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By Elisa Facebook has agreed to turn over additional documents after the California attorney general’s office went to court this month to compel the social media firm to comply with …
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By Manskar Facebook is making friends with Hudson Yards. The social media giant has leased more than 1.5 million square feet of office space in the massive West Side development, …
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By Hannah Social media is waging a sexually charged war on fruits and veggies. In July, Facebook and Instagram quietly updated the Facebook Community Standards language regarding permissible sexual expression on …
Read More By Vega Sen. Elizabeth Warren isn’t the only one blasting Mark Zuckerberg’s decision to allow misleading political ads on the social network. In a letter addressed to the company’s brass, …
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By Nicole Mark Zuckerberg defended meetings he’s reportedly had with conservative leaders after #DeleteFacebook began trending on social media. Politico reported this week that the Facebook CEO held private meetings …
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By Vega WASHINGTON – FBI Director Christopher Wray said Friday that Facebook’s proposal to encrypt its popular messaging program would turn the platform into a “dream come true for predators …
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By Nicolas Mark Zuckerberg told Facebook employees he was ready to “go to the mat” with US Sen. Elizabeth Warren if she gets elected president. The giant social network’s CEO, …
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By Edward Facebook is about to begin hiding like counts. The tech firm is starting its experiment Friday in Australia to see if the feature can improve user well-being. A …
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By Chris Facebook is reportedly developing augmented reality (AR) glasses with a twist. These won’t be tethered to a mobile device, but will instead work as a standalone product that …
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By Chris Facebook has been doing its best to convince us that it’s concerned about user privacy and security, but it’s not doing a great job. Just a few days …
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By Vega SAN FRANCISCO — When Liz O’Sullivan was hired at the New York City-based artificial intelligence company Clarifai in 2017, she felt lucky to find work at the intersection …
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By Nicolas Facebook plans to roll out a feature to allow users to see what companies track them — and to control which of that data gets shared with Facebook. …
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By Sara Facebook is under fire from moderators who say a company contractor pressured counselors to break confidentiality agreements by leaking discussions with employees. “This pressuring of a licensed counselor …
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By Vega A federal appeals court on Thursday rejected Facebook Inc.’s effort to undo a class-action lawsuit claiming that it illegally collected and stored biometric data for millions of users …
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By Kosman The Federal Trade Commission is probing whether Facebook snapped up companies like Instagram in order to squash up-and-coming rivals, according to a new report. The FTC has been …
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By Vega The price of bitcoin plunged 10 percent on Tuesday after Facebook’s own digital currency project faced another drubbing — this time by lawmakers. A Facebook executive in charge …
Read More By Nicolas Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has a severe case of crypto fever. Zuckerberg’s $538 billion social network on Tuesday announced plans to create a new digital currency and financial …
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By Nicolas Google and Facebook are in the crosshairs of potential US antitrust probes that could disrupt their businesses or even break them apart — but it’s not the first …
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By Carbone Scammers are using Facebook Messenger and other apps to trick Americans into thinking they gave money to terrorist groups like ISIS and al Qaeda. According to a new …
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By Nicolas Facebook said on Monday it had removed multiple pages, groups and accounts linked mostly to Russia that were used to spread misleading information on the social network and …
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