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Facebook says it removed 1.5 million videos of the New Zealand mosque attack
Facebook said it is also removing all edited versions of the video that do not show graphic content out of respect for the people affected by the mosque shooting.
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Facebook takes steps against 'revenge porn'
The company is introducing a new detection technology to stop the spread of intimate photos posted on Facebook or Instagram without people’s permission.
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Life without Facebook? Social network outage triggers moans and soul searching
The outage began on Wednesday afternoon and triggered a flood of gripes on downdetector.com, which tracks trouble accessing online pages, and on rival Twitter.
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Outage hits Facebook, Instagram users worldwide
The California giant which has more than two billion users acknowledged the outage after users noted on Twitter they could not access Facebook or had limited functionality.
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Facebook faces criminal probe of data deals - report
A grand jury in New York has subpoenaed information from at least two major smartphone makers about such arrangements with Facebook, according to the Times.
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Facebook pulls but then restores Warren ads aimed at Big Tech
Other ads calling for the breakup of Facebook and other US tech giants ran as intended, according to the California-based social network.
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The mind distracted: technology's battle for our attention
Everyone staring for hours at a screen has had some exposure to 'captology' - a word coined by behavioural scientist BJ Fogg to describe the invisible and manipulative way in which technology can persuade and influence those using it.
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Facebook's privacy move: major pivot or headfake?
Some analysts argue that Facebook's move is a headfake designed to deflect attention away from its growing influence over public discourse.
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Facebook blocks manipulation efforts in Britain, Romania
Facebook said in a statement the separate operations in the two countries misrepresented the identities of the users and sought to spread hate speech.
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Facebook, Instagram file lawsuit against 4 China companies, 3 people
The company said the accused people and companies promoted the sales on both Facebook and Instagram as well as other online service providers including Amazon, Apple, Google, LinkedIn and Twitter.
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Facebook will introduce 'clear history' tool this year - CFO
Facebook announced plans for a 'Clear History' product last year, but technical challenges have delayed its implementation.
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Pinterest, YouTube say acting against anti-vaccine messages
Pressure is growing on social networks in the United States and elsewhere to take action in the face of criticism that they have enabled the development of an anti-vaccine movement.
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Facebook 'digital gangsters' who spread fake news - British MPs
Lawmakers' 18-month investigation into technology companies and disinformation also accused Facebook of trying to hide the extent of Russian interference in foreign elections.
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US Facebook fine over privacy could be in billions: reports
The 2011 court-approved agreement required Facebook to notify users when it shares data with third parties and bars the social network from deceptive practices.
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Male French media cabal accused of targeting feminists
The founder of the group, journalist Vincent Glad, was suspended Monday by left-wing daily Liberation after an investigation by the newspaper's own fact-checking unit exposed its existence.
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Facebook restructures kids team in quest for youth
California-based Facebook has been working to attract and keep young internet users being lured away from the social network by apps such as Snapchat.
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German competition watchdog to rule on Facebook
Officials have been looking into Facebook since mid-2016, charging that the Silicon Valley giant uses other networks to collect masses of information about users without their knowledge.
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[OPINION] Are we 'zucked'? The case for regulating Facebook
It’s an absurd state of affairs that regulators are not at the forefront in ensuring personal data is protected.
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'Farewell to Facebook', bids Germany's retiring Merkel
Angela Merkel decided last year after a series of election setbacks to relinquish leadership of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and not run for another term.
