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Facebook opens 2nd office combating hate speech in Germany

Facebookisadding500morecontractorsinGermanytoreviewcontentpostedtothesocialmediasite,afteranewlawcameintoforcetargetingonlinehatespeech.Thecompanysaysthestaffwi

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Facebook founding president sounds alarm

“Godonlyknowswhatit’sdoingtoourchildren’sbrains.”Aviewonsocialmediasharednotbysomeuninformedluddite,butbyoneofthepeopleresponsibleforbuildingFacebookintothesoci

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Facebook's revenge porn prevention test has users upload photos

TheAustraliangovernmentandFacebookhaveteamedupinthefightagainstrevengeporn.AstheAustralianBroadcastingCorporationreports,alongsideAustralia'sOfficeoftheeSafetyC

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Russia funded Facebook and Twitter investments through tech magnate

Russia'sentanglementwithAmericansocialnetworksjustgotdecidedlycomplicated.LeakeddocumentsobtainedbytheGuardian(amongotheroutlets)haverevealedthattwostate-ownedR

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Facebook profit soars, with no sign of impact from Russia scandal

FacebookInc(FB.O)facedharshcriticisminWashingtononWednesdayoveritsfailuretopreventRussianoperativesfromusingitsplatformforelectionmeddling,buttheearningsreporti

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US lawmakers release sample of Russian-bought Facebook ads

USlawmakersreleasedabatchofRussian-boughtFacebookadsonWednesdaythatshowcasedpoliticallychargedcontentallegedlyspreadonsocialmediabyMoscowaheadofthe2016USelectio

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Facebook: Russia-linked posts may have reached 126M

FacebookhasgivennewdetailsoftheextentoftheestimatedreachofRussian-linkedmaterialduringthe2016USpresidentialelection.Aheadofcongressionaltestimony,thesocialmedia

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World Economic Forum: Tech firms must do more on extremism

UStechfirmssuchasFacebookandTwittershouldbemoreaggressiveintacklingextremismandpoliticalmisinformationiftheywanttoavoidgovernmentaction,areportfromtheWorldEcono

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Facebook to disclose more on political ads

Facebookhasannouncedmeasurestomakepoliticaladvertisingonthesocialmediaplatformmoretransparent.Politicaladvertiserswillhavetoverifytheiridentityandlocationandthe

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Facebook's new tools help build supportive Groups

Facebookhasbeensteadilyimprovingthingsforgroupsonthesocialnetwork.Thecompanyaddedadministrationtoolslikemembershipinsightsforcommunitypages.ItalsocreatedGroupsf

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Facebook to launch news subscription feature, some big names opt out

FacebooksaidonThursdayithassignedup10newspublishersincludingtheWashingtonPostandTheEconomisttotakepartinatrialthatgivesitsmobileappusersaccesstoalimitednumberof

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You decide the plot: Social media shows shake TV drama

‍We'veallbeenthere:YoureyesarelockedontothescreenandyourbreathispausedasyourbelovedcharacterintheTVdramafacesthemomentoflivingordying.Andthentheendingmusickicks

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Zuckerberg is not meeting with Thai PM: Facebook

ByAPDWriterChenJiabaoBANGKOK,Oct.19(APD)-Facebook'sCEOMarkZuckerberghadnoplantomeetwithThaiPrimeMinisterPrayutChan-o-cha,FacebookThailandsaidinastatementonWedne

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Women across Sri Lanka join #MeToo campaign against sexual abuse

ByAPDwriterEaswaranCOLOMBO,Oct.17(APD)--WomenacrossSriLankahavejoinedthe#MeToocampaignagainstsexualabuse.ThecampaignwaskickedoffbyUSactressAlyssaMilanofollowing

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Facebook buys app that lets teens send each other compliments

Facebookhasacquiredtbh,aniOSappthat’spopularamongteensfordeliveringcompliments.Thecompanyisallowingtbhtooperateasitdidbefore,whichissimilartohowotherFacebookacq

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Fact-checking fake news on Facebook works – just too slowly

Facebook’sefforttolimitthespreadoffakenewsusingoutsidefact-checkersappearstobehavinganeffect–althoughthatfindingcomeswithamajorcaveat.Onceastoryreceivesafalsera

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Facebook launches US food order and delivery service

Severalonlineservicesalreadyofferfooddelivery,butthatdoesn’tmeanFacebookwon’tjumponboardanyway.FacebookonFridaylaunchedaservicethroughwhichitsUSuserscanorderfoo