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Facebook removed fake pages, groups and Instagram accounts in the United Kingdom and Romania
Mar 8, 2019Facebook Inc said on Thursday it had removed 137 fake pages, groups and Instagram accounts in the United Kingdom and a further 31 in Romania for engaging in hate speech and making divisive comments. The individuals... -
Facebook to create 1,000 new jobs in Ireland this year
Jan 21, 2019Facebook is to create 1,000 new jobs in Ireland this year, the company’s chief operating officer has said. Sheryl Sandberg made the announcement during a speech at a conference in Dublin on Monday. The new roles... -
Facebook says to invest $300 million in journalism
Jan 15, 2019Facebook announced Tuesday that it will invest $300 million dollars in various projects related to journalism, especially to promote local news, which has been hit hard in the digital age. “Over the next three years, we... -
Facebook to donate 4.5 million pounds to train journalists in Britain
Nov 19, 2018Facebook is donating 4.5 million pounds ($5.8 million) to train journalists in Britain to support communities that have lost local newspapers and reporters, in no little part due to ad revenue and readers switching online to... -
Facebook launched its ‘Ad Breaks’ facility in Bangladesh
Nov 7, 2018Facebook today launched its ‘Ad Breaks’ facility in Bangladesh. Through the facility, eligible publishers and creators can now join ‘Ad Breaks’ and monetize their longer-form videos on Facebook, a Facebook press release said. The social media... -
Facebook blocked about 115 accounts after U.S. authorities tipped it off to suspicious behavior
Nov 6, 2018Facebook Inc blocked about 115 user accounts after U.S. authorities tipped it off to suspicious behavior that may be linked to a foreign entity, the company said in a blog post on Monday, hours before U.S.... -
Japan told Facebook to better protect its users’ personal data
Oct 22, 2018Japan’s government on Monday told U.S. technology firm Facebook Inc to better protect its users’ personal data following lapses this year affecting tens of millions of people globally. The government asked the world’s largest social media... -
MTV reboots ‘The Real World’ series on Facebook in studio push
Oct 18, 2018Viewers may finally be able to vote the next Puck, the notoriously obnoxious housemate of “MTV’s The Real World,” off the show. The iconic MTV reality series, which ran for 32 seasons between 1992 and 2017,... -
Facebook released a smart speaker designed to ease video calls in Messenger
Oct 8, 2018Facebook Inc on Monday released a smart speaker designed to ease video calls, but the company’s history of privacy mishaps and the device’s price and limited functionality could slow it from taking on market leaders Amazon.com... -
Almost 50 million Facebook users left exposed by a security flaw
Sep 28, 2018Facebook has said “almost 50 million” of its users were left exposed by a security flaw. The company said attackers were able to exploit a vulnerability in a feature known as “View As” to gain control...
