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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
Ad Industry Unites With Social Media Giants To Safeguard ‘Digital Safety’
Google, Facebook and Twitter work with major consumer brands and ad buying agencies on coordinated self-policing amidst calls for stricter regulation
Facebook Launches Libra Cryptocurrency For Global Payments
Digital asset aims to put financial transactions into the hands of millions without bank accounts, but with access to a mobile phone
‘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
DoJ Antitrust Boss Urged To Recuse Himself From Tech Probe
Antitrust chief must recuse himself from Google, Apple probe as he previously worked for them, says US senator
Facebook Suspends Apps From New Huawei Smartphones
New Huawei smartphones will no longer come preloaded with WhatsApp, Facebook and Instagram
US Congress Targets Tech Giants With Competition Probe
The focus on 'anti-competitive conduct' at major tech companies comes as the Department of Justice and the FTC reportedly prepare their own investigations into Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google
WWDC 2019: Apple Takes On Google, Facebook With ‘Private’ Single Sign-On
iPhone maker also introduces iOS 13, new Apple Watch features and 'cheese grater' Mac Pro complete with £790 monitor stand
Zuckerberg Defeats Shareholder Revolt
Facebook chief executive and chairman sees off a series of votes aimed at reducing his power at the social media giant
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 Set To Launch ‘GlobalCoin’ Virtual Currency Next Year
But the social network faces tight regulatory scrutiny over its poor track record on protecting users' personal data
Facebook Removes Three Billion Fake Accounts
Huge number of fake accounts disabled by Facebook over a six month enforcement period
Most WhatsApp Users Have Still Not Patched
WhatsApp's vulnerability still not patched by most people Wandera warns, as Telegram boss attack the platform
Facebook Live Streaming Restriction After NZ Shooting
Rules around the live streaming feature on Facebook to be tightened after New Zealand shootings
Facebook US Settlement Could Impose 20 Years Of Oversight
A deal with the FTC reportedly in the works could extend oversight of Facebook's data practices, but critics say it's too little, too late
Facebook Sues App Developer Over Data Misuse
The company says it is cracking down on the way third parties handle users' personal information, amidst pressure for tighter regulations
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
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 ‘Set To Roll Out’ Ad Tracker Blocking In Chrome
The move could help Google improve its privacy image – while at the same time giving it an advantage over rivals in the online ad market
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
Google, Facebook To Work With Samaritans On Unsafe Content
Health Secretary announces tech giants will work with Samaritans to limit harmful online content
Facebook Sets Aside $3 billion For FTC Privacy Fine
Strong results from social networking giant as it prepares to pay billions for privacy breaches
Twitter, Google Urged To Do More In Fight Against Fake News
Warning from European Commission comes ahead of European Parliament elections next month
Facebook Bans Far Right Groups
Hate crackdown continues as Facebook bans Nick Griffin, Britain First, BNP and National Front