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Facebook's Libra has failed in current form: Swiss president
Concerns from regulators and politicians over privacy to its potential to influence monetary policy
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FIA cybercrime probes hobbled by social media giants
FIA calls for MLA for ‘fruitful’ cybercrime probe
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Facebook bans all ads that aim to limit US census participation
A meme spread on Facebook that falsely claimed government workers seeking census information
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Tribune Take: Top 10 smartphone apps of 2019
The Express Tribune showcases the top 10 most downloaded apps of the year
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Facebook says investigating data exposure of 267 million users
The social media giant has paid a record $5 billion penalties over mishandling users' private data
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Crunch moment for Facebook in clash with privacy activist Schrems
The clauses underpin important business activities
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Fed warns of risks from rapid spread of Libra
The project has been met with fierce resistance from officials
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Facebook says it can locate users who opt out of tracking
The social media giant says there are clues for figuring out a user's location
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Japan to tighten screws on tech giants to ensure transparency
Disclose the terms of contracts with customers and to report to the government
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Facebook can help fight malnutrition: Sania Nishtar
‘Hackathon on Malnutrition’ launched at the National Incubation Centre in Islamabad
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Facebook worker payroll data stolen from car
Personal data of some 29,000 people
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US regulator weighs action against Facebook over how its apps interact
Facebook and other tech giants are facing criticism over privacy lapses
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Facebook pledges $130 million to content oversight board, delays naming members
The board to make final decisions on individual pieces of content - such as a sensitive video or ad
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Australia tells Facebook and Google to commit to competition rules, or else
Google and Facebook have opposed tighter regulation
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Thousands of UK political ads went missing from Facebook archive searches
Facebook’s ad library has been a cornerstone of the social media giant’s efforts
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Facebook firm on message encryption despite pressure
Strong encryption made it more difficult for law enforcement to detect terrorism and child pornography
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Islamophobic content meets community standard, Facebook tells users
Despite finding evidence that such content is a calculated act of spreading hate, Facebook has refused to take action
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US Democratic panel flags misinformation concerns to Facebook
Policy on paid political advertisements has flaws that allow the spread of false information
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Facebook to allow transfer of photos, videos to Google Photos
All data transfers will be encrypted and users will be asked for a password
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Facebook corrects user's post under new Singapore fake news law
Social media giant urged the implementation of a new “fake news” law to protect freedom of speech
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Instagram, Facebook back up after facing global outage
While the reason for the outage remains unknown
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Instagram, Facebook, Messenger down for users across the globe
As users were not able to share content or even log into their accounts
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Facebook will now pay you $600 a year for your opinion
Payments are made via PayPal, once the user has completed a set number of points in its program
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Facebook must face data breach class action on security, but not damages
Around 29 million Facebook users whose personal information was stolen in September
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Facebook buys maker of hit VR game 'Beat Saber'
Players use lightsabers to slash oncoming, large cubes to the beat of the music
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Political microtargeting: the good, bad and ugly
Social media useful for finding supporters, raising funds and reaching voters
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Facebook agrees to provide additional documents in California AG data privacy probe
In July, Facebook agreed to pay a record-breaking $5-billion fine
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Fearing data leak, PTI mulls social media ban in govt offices
NA panel on IT told govt officials will be barred from bringing storage devices like USBs
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Pakistan tops in Facebook content censorship
It restricted 5,690 items within country between January and June 2019
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Facebook says AI getting better at spying unwanted content
Often even before it is seen by users and human teams of reviewers who check whether the software was on target
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Facebook introduces option to turn off the notification dots
As it prevents users to be disturbed constantly with notifications
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Facebook removes 3.2 billion fake accounts, millions of child abuse posts
The company removed 11.6 million pieces of content depicting child nudity and sexual exploitation of children
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Facebook unites payment service across apps with Facebook Pay
The social network said the service would allow users to send money or make a payment on their smartphones
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Facebook bars content claiming to name Trump impeachment whistleblower
The company’s statement follows Breitbart News’ publication of an article that said it identified the whistleblower
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Tech firms react to netizens' digital privacy concerns
Digital pioneers have long been sounding the alarm about abuses of our privacy online
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International committee calls for pause on false political ads online
Facebook has been under scrutiny over its decision to not fact-check ads run by politicians
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5G unlikely to sharply increase Facebook users in Pakistan
Social media giant says affordability and internet access hinder chances of increase
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Facebook silently slides in another privacy breach
Following this, the social media giant suspended thousands of apps
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Australia to press Facebook for details on Libra cryptocurrency
Facebook to reveal details about its plans for a global cryptocurrency called Libra
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New Facebook logo arrives as its 'family' grows
The move aims to highlight the Facebook 'brand' which operates a range of apps and services
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Lawsuit accuses Facebook ad targeting of abetting bias
Women and older people were denied the benefits of ads for financial services
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Facebook's Zuckerberg defends political ads
The social media company has faced hostility from both users and lawmakers over its handling of user data
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Twitter to ban political ads in apparent swipe at Facebook
Social media companies face growing pressure to stop carrying ads that spread false information
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Facebook a 'megaphone for hate' against Indian minorities
Facebook spokesperson says the company was proactively removing 65% of hate speech before it was reported globally
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Facebook takes more heat for enabling political falsehoods
The social media giant's hands-off approach to political speech
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Facebook takes down false ad from PAC on Republican Graham
Facebook has been criticised in recent weeks over its decision to not fact-check ads run by politicians
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Russian operatives sacrifice followers to stay under cover on Facebook
Efforts by Russian influence campaigns to stay undetected on social media ahead of next year’s US elections
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Facebook's Zuckerberg grilled in US Congress on digital currency, privacy, elections
Zuckerberg fended off aggressive questions on election interference, free speech, hate groups and fake news
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Zuckerberg open to scaling back Libra plan
'The goal of Libra is to build a global payment system rather than a currency'
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More US states join anti-trust probe of Facebook
Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg has pledged to "go to the mat" to fight government