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Coronavirus: Facebook Staff To Work From Home Until July 2021
Facebook follows Google lead by extending right of staffers to work from home until July 2021, amid ongoing Coronavirus pandemic
Twitter, Facebook Delete Trump Posts About Children And Coronavirus
Social networking giants temporarily restrict the Facebook and Twitter accounts of President Trump over harmful virus claims
Tech Giants Accused Of Harming Competition By US Lawmakers
Google and Facebook singled out for alleged market power abuse, in some of the sharpest exchanges with US lawmakers on Wednesday
Twitter Hits Wiley With Permanent Ban For Anti-Semitic Remarks
Tweets by Grime musician prompted Twitter boycott, but Wiley also had Facebook and Instagram accounts deleted for 'repeated violations' of rules
Tech Firm CEOs To Face US Congress Grilling
The CEOs of Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google are to appear on Wednesday before a US Congress hearing on antitrust issues
Facebook Begins Labelling Trump Posts, But Doesn’t Fact-Check Them
Social networking giant begins placing labels on political posts by US President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden
Facebook Code Changes Crashes Dozens Of iOS Apps – Again
Popular iPhone and iPad apps such as Spotify, Tinder, TikTok and Waze offline for hours after Facebook makes changes to widely used login code
Facebook Criticised By Own Audit For ‘Setback’ Of Civil Rights
Two-year-long audit commissioned by the social network, slates Mark Zuckerberg's firm for 'serious setbacks for civil rights'
WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger To Integrate Chats – Report
Chat integration? Facebook is reportedly working to allow WhatsApp users to chat with Facebook Messenger users, and vice versa
Facebook Boycott Organisers Disappointed With Zuckerberg Meeting
No concessions. Organisers of the advertising boycott of Facebook left disappointed after meeting CEO Mark Zuckerberg and other executives
Mark Zuckerberg Says Advertisers Will Be Back ‘Soon Enough’
What boycott? Facebook's boss Mark Zuckerberg dismisses growing advertiser boycott of the platform over its hate speech policies
Facebook Faces Growing Advertising Boycott
Growing boycott of Facebook sees more than 400 brands, including Coca-Cola and Starbucks pulling advertising from the platform
Verizon Joins Growing Facebook Advertising Boycott
Advertising boycott grows. US phone giant Verizon confirms it has “paused” advertising on Facebook over its policy on controversial posts
Facebook Removes Trump Ad, Cites ‘Organised Hate’ Policy
Symbol used by the Nazis to identify political prisoners used in adverts for the re-election campaign of US President Donald Trump
US Government To Reject Pacific Undersea Cable – Report
Undersea cable funded by Google and Facebook, connecting Los Angeles to Hong Kong, is to be blocked by US over national security concerns
Facebook Tightens Political Advertising Rules Ahead Of US Election
Rule change for political ads to make clear who paid for it, as social networking giant seeks to tighten rules ahead of US presidential election
WhatsApp Launches Digital Payments Service
Chat-based payments system, offered first in Brazil, allows users to send money or pay merchants without leaving chat service
UK Regulator Probes Facebook Giphy Deal On Competition Issues
CMA says it will look into any possible 'lessening of competition' in the UK as a result of the deal, while other raise data concerns
Tech Firms Pledge Child Abuse Disclosures To Blunt Anti-Encryption Drive
Strategic move? Google, Facebook, Microsoft pledge to improve and standardise annual disclosures around online child exploitation
Facebook To Review Content Policies Amidst Protests
Facebook is to review policies on how it handles controversial posts amidst ongoing racism protests, after staff staged walk-out
Reddit Co-Founder Quits In Racism Protest
Alexis Ohanian leaves Reddit's board of directors and says he will donate $1m to charity in move protesting hate speech and racial inequality
Facebook To Identify State-Controlled Media From Russia, China
State-controlled media organisations from Russia, China and other countries will be labelled as such by Facebook from the summer
Pressure On Zuckerberg Grows, As Facebook Old Guard Join Protest
Employees from the early days of Facebook denounce Mark Zuckerberg over his decision not to act against posts by US President Donald Trump
Facebook Hit By Staff Backlash Over Trump Posts
Facebook's Zuckerberg singled out for criticism by senior-level staff after allowing presidential post that Twitter labelled as 'glorifying violence'
Facebook Will Allow Permanent Work From Home
Another tech firm, this time Facebook, commits to allowing staff to work from home forever if they wish, but will adjust salaries accordingly
France Requires Social Media Firms To Remove Content Within One Hour
That could difficult. French parliament passes a law that requires social media companies to delete certain content within an hour
Facebook Moderators Agree $52 Million Settlement After PTSD Lawsuit
Facebook has agreed a multi million dollar settlement with content moderators who sued it for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and mental health issues
WhatsApp Challenges Zoom With 50 Person Video Calling
Serious video conferencing move by Facebook. Desktop users of WhatsApp will soon be able to add up 50 people on a video call
Coronavirus: Tech Firms To Allow Staff To Work From Home For Most Of 2020
As some parts of the world emerge from Coronavirus lockdowns, a number of tech firms are telling staff they can continue working from home for most of 2020