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By Simmon Facebook will let users customize their feed and give them control over who can comment on their public posts, the social media giant said. The company will also …
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By Connelly Venezuela’s government accused Facebook of “digital totalitarianism” for freezing President Nicolas Maduro’s page for 30 days after he posted what the social network deemed misinformation about COVID-19. The …
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By Manskar Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg called for reforms to one of the US’ most important internet laws as lawmakers pledged to tighten their regulatory grip on social media companies. …
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By Manskar Facebook disabled more than 1.3 billion fake accounts in the final three months of last year as part of its efforts to tackle misinformation, the company said. The …
Read More By Steigrad Australian lawmakers advanced a bill that effectively will force Google and Facebook to pay media companies for news content, clearing the last major hurdle for legislation that could …
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By Manskar WhatsApp is pressing ahead with a privacy policy update that sparked a backlash last month — but it promised to give people plenty of time to review the changes. …
Read More By Steigrad Facebook said it is banning Australian users from reading or sharing news on its platform. The stunning announcement, which came just hours after News Corp. and Google unveiled …
Read More By Manskar A cybercriminal created a bot that sold access to millions of Facebook users’ cellphone numbers through the Telegram messaging app, a new report says. The bot pulled the info …
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By Manskar Facebook and Amazon spent more money lobbying Washington than any other American company last year as the feds sought to rein in their expansive power, a new report …
Read More By Manskar Facebook and Amazon spent more money lobbying Washington than any other American company last year as the feds sought to rein in their expansive power, a new report …
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By Vega The US government is asking Australia to abandon a proposed law that would force Facebook and Google to pay local media firms a cut of the advertising revenue …
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By Vega WhatsApp is delaying the rollout of its upcoming privacy rules amid growing backlash from users over how their data will be shared with parent company Facebook. Users in …
Read More By Vega Facebook has removed one of its most iconic features from pages used by public personas and companies. The social network has dropped the “likes” tally from public pages …
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By Vega Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency is set to make its debut in early 2021. The digital token from the world’s largest social network could launch as early as January — …
Read More By Alex As election misinformation continued to rage online, Facebook said Wednesday its post-election ban on political ads would likely last another month, raising concerns from campaigns and groups eager …
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By Alex Instagram has agreed to measures to crack down on hidden advertising by so-called influencers on its photo and video platform, Britain’s Competition and Markets Authority said Friday. Influencers …
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By Manskar A key congressional committee is poised to call for a crackdown on Big Tech companies — but some Republicans are already balking at its proposals, according to reports. …
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By Vega Facebook’s long-delayed oversight board, which will have power to overrule Mark Zuckerberg on what content to censor, will launch next month ahead of the US presidential election. The …
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By Steigrad YouTube is rolling out a short-form video feature called “YouTube Shorts” to compete with the popular social media platform TikTok. YouTube said Monday that YouTube Shorts — set …
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By Cooper Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg and other company executives have been discussing a “kill switch” to shut off political advertising after the election is over to curb misinformation, …
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