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Man arrested for organising 'wife-swap' Facebook campaign in Karachi
The event, which was organised on November 3, had rooms booked for those in attendance
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Mahira Khan visits Facebook, Google headquarters
'Raees' starlet has gone all out to seek support for Shaukat Khanum and put her stardom to good use
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Father of Web says tech giants may have to be split up
The digital revolution has spawned a handful of US-based technology companies since the 1990s
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Japan anti-trust authorities to investigate tech giants
The head of Japan's Fair Trade Commission said the investigation would take place next year
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Trump suggests Twitter is biased against him, provides no evidence
Accuses social media companies for 'silencing' conservative views on their services
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Facebook blocks Iran-linked bid to sway US, British politics
The social network identified 82 pages, groups, and accounts that violated policy
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Facebook removes 8.7 million child pornography images in last three months
With the help of previously undisclosed software that automatically flags such photos
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Social media in the spotlight in Brazil presidential race
Facebook and its WhatsApp messenger service have been thrust into the spotlight
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Facebook simplifies Messenger app
The social network began rolling out a redesigned version featuring three tabs instead of nine
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Facebook report shows backers of US political ads
An Ad Archive Report launched online provided information including numbers of ads and how much money was spent
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Facebook closes 'spam' pages, accounts helping Brazil presidential candidate
Rather than because of the type of content they were posting
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Japan tells Facebook to improve data protection
The government asked the social media network to fully communicate security issues to users
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Brazil election battle rages over Facebook's WhatsApp
Haddad and his allies have urged an investigation and threatened a flurry of legal action
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Facebook tentatively concludes spammers behind recent data breach
The people behind the attack were a group of Facebook and Instagram spammers
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Facebook to ban misinformation on voting in upcoming US elections
The world’s largest online social network has stopped short of banning all false or misleading posts
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Facebook now says data breach affected 29 million users
The company said it would message affected users over the coming days
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Facebook deletes Russian firm's accounts
Over alleged data scraping
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Facebook launches artificial intelligence video-calling device 'Portal'
Devices mark strategic revolution for company in its bid for slice of Amazon, Google dominated market
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Facebook could be fined upto $1.6b over mass data breach
The move comes after the social media firm admitted to the data breach affecting 50m accounts last week
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Woman sues Facebook, claims site enabled sex trafficking
Alleging its executives knew minors were being lured into the sex trade on their platform
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Tech giants allied against proposed Australia law seeking encrypted data
For institutions and prison terms for individuals
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Instagram names Adam Mosseri as new head
A week after its co-founders resigned
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Facebook reveals 50 million accounts compromised in cyber attack
Social media giant is yet to determine whether the attacker misused any accounts or stole private information
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Facebook admits user phone numbers given to advertisers
Study found phone numbers given to FB for two-factor authentication were also used to target advertising.
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Facebook, Google to tackle spread of fake news, advisors want more
The voluntary code covers closer scrutiny of advertising on accounts and websites
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Facebook unveils wireless Oculus VR headset
The standalone VR headset boasts the same quality experiences as the Oculus Rift but without wires
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Bangladesh professor held for Facebook comments on PM
Parliament has ratified new digital security law stipulating harsher punishment against violators
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Facebook shares slip after Instagram founders quit
Analysts said departure of Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger may have been the result of friction with Mark Zuckerberg
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US Justice Department to discuss consumer protection at social media meeting
Whether social media companies have intentionally stifled “the free exchange of ideas"
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Instagram co-founders resign in latest Facebook exit
Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger have resigned as the chief executive officer and chief technical officer
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Facebook dating service rolling out in Colombia
The social media giant chose the Latin American country as its test lab
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Facebook building a 'war room' to battle election meddling
It is going to serve as a command center so we can make real-time decisions as needed
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Facebook accused of discrimination with job ad targeting
Facebook will defend itself once it has reviewed the complaint
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Social media firms could be fined for disturbing children at night
UK information commissioner is working on a new legal code that will target firms that keep children awake at night
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Vietnam urges Facebook to open office ahead of controversial cyber law
Critics of the law say it gives Hanoi more power to crack down on dissent
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Facebook to invest $1 billion in first Asian data centre in Singapore
Near where Google is expanding its data centre in an $850 million investment as demand rise across the region
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Top US regulator calls for 'transparency' from tech giants
Pai offered no specific proposals but appeared to echo concerns raised by President Donald Trump
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Facebook chief says internet firms in 'arms race' for democracy
The hearings come with online firms facing intense scrutiny for allowing the propagation of misinformation
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Google races to parry the rise of Facebook
Facebook’s success has shaken Alphabet’s Google CEO, Sundar Pichai, who has made developing markets a priority
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After Trump bashing, tech firms gird for congressional grilling
Top executives from Twitter and Facebook were to appear in two hearings with Google's participation a question mark
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'Facebook definition of terrorism helps states mute dissent'
A UN human rights expert urged Facebook to narrow its “sweeping” definition of terrorism
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Senate panel to hear from Twitter, Facebook next week
To look at how social media companies are responding to foreign influence operations
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Trump renews attack against technology companies
Tells reporters that the companies' activities may be illegal
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Facebook rolls out video service worldwide
Amid a shift in video viewing habits away from traditional television to online platforms including Netflix and Hulu
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German antitrust watchdog plans action on Facebook this year
The probe is being closely watched in Europe amid mounting concerns over leaks of data
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Facebook removes top Myanmar military official, others from website
The world’s largest social media networking site said it had removed 46 Pages and 12 accounts
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Trump accuses social media firms of 'silencing millions'
Trump also criticised social media outlets last week
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Trump against move to ban Twitter, Facebook accounts
He called the move very 'dangerous'
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Silicon Valley idealism at odds with China market
Using technology to make the world better is a well-worn mantra in Silicon Valley
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US government seeks Facebook help to wiretap Messenger
resurrecting the issue of whether companies can be compelled to alter their products to enable surveillance