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Facebook hits two billion user mark

FacebooksaidTuesdayitnowcountstwobillionactivemonthlyusers,asthesocialgiant'sfounderMarkZuckerberghighlightedhisnewmission--notjustconnectingpeople,buthelpingth

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Number of Chinese social worker applicants hits record high

Morethan330,000peoplehavesatthisyear'ssocialworkerqualificationtestinChina,up10percentfrom2016.TheMinistryofHumanResourcesandSocialSecurity(MOHRSS),China'slabou

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Facebook uses AI in fight against terrorism

ArtificialintelligenceisbeingdeployedbyFacebookinanefforttostopterroristsfromusingitswebsite.ThesocialmediacompanysaidinablogpostthatitwilluseAItofindandremovet

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First Pakistani sentenced to death for blasphemy on Facebook

APakistanimanhasbeensentencedtodeathforcommittingblasphemyonFacebook,lawyerssaidSaturday,thefirstconvictiononchargesarisingfromsocialmedia.JudgeShabbirAhmadAwan

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Facebook’s Role in European Elections under scrutiny

Lawrence Dodd lives in one of Britain’s most fiercely fought voting districts, and he has been peppered almost daily with ads from the country’s major political parties on Facebook. About a month ago, he tried to find out why.

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Facebook’s Role in European Elections under scrutiny

LawrenceDoddlivesinoneofBritain’smostfiercelyfoughtvotingdistricts,andhehasbeenpepperedalmostdailywithadsfromthecountry’smajorpoliticalpartiesonFacebook.Aboutam

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Iran hardliners turn to reformist-dominated social media

Afteraseriesofbruisingelectoraldefeats,Iranianconservativescampaigninginthisweek'spresidentialpollhavebelatedlyembracedsocialmedia--aspacelongdominatedbytheirre

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Online stalking on social media becomes illegal in Japan

A revised anti-stalking law took effect in Japan on Tuesday to crack down on online stalking via social networking services, which counsellors warn is enmeshing a growing number of teenagers.

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Facebook lurking makes you miserable, says study

Too much Facebook browsing at Christmas - and seeing all those "perfect" families and holiday photos - is more likely to make you miserable than festive, research suggests.

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Regular social media use good for mental health: Aussie study

Regularly using social media contributes to good mental health, an Australian study has found.

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A pope, a pop star and the heart emoji: What was hot on Instagram this year

A Pope and a pop star ruled Instagram this year, but they weren't the only popular figures on the social media platform. Olympic icons, caffeinated hashtags, an Oscar-winning actor and smiley-face emojis also were crowd-pleasers. Here's what else we learned cruising through Instagram's 2016 list of the most popular hashtags, emojis, celebrities and moments:

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Alipay in latest bid to take on WeChat

Alipay, one of China's most widely used digital wallets, is testing a new social networking feature in its latest attempt to take on WeChat, the country's leading messaging app.

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A cold snap: Snow, the South Korean snapchat clone that’s got China covered

​Snapchat may be centre of attention after reports of a US$20 billion IPO, but rival Snow has an advantage in Asia – it’s not banned in China

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Aussie business not keen on social media shopping: media

A small but growing number of consumers are shopping via social media however Australian businesses have been slow to embrace the trend, a new report found.

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Social media may have been blocked during Turkey coup attempt

Reports emerge during attempted military coup of people struggling to access social media in a country described as a ‘bastion of internet censorship’

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Republican Donald Trump calls his VP pick a party unifier

U.S. Presumptive Republican Presidential nominee Donald Trump said on Saturday he chose Indiana Governor Mike Pence as his running mate to boost party unity.

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US border control could start asking for your social media accounts

US Customs and Border Protection proposal would see Facebook, Twitter and other social media accounts requested on landing and visa forms