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France will block development of Facebook Libra cryptocurrency
Expected to launch in the first half of 2020, Libra is designed to be backed by basket of currency assets
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Facebook bans self-harm images in fight against suicide
Self-injury related content will now become harder to search
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Swiss-based Libra will have to meet tough US standards
For combating money laundering and terrorism
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Judge lets Facebook privacy class action proceed, calls company's views 'so wrong'
Hold Facebook liable under various federal and state laws
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Big tech probes could break up firms, result in huge fines, or neither
US tech companies used their market power unfairly
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Google, Facebook rebuff Russia over political advertising accusation
Google and Facebook had circulated political advertising
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US states launch antitrust probes of tech companies, focus on Facebook, Google
Over lapses such as privacy breaches
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China says new digital currency will be similar to Facebook's Libra
Development of the coin would help
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US states announce antitrust probe of Facebook
Move marks the first official US antitrust action against one of the so-called Big Tech companies
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Facebook launches dating service in United States
The company said users will be able to integrate their Instagram accounts with Facebook’s dating profile
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Facebook, Microsoft launch contest to detect deepfake videos
The social media giant is putting $10 million into the “Deepfake Detection Challenge
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400 million Facebook users' phone numbers exposed in privacy lapse
As well as the gender listed by some accounts and their geographical locations
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EU looking to see if Facebook's Libra currency poses competition risks
The latest watchdog to voice concerns about the social network’s move into financial services
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Facebook, tech firms meet with US intelligence on 2020 election security
To discuss security strategies ahead of the November 2020 election
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Google target of new US antitrust probe by state attorneys general
Texas leads the group of 30-plus attorneys general, which plans to announce the probe on September 9
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Facebook brings face recognition to all users, discontinues 'Tag Suggestions'
Face recognition notifies an account holder if their profile photo is used by someone else
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Facebook's Libra could undercut ECB's powers: Mersch
Libra currency could even undermine the European Central Bank’s ability to set monetary policy
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Instagram working on a Snapchat clone yet again
Facebook and Instagram have tried to duplicate Snapchat around a half a dozen times
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Facebook acknowledges flaw in Messenger Kids app
Weeks after two US senators raised privacy concerns about the application
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Facebook tightens rules for political ads ahead of US elections
The move is the latest by Facebook to crack down on efforts to deceive or manipulate users
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Researchers studying Facebook's impact on democracy threaten to quit
Saying the company had failed to make data available to researchers as pledged
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Facebook expands 'Local Alert' tool in bid to help in emergencies
It is intended to provide reliable information to people caught up in events
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Instagram defect wins Chennai-based security researcher $10,000
Having previously been rewarded $30,000 from Facebook after finding a glitch in Instagram
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German cartel office to take Facebook case to High Court
The social network abused its dominant market position to gather information about users without their consent
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France says social media platforms will still sign hate speech pledge
Despite a last-minute delay
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US lawmaker says still concerned about Facebook cryptocurrency
After meeting the government officials in Switzerland that Facebook has said will regulate it
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Trump says US would tax French wine in response to digital tax
Trump said he is not a "big fan" of tech companies but "those are great American companies"
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What does Facebook's plan to hire journalists mean for media industry?
The site will build a team of journalists to select the top national news to ensure right stories are highlighted
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Facebook launches tool to let users control data flow
The new tool is to give clients access to their so-called 'off-Facebook activity'
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FTC chairman says Facebook's plan to merge brands may make it harder to split
Facebook has been under scrutiny from regulators around the world over data privacy practices
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Google, Facebook, Amazon to testify in US against French digital tax
The French Senate approved a 3% levy that will apply to revenue from digital services earned in France
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Twitter, Facebook accuse China of HK discord campaign
The American tech giants announced they had suspended nearly 1,000 active accounts linked to the campaign
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Facebook failed to warn users of known risks before 2018 breach: court filing
Even though it protected its employees
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Facebook loses facial recognition appeal, must face privacy class action
It came as the social media company faces broad criticism from lawmakers and regulators over its privacy practices
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#RedForKashmir: Social media goes red in solidarity with Kashmir
Users are urging others to change their displays on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter to red to show their support
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Facebook begins adding its name to some screens on Instagram
The move comes as the world’s largest social media company faces greater scrutiny from regulators
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Facebook, Instagram hit by another global outage
Users unable to post, share content or even log into their accounts
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Facebook and YouTube block controversial Singapore race rap
Police launch investigation into the 'offensive' video
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US FTC probes Facebook's acquisition practices
As the FTC looks into Facebook buying technology-based startups to keep them from challenging it
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Facebook approaches Netflix, Disney to support TV chat device
The device will use the same video-calling technology that is in its video chatting device Portal
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Facebook fact-checker says company must share more data to fight misinformation
The charity also raised concerns for identifying potentially false content
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Companies using Facebook 'Like' button liable for data: EU court
As companies seek to promote their products on popular social networks
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Australian watchdog calls for controls on Facebook, Google
Intensifying the global drumbeat of calls to regulate some of the 21st century's biggest corporate titans
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Facebook firm in its quest to launch Libra cryptocurrency
The announcement sparked fears of the unintended consequences of a loosely supervised global currency
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Explainer: What Google, Facebook could face in US antitrust probe
The US Department of Justice is investigating whether big technology companies are engaged in anticompetitive behavior
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Facebook warns of costly privacy changes, discloses another US probe
The outlook was the latest twist in a day of contrasting news for the world’s largest social media company
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Swiss data watchdog awaits details on Facebook crypto plan
As it expands to e-commerce and digital payments
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Vietnam's 'homespun Facebook' swamped after launch
Gapo on Monday became the latest social media site to launch in Vietnam and hopes to sign up 20 million users by 2021
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Big Tech faces broad US Justice Department antitrust probe
To judge whether they engage in anti-competitive practices
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Facebook to create privacy panel, pay $5 billion to US to settle allegations
Zuckerberg will have to certify every three months that the company is properly safeguarding user privacy