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Facebook readies AI tech to combat 'revenge porn'
The new technology is in addition to a pilot program that required a trained team to review offending images
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Facebook shares drop as Christchurch live-stream stirs outrage
The company is again being scrutinised over its handling of privacy, extremism, and political content
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New Zealand massacre provides test for live video platforms
The major internet platforms have pledged to crack down on sharing of violent images
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New Zealand massacre provides test for live video platforms
According to some reports, the livestream lasting some 17 minutes
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New Zealand mosque attacker's plan began and ended online
A gunman broadcast live footage on Facebook of the attack on one of the mosques
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Massive outage adds to growing Facebook woes
US prosecutors have launched a criminal investigation into the social network's practice of sharing users' data
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Instagram back up after several hours
Facebook still down for some
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Facebook, Instagram down for users across the globe
Outage hits Facebook, Instagram users worldwide
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UK needs to meet Facebook, Google competition with new rules
Innovation should be encouraged by giving people control over their own data
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Iranian female human rights lawyer sentenced to 38 years in jail, 148 lashes
Sotoudeh previously served about half of a six-year jail sentence imposed in 2010
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FBR yet to issue rules for tax collection on online services
New clause added to determine of tax
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Wall Street critic Warren vows to break up Amazon, Facebook, Google
It is time to challenge the increasing dominance of America’s biggest technology companies
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Facebook takes down fake accounts in UK, Romania
The companies have been under pressure from regulators around the globe to fight the spread of misinformation
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Denmark police prosecute 14 over sharing Morocco hikers 'murder video'
Six of those indicted whose identities have not been revealed, are between 13 and 18 years old
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Zuckerberg says Facebook's future is going big on private chats
The company would encrypt conversations on more of its messaging services and make them compatible
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Facebook sues over sales of fake accounts, likes and followers
'Inauthentic activity has no place on our platform', Facebook said in a blog post
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Facebook, Twitter doing too little against disinformation: EU
Facebook ads have also been at the centre of the FBI investigation over Russia's alleged meddling in the US election
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Facebook will introduce 'clear history' tool this year
Which will affect the company’s ability to target advertisements
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'Facebook, Google investing in Pakistan'
Senate panel defers discussion on media regulatory authority
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'UK cannot examine Facebook until it has clarity on Brexit timing'
CMA’s chief executive says parliamentary committees asked to examine Facebook's role in Britain
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Apps send intimate user data to Facebook
Information collected by the apps includes details on body weight, pregnancy status, ovulation and home shopping
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Facebook meeting shows challenges ahead for proposed 'oversight board'
The social media giant has long faced criticism for doing too little to block hate speech
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Facebook needs independent ethical oversight
The companies had proved ineffective in stopping harmful content and disinformation on their platforms
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US Facebook fine over privacy could be in billions
Privacy activists have pressed for a hefty penalty against Facebook
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Facebook taps user data to defend workers from threat
The company's physical security team exists to keep workers safe
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Gangs involved in luring minors into child pornography on social media arrested
Suspects used to send friendship requests from fake Facebook accounts mostly created in the names of women
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Facebook boosts political ad transparency ahead of India election
Industry estimates say Indian political parties are expected to spend INR 30 billion during 2019 elections
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Twitter profit soars as user base shrinks
Twitter has struggled to keep up with fast-growing rivals like Facebook and Instagram
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Germany sets new limits on Facebook data collection
'Facebook will no longer be allowed to force its users to agree to the practically unrestricted collection'
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Two top executives leave Facebook PR team
Stepping away after the most tumultuous period in the history of the social networking giant
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German competition watchdog to rule on Facebook
Officials have been looking into Facebook since mid-2016
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Facebook targets 'dangerous' armed groups in latest Myanmar bans
The US-based social media giant says it has removed hundreds of accounts
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Facebook Messenger now lets you unsend messages
Users will now have a 10-minute window after sending a message to undo it
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Tech giants respond more quickly to hate speech: EU
YouTube, Microsoft, Twitter, and Facebook assess and remove 72 percent of content deemed illegal
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'Farewell to Facebook', bids Germany's retiring Merkel
Merkel’s Facebook following at 2.5 million followers is ahead of her friend and ally French President Emmanuel Macron
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Facebook takes down vast Iran-led manipulation campaign
Operating in more than 20 countries
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Facebook: from Harvard dorm to global domination
The California social networking giant, Facebook turns 15 in February
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Facebook sees higher profits, more friends
Net profit was up a strong 61 per cent from the same period last year
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Facebook paid teens to track smartphone use
The program paid users ages 13 to 35 up to $20 a month for access to their devices to track their activity
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Trust trumps money for Facebook with earnings due
It looking to rebound from a horrific year marked by a series of scandals over data protection
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Facebook has 'new tools' against EU election meddling
Move part of campaign to answer growing pressure to rein in disinformation
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Internet’s gatekeepers
First Amendment rights have full authority to censor any person or class of people they want to
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Facebook to merge WhatsApp, Instagram and Messenger
The three services will, however, continue as standalone apps
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'We don't sell people's data,' says Facebook's Zuckerberg
Facebook also provides users with controls regarding information used for ad targeting
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Tonga no closer to repairing severed undersea internet cable
The sole satellite network operator is all that is keeping the kingdom from a virtual cyber blackout
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Man sentenced to eight years for uploading women's pictures to Facebook
Judge Kulsoom Bashir also imposes Rs50,000 fine on Peshawar resident Ahsan Shiraz
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Tonga: Whole country cut off from Facebook, YouTube
While the authorities look into the cause and struggle to find a solution
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Russian watchdog launches 'administrative proceedings' against Facebook, Twitter
State regulator warned companies they could be banned if they do not comply with a 2014 law
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US regulators discuss fining Facebook for privacy violations
The Federal Trade Commission has been investigating Facebook since last year
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Facebook closes hundreds of 'inauthentic' Russia-linked pages
'364 pages and accounts found to be linked to employees of Sputnik, a Moscow-based news agency, removed'