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Facebook launches desktop version of Messenger from nowhere
Facebook has rolled out the desktop version of its Messenger app to make video chats available on computer screens for Facebook users. Read more…
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Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi reluctantly turns to Facebook
Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi cited the coronavirus pandemic as the impetus for reluctantly creating her first personal Facebook account. Read more…
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Is the fate of digital advertising a sign of things to come?
The fate of digital advertising seems to be sealed, at least for now. There were always questions about its effectiveness, always questions about the industry itself and always questions about the companies that used it and make their fortunes from it. Read more…
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Where on earth is Facebook going with Libra? Desperation City?
You have to hand it to Facebook and its partners in Libra, they don’t give up easily. The whole project seems to have lost impetus – to be polite. Read more…
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Australian regulator sues Facebook for sharing personal data
Australian privacy regulator has filed a lawsuit against Facebook, accusing the social media giant of sharing the personal details of more than 300,000 people. Read more…
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Facebook deeply concerned, Singapore orders blog page block
Facebook said it was “deeply concerned” about a Singapore government order to block access to a blog page on its social media website. Read more…
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Cambodia orders women not look sexy on Facebook
A crackdown in Cambodia on women who wear provocative clothing while selling goods via Facebook live streams was slammed by women’s rights groups. Read more…
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Facebook – something between a telco and a newspaper
Online content should be regulated with a system somewhere between the existing rules used for telecoms and media industries says Facebook’s Zuckerberg Read more…
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Twitter confirms Facebook and Messenger accounts hacked
Twitter confirmed on Friday that the official Twitter accounts of social media giant Facebook Inc and its Messenger platform were hacked. Read more…
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Facial recognition and its impact on the data privacy wars
Recently Facebook settled a facial recognition lawsuit for $550 million with the state of Illinois because it contravened the Biometric Information Privacy Act. Read more…