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Facebook issues correction notice at request of Singapore govt
Facebook says it has issued a correction notice on a user’s post at the request of the Singapore government in response to new “fake news” law. Read more…
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Singapore invokes ‘fake news’ law over Facebook post
Singapore political figure corrected a Facebook post questioning the independence of state investment firms in the first use of new ‘fake news’ law. Read more…
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The digital commerce and payments prize is huge – let battle begin
It seems a pretty good bet that Google, Apple and the rest have read Juniper Research’s latest report on digital commerce. It is going to take off – big time! Read more…
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200 Myanmar villages visited to support digital literacy
Two vans, provided by Ooredoo and Facebook, will travel to more than 200 villages in Myanmar over a 100 days to help educate people on digital literacy. Read more…
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Australia to press Facebook for details on Libra cryptocurrency
Australia’s financial regulators may force Facebook to reveal details about its plans for a global cryptocurrency called Libra. Read more…
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India asks WhatsApp to explain privacy breach
India has asked Facebook-owned WhatsApp to explain the nature of a privacy breach on its messaging platform that has affected some users in the country. Read more…
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High profile US allies targeted in WhatsApp hacking fiasco
Senior government officials in multiple US-allied countries were targeted earlier this year with hacking software using WhatsApp to take over users’ phones. Read more…
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Facebook vs India, sparring over decryption of private messages
India’s government asked Facebook on Tuesday to help it decrypt private messages on its network, citing national security requirements Read more…
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Lebanon scraps WhatsApp call fee amid violent protests
Lebanon has backed down from plans, announced hours earlier, to tax voice calls made through the Facebook-owned WhatsApp messaging software. Read more…
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Facebook CEO defends approach to free speech, cites China
Facebook’s CEO defended his company’s light regulation of speech, and lack of fact checking on political advertising, citing China’s censorship as a roadblock. Read more…