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Facebook To Pay Record $5bn Fine For FTC Settlement
“But we only budgeted $3bn!” Zuckerberg and co going to have dig into the kitty to pay mammoth penalty
Facebook Flaw Allowed Kids To Join Unauthorised Chats
Facebook quietly fixes design flaw with Messenger Kids app that allows kids to join unauthorised chats
Apple Co-Founder Wozniak Warns People To ‘Get Off Facebook’
Steve Wozniak urges people to ditch Facebook over ongoing concerns at its privacy implications
Fed Boss Calls On Facebook To Halt Libra Digital Currency
Not so fast Mark. Chief of US Federal Reserve calls on Facebook to halt its Libra digital currency plans
President Trump Orders French Digital Tax Investigation
French plan to impose 3 percent tax on French revenue of large tech firms prompts US investigation
Facebook, WhatsApp Hit By Photo Glitch
Normal services resumed. Photo glitch with Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, Messenger now resolved
Twitter To Tighten Rules For Politicians
Intended for Trump? Tweets from politicians that break house rules will be hidden behind warning notice
Alphabet Board Dismisses Sexual Harassment, Diversity Proposals
Board of directors rejects all shareholder proposals to tackle a range of issues for Google's workforce
Facebook To Face Senate Scrutiny Over Libra Digital Currency
Authorities react to Facebook's digital currency, as US Senate Banking Committee sets up to scrutinise it
‘Study From Facebook’ App To Pay Users For Their Data
Dollars for data. Facebook app will allow users to sell the company data on how they use competitors’ apps
Facebook To Create 500 Engineering Jobs In London
Good news for Londoners as Facebook said it will create 500 jobs by year end, mostly for content takedown
Facebook Privacy Case Will Be Heard At ECJ
Europe's top court will finally hear privacy case against Facebook, after Irish Supreme Court ruling
Facebook Enables Russian Meddling, Claims US House Speaker
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi slams Facebook for failing to take down heavily edited video
WhatsApp Adverts To Appear In 2020, Facebook Confirms
Time to switch to Signal, Telegram? Facebook confirms WhatsApp will carry adverts from 2020
Facebook Removes Three Billion Fake Accounts
Huge number of fake accounts disabled by Facebook over a six month enforcement period
Facebook Live Streaming Restriction After NZ Shooting
Rules around the live streaming feature on Facebook to be tightened after New Zealand shootings
Facebook Co-founder Chris Hughes Urges Firm Breakup
But Facebook rejects the call from one of its co-founders to split Facebook up into three separate firms
Twitter Suspends 166,000 Accounts For Terrorism
Says the decline in banned terrorism content is partly down to effectiveness of its policing tech
Social Networking Does Not Hurt Teenagers – Study
More evidence that parental concern over tech and social networking is misplaced in Oxford University study
Facebook Deletes More Russian-Linked Accounts
Social network says 97 accounts from Russia were responsible for 'coordinated inauthentic behaviour'
Google To Auto-Delete Web Search History
Google to offer users the option to auto-delete location history and web search data that it harvests
Facebook Privacy Settlement To Include Federal Oversight – Report
Facebook reportedly faces having a federal privacy official on its board, as part of settlement deal with FTC
Facebook Overhauls Design To Focus On Privacy
Watch out Amazon? News feed de-emphasized as part of redesign to focus on privacy and e-commerce
US Border Phone, Laptop Searches Need Warrant, Say Campaigners
Travellers to the US are being increasingly ordered to unlock their smartphones and laptops for searches
Elon Musk Settlement Slammed By SEC Commissioner
Musk's settlement with financial regulator over his use of Twitter criticised by SEC commissioner
Google, Facebook To Work With Samaritans On Unsafe Content
Health Secretary announces tech giants will work with Samaritans to limit harmful online content
Google Staff Meet To Discuss Corporate Retaliation For Walkout
'Town Hall' meeting after staff allege Google regularly retaliates against employees who speak out
Elon Musk To Face Lawsuit Over ‘Pedo’ Tweet
US judge denies legal request by Tesla boss to dismiss Vernon Unsworth’s defamation complaint
Elon Musk Settles With SEC Over Twitter Use
Musk muzzled? CEO agrees to have financial tweets and statements vetted by legal counsel first