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Is the backlash over Libra about more than just Libra?
The major components of the Facebook led cryptocurrency Libra has faced setbacks over the last two weeks that have basically crippled the initiative. Read more…
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Facebook thinks campaign ads aren’t fake news – that’s wrong
Facebook is exempting political speeches and campaign ads from its war on fake news. But its rationale for the policy is equal parts lazy and naïve. Read more…
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Facebook removes multiple fake accounts from Indonesia
Operation in Indonesia involved a network of over 100 fake accounts on Facebook and Instagram posting content on West Papua independence movement. Read more…
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Facebook can be ordered to remove illegal content worldwide
Facebook can be ordered to police and remove illegal content worldwide, Europe’s top court said on Thursday, in a landmark ruling. Read more…
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Visa, Mastercard, others having second thoughts about Libra
Visa, Mastercard and other key financial partners may reconsider their involvement in Facebook’s cryptocurrency Libra, the Wall Street Journal reports. Read more…
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Facebook unveils new Portal video chat, TV streaming devices
Facebook Inc has unveiled new models of its Portal video chatting devices, making the company’s first foray into TV streaming hardware. Read more…
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Oh good, Facebook pays people to listen to your audio messages
Facebook has become the fifth Big Tech company this year to reveal that humans are listening to online audio conversations and messages. Read more…
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Privacy is destined to become the real differentiator
At one time he was signalling the end of privacy for his own convenience. Now, Zuckerberg says that ‘the future is private’ and it must hurt him to say that. Read more…
Features
Friday Futures: typing by telepathy, spotting autism, Einstein
Facebook and telepathic typing; technology based on light; spotting autism; the rise of the Chinese internet; bulletproof backpacks; creative computers. Read more…
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Blogger escapes death penalty for apostasy on Facebook
A Mauritanian blogger condemned to death in 2014 for apostasy over a Facebook post about Islam has been freed after serving five years in jail. Read more…