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'Crazy' to say Facebook helped Trump win - Zuckerberg

Facing criticism that fake news on Facebook aided the rise of Donald Trump, founder Mark Zuckerberg has strongly defended his network.

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Zuckerberg sure fake news on Facebook didn't sway election

Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg rejected the idea that bogus stories shared at the social network paved a path of victory for President-elect Donald Trump.

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"Crazy" to say Facebook helped Trump win - Zuckerberg

​Facing criticism that fake news on Facebook aided the rise of Donald Trump, founder Mark Zuckerberg has strongly defended his network.

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Yahoo and Google face challenge as social media sites aim to be video gateways

Facebook and Snapchat have overtaken the homepages of Yahoo and Google as the front doors to the internet for hundreds of millions of people. Now, the two rivals are pursuing a much bigger challenge: surpassing television to become the dominant gateway to video.

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Facebook takes on LinkedIn with new job opening features

Facebook Inc (FB.O) said on Monday, it was testing a feature that would let page administrators create job postings and receive applications from candidates, a move that could pressure LinkedIn Corp's (LNKD.N) recruiting business.

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Facebook links up with news outlets for US Election Day live video blitz

Facebook said on Monday it would partner with 50 broadcast stations, print and online publications for an Election Day live video blitz, as the social media company aims to build on the momentum of its popular Facebook Live video streaming service.

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Goldman, JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley defeat appeal over Facebook IPO

Goldman Sachs Group Inc (GS.N), JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM.N) and Morgan Stanley (MS.N) need not forfeit their estimated $100 million of profit from trading Facebook Inc (FB.O) stock soon after underwriting its May 2012 initial public offering, a federal appeals court said on Thursday.

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Facebook to appeal German order on WhatsApp data

Facebook (FB.O) said it would appeal against an order by a German privacy regulator on Tuesday to stop collecting and storing data of German users of its messaging app WhatsApp and to delete all data that has already been forwarded to it.

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Facebook, Twitter join network to tackle fake news

Facebook Inc and Twitter Inc have joined a network of over 30 news and technology companies to tackle fake news and improve the quality of information on social media, the group said on Tuesday.

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Facebook tests drone for Internet relay

Facebook Inc. has completed the first full-scale test flight of Aquila, a high-altitude unmanned aircraft designed to relay Internet access in the world's remote areas, the company said Thursday.

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Brazil judge briefly blocks WhatsApp over criminal case

​A Brazilian judge briefly blocked Facebook Inc's WhatsApp messaging service on Tuesday for failing to cooperate in a criminal investigation, before the nation's top court overturned the measure in the third such incident since December.

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Twitter, Facebook move quickly to stem celebrations of Nice attack

Twitter Inc moved swiftly to remove posts from Islamic extremists glorifying a truck attack in Nice, France, watchdog groups said on Friday, in a rare round of praise for a platform that has often struggled to contain violent propaganda.

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Facebook makes little progress in race and gender diversity

​One-third third of its workers are female, while black employees accounted for just 3% of senior US leadership, its latest diversity figures show

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Facebook defends position on content standards after Israeli censure

A Facebook logo is displayed on the side of a tour bus in New York's financial district July 28, 2015.

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Why Facebook's new algorithm is bad news for media

​Facebook’s new formula will surface more posts from your friends, but slash traffic for publishers.

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Facebook to change news feed to focus on friends and family

For years, Facebook has courted publishers of all sizes, asking them to depend more and more on the social media giant to expand their audiences. Now, Facebook has a new message for publishers: Tamp down your expectations.