidy your Facebook Messenger inbox without deleting messages, knowing how to archive conversations and view archived messages is ...




Facebook, News, Breaking News, Social Media

If Facebook Is Immunized From User Content, What About the "Shitty Media Men" List Creator?

A few weeks ago, a Facebook user posted a doctored video of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi stumbling over her words and appearing to be either ...



Facebook, News, Breaking News, Social Media

Independent audit finds Facebook activity has fallen by 20% since Cambridge Analytica

The "business analytics" firm Mixpanel has released its figures estimating the total usage of Facebook (liking, sharing and posting) since the ...



Facebook, News, Breaking News, Social Media

Facebook begins limiting Messenger forwarding in Sri Lanka

In a blog post this evening, Facebook pulled back the curtains on a few of its efforts to curb hate speech and other content that runs afoul of its ...



Facebook, News, Breaking News, Social Media

'It's Just Lazy': Current's CEO Lashes Out at Facebook's Calibra for Its Similar Logo

Facebook announced ambitious plans this week for a new digital currency called Libra along with a subsidiary, Calibra, that will offer digital wallets for ...



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How not to unfriend your grandmother on Facebook

Do you want to know my advice about Facebook? Avoid it like the plague,” she says. “Unfriending cannot be fixed very often. It's too great a wound.




Facebook, News, Breaking News, Social Media

Stanford Law Professor Grundfest on Hurdles for Facebook's Proposed Cryptocurrency Libra

This week, Facebook and a consortium of partners announced plans to launch a new cryptocurrency called Libra. Here, Stanford Law School ...




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Congress will move 'aggressively' to examine Facebook's cryptocurrency, Rep. Maxine Waters says

Top lawmakers are not hesitating to examine Facebook's ambitious new cryptocurrency project. “We're going to move aggressively and very quickly to ...



Facebook, News, Breaking News, Social Media

Facebook must like trouble, because its new cryptocurrency just means more of it

So Facebook's getting into the cryptocurrency business. Leave aside the myriad technical questions prompted by reading Facebook's white paper ...




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Facebook accused of stealing Calibra logo from online bank Current

Current, an online banking company, has accused Facebook of borrowing its logo for the social network's newly unveiled cryptocurrency play.




Facebook, News, Breaking News, Social Media

Facebook's Crypto Association Holds Talks With Major Banks

Facebook said this week it hopes Libra will provide a low-cost way of sending money to the 1.7 billion people around the world without easy access to ...




Facebook, News, Breaking News, Social Media

Facebook's new rapid response team has a crucial task: Avoid fueling another genocide

MENLO PARK, Calif. — Steps away from the glass-enclosed office suite of Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook's No. 2 executive, a team of employees has ...




Facebook, News, Breaking News, Social Media

Circle CEO: Zuckerberg Is 'Betting on Decentralization' With Facebook's Libra

It comes as no surprise that Facebook's new cryptocurrency Libra is causing a stir—especially with increasing privacy concerns and government ...




Facebook, News, Breaking News, Social Media

Facebook's Crypto Association Holds Talks With Major Banks

Facebook said this week it hopes Libra will provide a low-cost way of sending money to the 1.7 billion people around the world without easy access to ...



Facebook, News, Breaking News, Social Media

Rep. Waters: US Can't Let Facebook's Crypto 'Compete With the Dollar'

The chair of the U.S. House Financial Services Committee is doubling down on her calls for Facebook to pause development on its new blockchain, ...



Facebook, News, Breaking News, Social Media

Facebook accused of stealing Calibra logo from online bank Current

Current, an online banking company, has accused Facebook of borrowing its logo for the social network's newly unveiled cryptocurrency play.



Facebook, News, Breaking News, Social Media

Facebook's Digital Currency Libra Is Forcing US Regulators to Grapple With Blockchain

With Facebook planning to roll out its own digital currency, U.S. regulators are expected to push back on the company as they grapple with how ...



Facebook, News, Breaking News, Social Media

Debit-Card Startup Says Facebook's Crypto Project Is 'Ripping Off' Its Logo

Former Morgan Stanley currency trader Stuart Sopp, now chief executive officer of teen debit-card company Current, accused Facebook of “ripping off” ...



Facebook, News, Breaking News, Social Media

The Entrepreneur Who Became a Billionaire After Being Rejected by Facebook

Jan Koum had a rough upbringing. At 16, he immigrated from Europe to the United States with his mother and grandmother, who were fleeing political ...



Facebook, News, Breaking News, Social Media

Could Facebook's Crypto Plans Trigger an Antitrust Probe?

Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) this week announced that it was forming a consortium to create a new, open-source cryptocurrency called Libra. The group ...



Facebook, News, Breaking News, Social Media

Facebook's Libra Needs To Answer Three Questions

On June 18th, Facebook officially launched its “Libra” cryptocurrency project, which aims to leverage blockchain technologies to create a new stable ...



Facebook, News, Breaking News, Social Media

Facebook's Digital Currency Libra Is Forcing US Regulators to Grapple With Blockchain

With Facebook planning to roll out its own digital currency, U.S. regulators are expected to push back on the company as they grapple with how ...




Facebook, News, Breaking News, Social Media

Facebook finally unveils its cryptocurrency. What we know about Libra so far.

In a much-anticipated announcement on Tuesday, Facebook introduced the world to its new cryptocurrency Libra which is slated for launch in 2020 ...




Facebook, News, Breaking News, Social Media

Debit-Card Startup Says Facebook's Crypto Project Is 'Ripping Off' Its Logo

Former Morgan Stanley currency trader Stuart Sopp, now chief executive officer of teen debit-card company Current, accused Facebook of “ripping off” ...




Facebook, News, Breaking News, Social Media

Facebook's Proposed Crypto-Currency: More Pisces Than Libra For Now

There's something fishy about Libra – the new 'global' crypto-currency that Facebook and partners announced plans to issue this week. And unless ...




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20-year-old crypto millionaire: Facebook Calibra is going to be 'huge' for crypto

Facebook (FB) finally announced its long-awaited cryptocurrency offering Calibra this week, and one Bitcoin (BTC) millionaire thinks it will be huge.




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Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg reiterates that her company needs to be regulated

COO Sheryl Sandberg says Facebook is leaning into regulation. ... Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg reiterated the social network's call for regulation ...




Facebook, News, Breaking News, Social Media

Will Facebook's Libra Be an On-Ramp or Dead End for Crypto?

Facebook's announcement that it would create a stablecoin on a blockchain means more as a competitive answer to WeChat and Alipay's payment ...



Facebook, News, Breaking News, Social Media

Facebook's Fake Currency Is A Joke

In a world of “high-fidelity communications,” Facebook claims, Libra will allow more people to access “the financial ecosystem.” This is, supposedly ...




Facebook, News, Breaking News, Social Media

Fed, Congress Promise Scrutiny of Facebook Cryptocurrency

Facebook this week unveiled its plans for the Libra “stablecoin”—a digital ... Mr. Powell said Facebook has met with the Fed about the project, along ...




Facebook, News, Breaking News, Social Media

Facebook Talked to the Fed About Libra, Chairman Powell Says

Jerome Powell, chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve, said Wednesday that social media giant Facebook met with the central bank in the run-up to the ...



Facebook, News, Breaking News, Social Media

Rep. McHenry calls for a hearing on Facebook's cryptocurrency: 'We should be better informed'

Rep. Patrick McHenry has questions about Facebook's plan for its cryptocurrency. The Republican from North Carolina is calling for a hearing on the ...




Facebook, News, Breaking News, Social Media

Senate panel calls hearing on Facebook cryptocurrency project

The Senate Banking Committee on Wednesday scheduled a hearing over Facebook's plans to create a new cryptocurrency. The hearing on "Libra" ...




Facebook, News, Breaking News, Social Media

Facebook called before Senate panel over digital currency project

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Facebook Inc's plans to create a global cryptocurrency will face scrutiny from the U.S. Senate Banking Committee on July ...




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Libras unhappy with name for new Facebook cryptocurrency

June 19 (UPI) -- Facebook's new Libra cryptocurrency won't be seen until next year, but an unusual chorus of criticism is already being heard ...




Facebook, News, Breaking News, Social Media

Facebook is launching its own financial marketplace. Will the real estate industry sign on?

Facebook's long-awaited crypto-anchored financial marketplace may emerge as a game-changer for real estate when it debuts next year. The platform ...




Facebook, News, Breaking News, Social Media

Facebook called before US Senate panel over digital currency project

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Facebook Inc's plans to create a global cryptocurrency will face scrutiny from the U.S. Senate Banking Committee on July ...



Facebook, News, Breaking News, Social Media

Facebook workers break NDA, expose grim working conditions

Casey Newton, "The Verge" Silicon Valley editor, who broke the story on the working conditions for Facebook moderators, joins 'Squawk Alley' to ...



Facebook, News, Breaking News, Social Media

Lawmakers Express Privacy Concerns About Facebook's Libra

Lawmakers Express Privacy Concerns About Facebook's Libra ... There's the Geneva-based Libra Association, of which Facebook is just one member, ...




Facebook, News, Breaking News, Social Media

Facebook Stole This Small Company's Name for Its TikTok Clone, Lawsuit Claims

A few months later, Facebook launched its own app by the same name. New users instantly flooded Sargent's app but left quickly when they realized ...




Facebook, News, Breaking News, Social Media

Facebook's Cryptocurrency: Stop It Before It Starts

On Tuesday, Facebook announced its forthcoming cryptocurrency, Libra. The company says it intends to integrate it into Facebook's Messenger and ...




Facebook, News, Breaking News, Social Media

Facebook can be used to learn a lot about you—including hints about your medical conditions

At its core, Facebook is a giant repository of information about the people who use it, from their age and phone number, to their music preferences, ...




Facebook, News, Breaking News, Social Media

Facebook is preparing for 'the next stage' of this financial meltdown, strategist says

Many see the new coin, which comes out next year and will allow people to buy stuff and send money over the internet and across Facebook's FB, ...




Facebook, News, Breaking News, Social Media

Lawmakers Express Privacy Concerns About Facebook's Libra

Lawmakers Express Privacy Concerns About Facebook's Libra ... There's the Geneva-based Libra Association, of which Facebook is just one member, ...



Facebook, News, Breaking News, Social Media

Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg reiterates that her company needs to be regulated

Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg reiterated the social network's call for regulation on Wednesday, saying the company wanted to be an active partner ...



Facebook, News, Breaking News, Social Media

Thanks, Facebook. More cryptocurrency regulations are coming

New York (CNN Business) Facebook's cryptocurrency plans were met with a swift and critical response from politicians in both the United States and ...



Facebook, News, Breaking News, Social Media

Facebook to Enter Financial World with Launch of Cryptocurrency

Facebook has announced the launch of its own digital currency in a major new push into the worldwide financial services industry. The new currency ...



Facebook, News, Breaking News, Social Media

Senate Banking Committee Schedules July Hearing on Facebook's Libra Crypto

The U.S. Senate Committee on on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs will hold a hearing on July 16 regarding Facebook's new cryptocurrency, Libra ...



Facebook, News, Breaking News, Social Media

Facebook called before Senate panel over digital currency project

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Facebook Inc's plans to create a global cryptocurrency will face scrutiny from the U.S. Senate Banking Committee on July ...



Facebook, News, Breaking News, Social Media

US lawmaker wants Facebook to halt its Libra cryptocurrency project

Facebook's plans to launch a new cryptocurrency in 2020 is already raising the eyebrows of US lawmakers. Rep. Maxine Waters, who chairs the ...



Facebook, News, Breaking News, Social Media

Facebook's Libra coin isn't even out yet, but it's already facing opposition in Europe

Facebook on Tuesday announced the Bitcoin rival it has been developing for the better part of a year: Libra. From the start, Facebook insisted on how ...



Facebook, News, Breaking News, Social Media

Facebook Triggers Fresh Washington Fury Over Crypto Project

Facebook Inc.'s plans to create a new cryptocurrency that can be used for everything from commerce to money transfers is facing pushback from angry ...




Facebook, News, Breaking News, Social Media

Waters leads a chorus of caution about Facebook cryptocurrency

WASHINGTON – Both Republican and Democratic U.S. lawmakers joined policymakers across the globe who are concerned what Facebook Inc's ...




Facebook, News, Breaking News, Social Media

Facebook is launching its own cryptocurrency—Cramer and other experts on what's next

Facebook just hopped aboard the crypto craze. On Tuesday, the social media giant announced plans to create a new cryptocurrency called Libra, ...




Facebook, News, Breaking News, Social Media

Facebook's currency Libra faces financial, privacy pushback

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Facebook is getting a taste of the regulatory pushback it will face as it creates a new digital currency with corporate partners.



Facebook, News, Breaking News, Social Media

Facebook's new cryptocurrency has unexpected critics: Libras

San Francisco (CNN Business) No one was angry when Facebook named products Moments, Poke, Slingshot or Portal. But the name Facebook gave ...




Facebook, News, Breaking News, Social Media

Cramer Remix: Libra is a 'genuinely positive thing' for Facebook

CNBC's Jim Cramer on Tuesday applauded Facebook for its planned efforts to give people in troubled communities greater access to the digital age of ...




Facebook, News, Breaking News, Social Media

Facebook's new cryptocurrency has unexpected critics: Libras

San Francisco (CNN Business) No one was angry when Facebook named products Moments, Poke, Slingshot or Portal. But the name Facebook gave ...



Facebook, News, Breaking News, Social Media

Facebook banks on a globe-uniting currency

On Tuesday, Facebook announced a project to launch a digital currency next year that founder Mark Zuckerberg hopes will help build a “common ...



Facebook, News, Breaking News, Social Media

The real risk of Facebook's Libra coin is crooked developers

Today Facebook announced Libra, its forthcoming stablecoin designed to let you shop and send money overseas with almost zero transaction fees.



Facebook, News, Breaking News, Social Media

The problem with Facebook calling its crypto “Libra”

On Tuesday, Facebook announced Libra, its new global cryptocurrency, that the company says could increase financial inclusion for millions of people ...



Facebook, News, Breaking News, Social Media

The real risk of Facebook's Libra coin is crooked developers

Today Facebook announced Libra, its forthcoming stablecoin designed to let you shop and send money overseas with almost zero transaction fees.




Facebook, News, Breaking News, Social Media

Waters calls on Facebook to halt digital currency plans

House Financial Services Chairwoman Maxine Waters on Tuesday called on Facebook executives to testify before her committee and urged the social ...




Facebook, News, Breaking News, Social Media

The problem with Facebook calling its crypto “Libra”

On Tuesday, Facebook announced Libra, its new global cryptocurrency, that the company says could increase financial inclusion for millions of people ...




Facebook, News, Breaking News, Social Media

Facebook to 'print even more money' with Libra cryptocurrency, Citi says

Facebook's (FB) hotly anticipated cryptocurrency project is an initiative with vast potential that stand to turn the social network into a company that ...




Facebook, News, Breaking News, Social Media

Rep. Maxine Waters asks Facebook to pause work on cryptocurrency Libra

Democratic Rep. Maxine Waters, chair of the House Financial Services Committee, on Tuesday requested that Facebook pause its development of ...




Facebook, News, Breaking News, Social Media

Facebook's Libra: Three things we don't know about the digital currency

If it's not the most high-profile cryptocurrency-related event ever, Facebook's launch of a test network for its new digital currency, called Libra coin, has ...




Facebook, News, Breaking News, Social Media

Facebook Unveils Cryptocurrency Despite Privacy Concerns

As it continues to explore new business models that may work in a world focused on privacy rather than broadly sharing data online, Facebook on ...




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Top Democrat calls for Facebook to halt cryptocurrency plans until Congress investigates

Hours after Facebook announced its plans for a global cryptocurrency project, a top House Democrat is calling for Facebook to halt its plans until ...



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Facebook's Libra: Three things we don't know about the digital currency

If it's not the most high-profile cryptocurrency-related event ever, Facebook's launch of a test network for its new digital currency, called Libra coin, has ...



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With cryptocurrency launch, Facebook sets its path toward becoming an independent nation

Facebook has announced a plan to launch a new cryptocurrency named the Libra, adding another layer to its efforts to dominate global ...



Facebook, News, Breaking News, Social Media

Facebook Unveils Cryptocurrency Despite Privacy Concerns

As it continues to explore new business models that may work in a world focused on privacy rather than broadly sharing data online, Facebook on ...



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Elon Musk Says He's Through With Twitter, as Facebook and Tesla Drive Entrepreneur Index ...

The social media giant is reportedly going to unveil its own digital currency -- GlobalCoin -- this week and investors love the idea. Facebook shares ...



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Facebook Will Try to Fix Its Reputation With Advertisements

Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) is usually on the receiving end of advertising dollars, but it could see a big increase in its advertising outflows over the next ...



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Facebook's Cryptocurrency Ambitions Provoke Heated Debate—The Ledger

Casey downplayed Facebook's potent power to promote its cryptocurrency, saying its incumbent position will not guarantee success. Vigna, smacking ...



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Facebook stock pops as investors anticipate its cryptocurrency announcement this week

According to reports from The Wall Street Journal and elsewhere, Facebook has partnered with companies like Uber, Visa and PayPal to create its ...



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The Words You Use in Facebook Statuses Can Predict 21 Medical Conditions

Facebook statuses were significantly better at predicting cases of diabetes, pregnancy, anxiety, psychoses, chronic pulmonary disease, STDs, drug ...



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Facebook posts can be used to identify anxiety, depression and psychosis, new study suggests

Analysing the language in Facebook posts from around 1,000 test patients, the researchers said it could be used to gain an insight into a person's ...



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Facebook faces these 4 challenges as it launches its own cryptocurrency

Facebook (FB) is set to enter cryptocurrency in a big way. The social network plans on announcing a cryptocurrency on Tuesday called Libra, ...



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Alphabet is worth 50% more if broken up, but not Facebook, analyst says

A man takes a photo of new Google products on display during the Google I/O conference at Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, California on ...



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Crypto bulls hail Facebook's reported move into digital assets as a key moment in tech history

Facebook's reported move into cryptocurrency could amount to the biggest catalyst for digital assets in their decade-long history, multiple crypto ...



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Pakistani politician dons Facebook 'cat' filter during press conference

Pakistani politician dons Facebook 'cat' filter during press conference ... to be wearing kitty ears after a mishap involving part of Facebook's "cat filter.".



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Your Facebook profile can indicate if you have a medical condition, a study finds

Facebook status updates were "particularly effective at predicting diabetes and mental health conditions including anxiety, depression and psychoses ...



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Facebook posts better at predicting diabetes, mental health than demographic info

Language in Facebook posts may help identify conditions such as diabetes, anxiety, depression and psychosis in patients, according to a study from ...



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P&G's Marc Pritchard: 'Give Facebook & Google credit for the work they're doing to improve'

He's been critical of the Facebook-Google duopoly in the past, but Procter & Gamble's chief brand officer Marc Pritchard has said credit should be ...



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Politician's Press Conference Dogged By Accidental Facebook Cat Filter

Shaukat Yousafzai, a regional minister in northwest Pakistan, discovered that the hard way on Friday when he did a Facebook Live chat in order to ...



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Facebook to unveil new cryptocurrency in bid to disrupt online payments

Facebook's cryptocurrency push is being overseen by a consortium known as Libra, reportedly formed of dozens of companies such as Visa, ...



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Cramer: Facebook will 'take out' its all-time stock high after its expected crypto launch

CNBC's Jim Cramer on Monday said that Facebook's reported plans for a cryptocurrency is a reason for investors to get behind the social media ...



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Facebook To Delete 'Negative Comments' On Public Pages

In a June 14 blog post, Facebook announced an update to its policy. “We're always working to ensure that people's time on Facebook is well spent,” ...



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Facebook's New “Cryptocurrency” Makes No Sense (to Users)

Facebook's New “Cryptocurrency” Makes No Sense (to Users) ... A Facebook equivalent of Bitcoin could allow users to buy products from popular ...




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Is This Facebook's Next Big Thing?

Shares of Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) climbed more than 4% on Monday as investors mull over news that the social network is expected to unveil a new ...




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Alphabet is worth 50% more if broken up, but not Facebook, analyst says

A man takes a photo of new Google products on display during the Google I/O conference at Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, California on ...




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Unless Facebook can gain our trust, we're not interested in its Bitcoin rival

Facebook on Tuesday is widely expected to release a white paper that explains how its upcoming Bitcoin rival, tentatively called Libra, will work.




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Facebook's digital currency could trigger new DC battles

Facebook's impending move to offer a digital currency will create a new regulatory minefield for a company whose privacy practices have already ...




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Facebook readies for entrance into cryptocurrency

“We believe this is a major initiative for Facebook, and one that has the potential of putting the company front and center in areas beyond advertising, ...




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Bitcoin hits 13-month high ahead of Facebook's cryptocurrency launch

The launch of Facebook's cryptocurrency will go down in history as THE catalyst that propelled digital assets (including bitcoin) to mass global ...




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Weekly market grows from Facebook auction group

Weekly market grows from Facebook auction group ... A parking lot pop up sale that started on Facebook. For the last few months, dozens of online ...




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Bitcoin Climbs to One-Year High on Facebook Crypto Pact Report

Bitcoin climbed past $9,000, to its highest since May 2018, as reports that Facebook Inc. is due to unveil a digital currency added to optimism that ...




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2020 candidates throw millions in ad dollars at a favorite punching bag: Facebook

The Democratic candidates trying to oust President Trump from the White House haven't shy about taking Facebook to task over its mishandling of ...



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Amazon closing in on Google, Facebook digital ad market duopoly, US ad agency says

PHILADELPHIA: Advertisers and companies trying to expand their marketing, take heed: There's a new way to reach customers, starting with ...



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Bitcoin hits 13-month high ahead of Facebook's cryptocurrency launch

The launch of Facebook's cryptocurrency will go down in history as THE catalyst that propelled digital assets (including bitcoin) to mass global ...



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Bitcoin Climbs Above $9000 as Facebook Reports Buoy Sentiment

Bitcoin climbed past $9,000 as reports that Facebook Inc. is due to unveil a digital currency added to optimism that cryptocurrencies are becoming ...



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Social Media Image Sizes Guide 2019: An Absolute Guide For Your Facebook Posts! [infographjic]

Images are an essential part of Ad design and campaigns when it comes to Facebook and Image sizes are no different. Over 2.3 billion users spend ...



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Facebook plans to double advertising spend as it rebuilds trust

Facebook plans to almost double its ad spend over the next few years as it rehabilitates its image amid sustained criticism. Antonio Lucio, Facebook's ...



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Facebook Crypto Initiative Gets Thumbs Up from RBC Analyst, Expects Big Things

It would appear that some analysts are already salivating at the mouth simply thinking about what the cryptocurrency initiative that Facebook will be ...



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Pakistan government meeting streamed on Facebook Live with cat filter turned on

KPK Minister turns into a kitty, apparently they uploaded live facebook video stream with cat filter on. Imagine their level of efficiency. Hillarious  ...



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Source: South American Online Marketplace Working With Facebook on Crypto Project

South American online marketplace Mercado Libre is working with Facebook on the social network's Libra cryptocurrency project, Cointelegraph ...



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Facebook, Inc. (FB) Wants to Be More than a Place to Humblebrag About Your Life

Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ:FB) started out as a simple website for Harvard students to connect with their schoolmates. It then became the coolest place ...



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How Salesforce got its developer conference right, while Microsoft, Apple, Facebook, and Google ...

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's efforts to address Facebook's privacy problems during the opening F8 keynote overshadowed any of the ...



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Crypto CEO: Launch of Facebook Libra Could Boost Bitcoin (BTC) Past $10000

June 18th is nearing, and that means that Facebook's crypto asset, expected to be nothing like Bitcoin (BTC), is on the verge of becoming full public ...



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Apple CEO Tim Cook called out companies like Facebook, Theranos, and YouTube in a speech ...

Apple CEO Tim Cook said in his commencement speech at Stanford University that the tech industry is becoming known for the belief that "you can ...



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Inside The Father's Day Facebook Ad: Dads And Daughters Taking In First MLB Game

The “Game Day” ad is part of Facebook's More Together marketing campaign; Facebook's initiative to focus on Groups. The ad ends showing ...



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Facebook takes down Huawei adverts criticising US spy claims

Facebook, which keeps a library of adverts on the social network, said the Huawei adverts, which ran in the last week of May, were removed because ...



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Facebook research focuses on lifelike environments for AI-powered assistants

This is to the credit of researchers from Facebook, who recognize that the agents need better lifelike environments if they are to function well while ...



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Dubai Press Club to host region's First Facebook News Forum

Set to take place at Al Serkal Avenue, the unique news event falls under the Facebook Journalism Project (FJP), a global initiative that collaborates ...



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Facebook, Binance, Chinese Yuan Combine to Boost Bitcoin above $9000

By CCN Markets: The price of bitcoin (BTC) on Sunday surged above $9,300 to establish a fresh year-to-date high. The bitcoin-to-dollar exchange rate ...



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Lauren Conrad Reveals Exactly How She Applies Her Signature Winged Eyeliner

And while many of her best tips are found on her eponymous lifestyle website, she sometimes shares pearls of beauty wisdom on Facebook, too.



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DPC and Facebook to hold region's first Facebook News Forum

DUBAI, 16th June, 2019 (WAM) -- Dubai Press Club,DPC, together with Facebook, will organise the region's first Facebook News Forum on ...



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Facebook Wants To Make Public Comments Feel More Meaningful

If you've ever gone through the comments on a public Facebook post, it can sometimes feel like it is the perfect example of everything wrong about the ...



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Facebook Open-sources AI Habitat To Help Robots Navigate Realistic Environments

Facebook AI Research is making available AI Habitat, a simulator that can train AI agents that embody things like a home robot to operate in ...



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Facebook To Give Cash For Data

Facebook released a new app called 'Study' that would pay users for their data. Would you give it a try? (Source: TicToc) ...



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Democrat blasts Florida GOP official over 'cruel' Facebook posts

A Florida Democrat hammered a local GOP politician on Friday over a Facebook post suggesting she seek an abortion and others that included him ...



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Facebook Research App collected data of 187000 users most of whom were Indians

IT seems like Facebook's data troubles refuse to go away. After the Pandora's Box that was the Cambridge Analytica scandal was blown open, ...



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Will Facebook's “Libra” cryptocurrency outcompete Bitcoin?

Peter Schiff, the CEO of brokerage firm Euro Pacific Capital, believes Facebook's Libra cryptocurrency will outcompete Bitcoin on stability and fees.



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The Real World Season 33 Debuts on Facebook Watch

The upcoming 33rd season of The Real World: Atlanta is moving from TV to the internet, and it will only be available on Facebook Watch. The new ...



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'Big Brother' creator sues Facebook over fake Bitcoin adverts

John de Mol, the Dutch billionaire founder of reality-TV hit Big Brother, is suing Facebook for allowing fake advertisements on its platform which used ...



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Tommy Fury's Teenage Facebook Profile Is Glorious

Some bright spark or other looked up Tommy Fury, Love Island 2019's reigning golden boy, on Facebook – and discovered the most adorable and ...



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Facebook gets big firms on board! Uber, PayPal, Visa, Mastercard to invest $10 million each in ...

Social media giant Facebook has signed over a dozen companies, including some of the world's largest corporations like Visa Inc, Mastercard Inc, ...



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Facebook rules

Nancy Pelosi then went after Facebook, and the company's brass. Because the social media platform wouldn't take down the altered video. Ms. Pelosi ...




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Crypto is coming: get ready to spend Facebook's money

Facebook's new venture appears to be somewhat removed from that image. Reports suggest that the new currency will be overseen by a group of ...




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Towards a happier, less nastier Facebook

Passive use, loneliness and the agony of social comparisons are some of the "ills" being battled on social media and Facebook's answer to these are: ...




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Hobart man is prepared to admit threatening President Trump on Facebook

Gonzalez admits he publicly posted comments on Facebook, “Standing outside with my .22 long rifle ready to kill trump I will be on the news” and “It's ...




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Jeremy Allaire: Bitcoin to Surpass $10000 in June Because of Facebook

Allaire believes that the launch of Facebook's cryptocurrency, Libra, will prove to be a catalyst for the bitcoin price as it could bolster adoption.




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Is Facebook's Libra the Dollar's Killer App?

By Jeffrey A. Tucker. Facebook changed the way we communicate, interact, and gather information. You don't have to love all the results. But the ...




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Jim Moses: Finding a long-lost cousin on Facebook

We recently had an odd happening in the family. My wife had a cousin in the Philippines who disappeared almost 40 years ago. I interviewed one of ...




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Crypto Tidbits: Bakkt's Bitcoin Futures Near, Facebook's Libra Backed by Uber, Binance to Block ...

Uber, Lyft, and Spotify were revealed to be backing Facebook's impending cryptocurrency. And Bakkt finally announced that it will soon begin testing ...




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Reject Facebook And Libra: An Open Letter to Our Non-Crypto Friends

Dear Non-Crypto Friend,. You may have heard of Bitcoin – you may even have considered using it as a means of payment, or investing some money ...




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Love Island fans losing it over Tommy Fury's hilarious old Facebook statuses

Love Island fans are losing it after discovering Tommy Fury's old Facebook page. The professional boxer is probably wishing his profile had been set ...




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Sharing a love of handwritten letters with kids, through Facebook

Amanda Parsons started the Facebook group NL Pen Pals because she wanted her kids, and other kids like them, to have the fun of a pen pal, the ...



Facebook, News, Breaking News, Social Media

Reject Facebook And Libra: An Open Letter to Our Non-Crypto Friends

Dear Non-Crypto Friend,. You may have heard of Bitcoin – you may even have considered using it as a means of payment, or investing some money ...



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Buy and sell at the Facebook Marketplace

My least favorite social networking site is Facebook, but I discovered something good about it. Facebook Marketplace is now my go-to social ...



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Facebook Watching Your Offline Activity to Label You a “Hate Agent”

Facebook is now collecting information about its users' offline activity so it can label them “hate agents” if they run afoul of the shifting set of rules the ...



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Facebook Announces Changes in Agency Partners Ahead of Cannes Lions

Leading up to the Cannes Lions next week, Facebook has announced new agency partnerships, adding three to the roster while expanding roles for ...



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Facebook's Cryptocurrency Could Be Good News for Bitcoin — Even if It Fails

Facebook 's cryptocurrency is the innovation that no one is asking for. But it might just be the jolt that Bitcoin and other digital assets need. From the ...



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Facebook ranking tweak will improve conversations on public posts

In an effort to improve the conversations found on some Facebook posts, the company has announced improvements to its comment ranking that will ...



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Facebook said to lavish more dollars on ads in image rehab: WSJ

Facebook (FB)—hit by scandals over data privacy — is planning to spend more on advertising to rehabilitate its battered image, The Wall Street ...



Facebook, News, Breaking News, Social Media

Facebook to launch Libra Blockchain testnet next week, backed by Libra Reserve

Facebook's much-anticipated cryptocurrency project, more than a year in the making, will be unveiled early next week. Facebook and the dozens of ...




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Facebook's GlobalCoin May Be A 'Historic Initiative,' Say RBC Analysts

Facebook's “crypto opportunity” comes with high expectations. “We believe this may prove to be one of the most important initiatives in the history of ...




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Facebook's cryptocurrency partners revealed—we obtained the entire list of inaugural backers

Facebook has been quietly building out its cryptocurrency for over a year, and it looks like that time has been well spent, enlisting the support of some ...




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Facebook said to reveal plans for its own cryptocurrency next week

Facebook shares climbed on Friday following a report that detailled the social network's plans to launch a digital currency, due to be unveiled next ...



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Facebook's Cryptocurrency Offering to Get Backing From Booking Holdings

So it is understandable that Booking would want to be a first mover in Facebook's digital currency effort, regardless of how it eventually turns out.



Facebook, News, Breaking News, Social Media

Facebook Watch Gaining Steam, New Features to Aid User Growth

Facebook FB Watch is gaining solid traction, which is evident from an expanding user base. The platform has now more than 720 million monthly and ...




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Concerns Over Facebook Data Use Derailed at Least 3 Crypto Partnerships

Facebook's GlobalCoin project, also known as Project Libra, may face significant hurdles as the social media giant works toward a prospective launch.




Facebook, News, Breaking News, Social Media

Facebook to launch Libra Blockchain testnet next week, backed by Libra Reserve

Facebook's much-anticipated cryptocurrency project, more than a year in the making, will be unveiled early next week. Facebook and the dozens of ...



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Facebook Gathers Companies to Back Cryptocurrency Launch

Facebook, Inc. (FB) has big plans to unveil its new platform cryptocurrency next week, with a launch slated for next year, according to a detailed report ...



Facebook, News, Breaking News, Social Media

Facebook Gathers Companies to Back Cryptocurrency Launch

Facebook, Inc. (FB) has big plans to unveil its new platform cryptocurrency next week, with a launch slated for next year, according to a detailed report ...




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Facebook's cryptocurrency foray leads bitcoin to its best trading stretch in 3 weeks

Reports that Facebook Inc. is about to roll out a cryptocurrency as soon as next week have helped bitcoin to notch its best weekly trading period in ...




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Is Facebook the Place to Talk About Your Breakup?

Facebook connects far more people than would be able to interact regularly in person or otherwise offline. Many Facebook users view this medium as ...



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Facebook Stock Rises as Company Prepares to Unveil Its Cryptocurrency

Facebook had the biggest gain in the sector, jumping 2.13 percent on buzz about the cryptocurrency GlobalCoin that it plans to unveil next week.



Facebook, News, Breaking News, Social Media

Facebook Stock Rises as Company Prepares to Unveil Its Cryptocurrency

Facebook had the biggest gain in the sector, jumping 2.13 percent on buzz about the cryptocurrency GlobalCoin that it plans to unveil next week.




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Love Island fans unearth Tommy Fury's old Facebook photos and it's adorable

One was quick to stick up for the boxer, saying: 'Tommy's old Facebook is getting shared everywhere and it actually unreal how much he got picked on ...



Facebook, News, Breaking News, Social Media

Is Facebook the Place to Talk About Your Breakup?

Over 2 billion people use Facebook each month, and with good reason. Facebook connects far more people than would be able to interact regularly in ...




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Facebook Will Now Rank Your Comments So Its Dumbass Website Can Be 'More Meaningful'

Facebook is a disease, but it's still trying to be “more meaningful.” Two reports on Friday gave us fresh reminders of why Facebook is a detriment to ...




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Facebook Announces Changes in Agency Partners Ahead of Cannes Lions

Leading up to the Cannes Lions next week, Facebook has announced new agency partnerships, adding three to the roster while expanding roles for ...




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Facebook labels users as 'hate agents' based on 'signals' & off-platform interactions – report

Facebook tracks users' behavior on- and off-platform, hunting for “signals” that they could be a “hate agent,” and even talking to a “designated hate ...



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Facebook's cryptocurrency-based payments system gets big backers: WSJ

(Reuters) - Facebook Inc has enlisted more than a dozen companies including Visa Inc, Mastercard Inc, PayPal Holdings Inc and Uber Technologies ...



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When Rohingya Refugees Fled to India, Hate on Facebook Followed

KOLKATA, India — Mohammad Salim, a Rohingya Muslim refugee, thought he had left genocidal violence and Facebook vitriol behind when he fled ...




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Facebook reaches deal with advertisers over bad video metrics

Facebook is ready to settle with the advertisers that sued the social network over its video-metrics malfunction, which was in many ways the start of an ...




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Facebook Must Face Class Action Over Unwanted Text Messages, Panel Says

A federal appeals court has revived a proposed class action lawsuit against Facebook Inc. brought on behalf of non-Facebook users who claim ...




Facebook, News, Breaking News, Social Media

When Rohingya Refugees Fled to India, Hate on Facebook Followed

KOLKATA, India — Mohammad Salim, a Rohingya Muslim refugee, thought he had left genocidal violence and Facebook vitriol behind when he fled ...



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Why has Facebook invested in a four-year-old Indian startup?

Nearly a decade after it launched operations in India and five years after its maiden acquisition here, Facebook has for the first time turned investor for ...



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Fighting over Facebook pictures: why you need a 'digital will'

Some sites such as Facebook allow users to pass their account to another person after their death, but this function is often overlooked, Mr Smoult said ...



Facebook, News, Breaking News, Social Media

Why has Facebook invested in a four-year-old Indian startup?

Nearly a decade after it launched operations in India and five years after its maiden acquisition here, Facebook has for the first time turned investor for ...




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Tech Expert Says Facebook Is 'Playing Semantics,' Offers Remedy to Avoid Data Tracking

Facebook was forced to turn over crucial emails to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) during an ongoing investigation into the tech giant's ...




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Facebook hires UK bank lobbyist ahead of cryptocurrency launch

Facebook has hired a senior British bank lobbyist as it braces for greater political and regulatory scrutiny in Europe over its plans to launch its own ...



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How to log out of Facebook Messenger on an iPhone, through Facebook's desktop site or mobile ...

Facebook's Messenger app is a great way to connect with friends, but figuring out how to log out of Messenger on an iPhone can help you eliminate ...




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Facebook Mommy Groups Can Be Great, but Let's Talk About 'Friend-Fishing' and Fake Profiles for ...

OK, so I'll admit that I'm in a few Facebook Mommy Groups. OK, so maybe I stopped counting at 10. And while I've never posted a “I hate my SO” rant, ...




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Facebook Kicked Out of Socially Responsible Index Over Privacy Practices

Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) just got kicked out of the S&P 500 ESG Index following a rebalancing. The stock previously had a 2.5% weight in the index.



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Facebook reportedly brings on Visa, Mastercard, and PayPal as backers of its cryptocurrency

Social media giant Facebook's yet-to-launch cryptocurrency appears to have attracted three major payments companies as backers, according to a ...



Facebook, News, Breaking News, Social Media

Facebook Kicked Out of Socially Responsible Index Over Privacy Practices

Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) just got kicked out of the S&P 500 ESG Index following a rebalancing. The stock previously had a 2.5% weight in the index.




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Instagram Is Down: Facebook's Photo Sharing Service Faces Another Major Outage

Instagram faced another major outage Thursday afternoon, with users from around the world reporting that they weren't able to access Facebook's ...




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Uber, MasterCard, Visa and other big companies have reportedly signed on to Facebook's ...

It sounds like Facebook has persuaded a suite of heavyweight companies to get involved in its secretive blockchain project. The Wall Street Journal is ...



Facebook, News, Breaking News, Social Media

Uber, payments firms reportedly sign on to back Facebook's blockchain project

Uber, PayPal, Visa and Mastercard have committed to support Facebook's upcoming blockchain project, according to a Wall Street Journal report on ...



Facebook, News, Breaking News, Social Media

Uber, MasterCard, Visa and other big companies have reportedly signed on to Facebook's ...

It sounds like Facebook has persuaded a suite of heavyweight companies to get involved in its secretive blockchain project. The Wall Street Journal is ...




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Amid privacy firestorm, Facebook curbs research tool

Facebook has curbed access to a controversial feature allowing searches of the vast content within the social network -- a tool which raised privacy ...



Facebook, News, Breaking News, Social Media

Uber, payments firms reportedly sign on to back Facebook's blockchain project

Uber, PayPal, Visa and Mastercard have committed to support Facebook's upcoming blockchain project, according to a Wall Street Journal report on ...




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A titan of global investing just booted Facebook from its do-good index as a direct result of privacy ...

S&P Dow Jones Indices is removing Facebook from its S&P 500 ESG Index, which tracks companies that score well in its environmental, social, and ...




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Facebook investigation will reach conclusion in 'coming months,' EU regulator says

Ireland's Data Protection Commission (DPC) is currently investigating Facebook and several other big U.S. tech companies. DPC Commissioner ...




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Facebook Worried About Mark Zuckerberg's Old Emails in FTC Privacy Probe

Employees within Facebook have dug up “emails that appear to connect Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg to potentially problematic privacy practices” ...




Facebook, News, Breaking News, Social Media

Facebook Worried About Mark Zuckerberg's Old Emails in FTC Privacy Probe

Employees within Facebook have dug up “emails that appear to connect Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg to potentially problematic privacy practices” ...



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Facebook's COO Sandberg goes silent over Zuckerberg privacy concerns

MENLO PARK, Calif. — Sheryl Sandberg isn't worried about the elephant in the room. Facebook's No. 2 exec made a show of meeting with journalists ...




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CBS News asks Facebook to remove "deep fake" video of Mark Zuckerberg with unauthorized ...

Lawyers for CBS News have asked Facebook to take down a "deep fake" video that manipulates the words of Mark Zuckerberg, and was not ...



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Facebook's Zuckerberg Is Focus of Latest Doctored Video

NEW YORK (AP) — Three weeks after Facebook refused to remove a doctored video of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi slurring her words, Mark ...




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Facebook Pulls App That Streams SteamVR Games to Oculus Quest

An app that can stream your PC desktop into an Oculus Quest headset is facing resistance from Facebook over how the program also provides access ...




Facebook, News, Breaking News, Social Media

CBS News asks Facebook to remove "deep fake" video of Mark Zuckerberg with unauthorized ...

Lawyers for CBS News have asked Facebook to take down a "deep fake" video that manipulates the words of Mark Zuckerberg, and was not ...




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Facebook Denies Report That Zuckerberg May Have Known About Internal Privacy Issues

Facebook on Wednesday denied that it had uncovered any emails that could show CEO Mark Zuckerberg knew of “problematic privacy practices” at ...




Facebook, News, Breaking News, Social Media

Facebook Denies Report That Zuckerberg May Have Known About Internal Privacy Issues

Facebook on Wednesday denied that it had uncovered any emails that could show CEO Mark Zuckerberg knew of “problematic privacy practices” at ...



Facebook, News, Breaking News, Social Media

Facebook Watch Viewership Doubled in 6 Months

Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) now has 140 million daily viewers on Facebook Watch, its video platform designed for more intentional viewing. That's up ...




Facebook, News, Breaking News, Social Media

Artists Create 'Deepfake' Video Of Mark Zuckerberg To Gauge Facebook Response

On May 25, a conservative Facebook page posted a video of Nancy Pelosi, but slowed the video down and adjusted the tone to make the Speaker of ...




Facebook, News, Breaking News, Social Media

Internal emails suggest Zuckerberg was aware of Facebook privacy issues: report

In April 2012, Zuckerberg asked his employees about an app purported to have amassed a database of millions of Facebook users' information ...




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Antitrust lawsuits against Facebook and others could blow up your portfolio, Goldman Sachs says

New York (CNN Business) Washington's crackdown on Big Tech creates a treacherous landscape for investors long accustomed to blockbuster ...



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Facebook worries emails could show Zuckerberg knew of questionable privacy practices

Facebook Inc. uncovered emails that appear to show Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg's connection to potentially problematic privacy practices at the ...



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Facebook emails seem to show Zuckerberg knew of privacy issues, report claims

Facebook has uncovered emails that appear to show Mark Zuckerberg's connection to potentially damaging privacy practices at the company, the Wall ...




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Antitrust lawsuits against Facebook and others could blow up your portfolio, Goldman Sachs says

New York (CNN Business) Washington's crackdown on Big Tech creates a treacherous landscape for investors long accustomed to blockbuster ...




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More Bad News For Facebook: Officials Worry Emails Link Zuckerberg To Privacy Problems

Topline: Unnamed Facebook officials are sharing concerns with the Wall Street Journal about potentially harmful emails from 2012 that have surfaced ...




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Bloke stunned after mum's new relationship status on Facebook is met with a VERY crude comment

Lewis Powell said: "Think your mum's deleted Facebook lol I tried have a look," to which Connor simply replied: "Yeah she has." ...



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Facebook COO Sandberg downplays calls for a breakup, ignores WSJ bombshell

MENLO PARK, Calif. - Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg ignored a negative bombshell and brushed off calls to break up the tech giant during a Q&A ...




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No, You Still Shouldn't Let Facebook Pay You to Track Your Phone Habits

Facebook wants to know as much about you as possible—if you let it. This week, the social giant launched a new app-based market research program ...




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Facebook rolls out new shows and strategy for "Watch"

Facebook announced on Wednesday a fresh slate of news shows for its video tab "Watch," along with updates on strategy and monetization on the ...




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Facebook internal emails appear to show that Zuckerberg was aware of problematic privacy practices

Facebook emails shared with government regulators show CEO Mark Zuckerberg debating how to address certain privacy issues, according to a Wall ...




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Facebook introduces app that pays users in exchange for their data

Facebook is looking for information on how people use apps, and they're willing to pay for it. The tech giant launched a new app in the United States ...



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Facebook will pay users for info on their app usage

Facebook is launching an app that will pay users to share information with the social media giant about which apps they're using. The company ...



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Facebook launches 'Study' app that pays users for data

Facebook on Tuesday launched an app that pays users to share information about which apps they are using. The new app, called Study, collects ...



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Facebook will not remove deepfakes of Mark Zuckerberg, Kim Kardashian and others from Instagram

Facebook will not remove the faked videos featuring Mark Zuckerberg, Kim Kardashian and President Donald Trump from Instagram, the company ...



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Ecuador frees man wanted in US over Facebook scheme

Ceglia had claimed he gave Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg $1,000 in startup money. He was arrested on fraud charges in the United States in ...



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Facebook will not remove deepfakes of Mark Zuckerberg, Kim Kardashian and others from Instagram

Facebook will not remove the faked videos featuring Mark Zuckerberg, Kim Kardashian and President Donald Trump from Instagram, the company ...




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Lawmakers Take A Hard Look At What Google And Facebook Mean For Democracy

Lawmakers are looking into how the big online platforms are displacing mainstream media and what that means for democracy. Facebook; Twitter




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Doctored video of sinister Mark Zuckerberg puts Facebook to the test

A doctored video of Mark Zuckerberg delivering a foreboding speech has been posted to Instagram, in a stunt that put Facebook's content moderation ...



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Congress Weighs Limits On Market Power Of Facebook And Google

Congressional lawmakers want to help the news media stay afloat as it faces extreme financial pressure from the rise of Facebook, Google and their ...



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Facebook thinks you'll trade privacy on your phone for cash

Facebook wants your permission to track what apps you're using on your phone, and it's promising to pay you if you'll agree. It's part of a new Study ...



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This Deepfake of Mark Zuckerberg Tests Facebook's Fake Video Policies

Two artists and an advertising company created a deepfake of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg saying things he never said, and uploaded it to ...



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