Facebook’s WhatsApp hires senior exec from London remittances startup
WhatsApp is one of the world’s most popular messaging tools, with more than 1 billion… Read More
6 years ago
Court slashes fine for Facebook’s refusal to share WhatsApp data
The decision overturned a fine of around 2.035 billion reais ($528 million) imposed in June… Read More
6 years ago
Facebook expands rules on political ads to Canada, Ukraine
Facebook said it was making its transparency tools available to advertisers in more than 190… Read More
6 years ago
In a world first, Facebook to give data on hate speech suspects to French courts
In a world first, Facebook has agreed to hand over the identification data of French… Read More
6 years ago
‘Facebook’s Libra must obey anti-money laundering rules’
Facebook’s planned global ‘Libra’ cryptocurrency must respect anti-money laundering regulations and it must seek banking… Read More
6 years ago
Aussie watchdog readies clampdown on Google, Facebook
Australia's competition watchdog is poised to call for far-reaching new regulations on Facebook, Google and… Read More
6 years ago
Factbox: Facebook’s new cryptocurrency Libra and digital wallet Calibra
Libra will be a digital currency backed by a reserve of real-world assets, including bank… Read More
6 years ago
Facebook to unveil new cryptocurrency
Facebook is set Tuesday to unveil a bid to bring cryptocurrency payments into the mainstream Read More
6 years ago
Amid privacy firestorm, Facebook curbs research tool
Graph search feature was introduced in 2013. Read More
6 years ago
Facebook CEO may have known of questionable privacy practices: WSJ
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has been investigating allegations that Facebook inappropriately shared information belonging… Read More
6 years ago
Facebook suspends app pre-installs on Huawei phones
New Huawei phones will no longer be able to have Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram apps… Read More
6 years ago
Wall Street tumbles as Facebook, Alphabet extend slide
U.S. stocks went back into the red on Monday after regulatory fears sent shares of… Read More
6 years ago
Pakistan among top countries where Facebook restricted most content
The United States continues to submit the highest number of requests, followed by India, the… Read More
6 years ago
Facebook tightens access to livestreaming
People who have broken certain rules, including those against "dangerous organizations and individuals," will be… Read More
6 years ago
Snapchat chief says EU regulators helping Google, Facebook
The Financial Times estimated that the company will have to raise new capital in three… Read More
6 years ago
Facebook creating ‘celebration’, ‘memories’ videos for extremist pages: whistleblower
More worryingly, the Facebook's own software was automatically creating "celebration" and "memories" videos for extremist… Read More
6 years ago
Facebook co-founder calls for breaking up of social media giant
Hughes said the break-up would allow better privacy protections for social media users and would… Read More
6 years ago
Pakistan demands Facebook remove polio vaccine misinformation
Polio vaccination campaigns have faced stubborn resistance for years in Pakistan Read More
6 years ago
Facebook bans Infowars, other ‘conspiracy theorists’ pages’
Facebook on Thursday banned prominent conspiracy theorists including Infowars founder Alex Jones and the controversial… Read More
6 years ago
Facebook joins research on social media impact on elections
Facebook began the research initiative last year after revelations of foreign influence campaigns on the… Read More
6 years ago