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Staff warned Facebook for years about failures to police hate speech
Facebook employees warned for years as the company raced to become a global service it was failing to police abusive content and hate speech. Read more…
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Australian publisher calls on government to enforce law on Facebook
A small Australian publisher is calling for the government to enforce a new law to compel Facebook Inc to negotiate a content deal. Read more…
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Facebook is about to rebrand itself as it sinks deeper into trouble – sources
Facebook Inc, under fire from regulators over its business practices, plans to rebrand itself with a new name that focuses on the metaverse. Read more…
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The Facebook outage may throw its financial aspirations off course
The Facebook outage caused inconvenience to millions, irritation to many and glee for its critics. There are other, serious consequences. Read more…
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Facebook plans to create 10,000 jobs to help build the ‘metaverse’
Facebook plans to create 10,000 jobs over the next five years, the social media giant said on Monday, to help build the so-called metaverse. Read more…
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Public figures to enjoy greater protection from harassment on Facebook
Facebook will count activists and journalists as public figures and increase protections against harassment targeted at these groups. Read more…
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Facebook outage triggers outrage as the world turns against it
The Facebook outage, combined as it was with the appearance of a whistleblower seems like the perfect storm for the tech giant. Read more…
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Could a social media regulator have any effect on Facebook?
one option for making social media less harmful would be to create a dedicated regulatory agency to oversee companies like Facebook. Read more…
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Facebook and its units pounded by lawmakers as whistleblower talks
US lawmakers pounded Facebook on Tuesday, accusing CEO Mark Zuckerberg of pushing for higher profits while being cavalier about user safety. Read more…
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Facebook blames ‘faulty configuration change’ for massive outage
Facebook blamed a “faulty configuration change” for a nearly six-hour outage that prevented 3.5 billion users from accessing its services. Read more…
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Whistleblower claims Facebook prioritized profit over misinformation
Facebook whistleblower accuses the social media giant of repeatedly prioritizing profit over clamping down on hate speech and misinformation. Read more…
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The Metaverse is game-changing, weird and coming soon – or is it?
The Metaverse is coming sooner than we would expect. Already business models are evolving, and, more seriously, big brands are buying in. Read more…
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CNN bars Australians access to its Facebook page citing defamation fears
CNN bars Australians from accessing its Facebook pages after court ruled publishers can be liable for defamation in public comment sections. Read more…
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Smart glasses and wearables will only succeed if they are transparent
Smart glasses and wearables generally have so far failed to capture the imagination. Now Facebook launches a pair in conjunction with Ray-Ban Read more…
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Australia has taken an interesting stance on publishers and social media
Australia has been in the spotlight for months now. It was the first country to take a stand on whether publishers should be compensated. Read more…
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Facebook actively looking to invest in more Indian startups
Facebook is actively looking for early-stage Indian startups for potential investment as it eyes a bigger share of the lucrative ecosystem. Read more…
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AR is growing faster than we thought – will AR and VR change our reality?
AR is growing faster than we thought and we now have numbers that support this. Will AR and VR take us to the next level of internet. Read more…
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Is Facebook’s VR remote work app, a step to the ‘metaverse’?
Facebook has launched a test of a new VR remote work app where users of the company’s Oculus Quest 2 headsets can hold meetings as avatars. Read more…
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Cloud supremacy, undersea cables, chip wars – the US vs China frontlines
Cloud supremacy, undersea cables and the chip shortage are emerging as key pieces in the trade war between the US and China. Read more…
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Philippines’ PLDT injects US$80m into Apricot undersea cable system
Google, Facebook and PLDT have joined forces to set up Apricot, a new undersea cable system that will serve over 3.5 billion users. Read more…