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3:05am, 12th June, 2020

Exclusive: Netflix in talks to source Indian content from Reliance affiliate Viacom18 - sources

U.S. video streaming company Netflix is in talks with Viacom18, part of the Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries' media unit Network18, about a multi-year partnership to source content, three sources told Reuters, in a move that would expand a rel...

Facebook's Zuckerberg promises a review of content policies after backlash

8:06pm, 5th June, 2020

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Facebook's Zuckerberg promises a review of content policies after backlash

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Friday said he would consider changes to the policy that led the company to leave up controversial posts by President Donald Trump during recent demonstrations protesting the death of an unarmed black man while in poli...

Australia to force Google, Facebook to pay domestic media to use content

11:40pm, 19th April, 2020

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Australia to force Google, Facebook to pay domestic media to use content

Australia will force Facebook Inc and Alphabet Inc's Google to share advertising revenue with local media firms, the country's treasurer said on Monday, becoming one of the first countries to require digital platforms to pay for content they use.

7:38am, 9th April, 2020

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France rules Google must pay news firms for content

France's competition authority ruled on Thursday that Google must pay French publishing companies and news agencies for re-using their content.

Instagram to remove coronavirus related content from recommendations

9:49am, 24th March, 2020

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Instagram to remove coronavirus related content from recommendations

Facebook Inc's Instagram said on Tuesday it would remove coronavirus-related content and accounts from recommendations and its "explore" option, unless posted by or belonging to credible health organizations.

EU warns telcos against throttling content providers

12:13pm, 19th March, 2020

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EU warns telcos against throttling content providers

The European Commission on Thursday warned Europe's telecoms providers against blocking content providers as they try to ease the strain on their networks caused by house-bound Europeans teleworking or video streaming due to the coronavirus outbreak.

EU tells telcos not to discriminate against content providers

10:07am, 19th March, 2020

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EU tells telcos not to discriminate against content providers

The European Commission on Thursday told telecoms providers not to discriminate against individual content providers despite increased internet traffic on their networks caused by thousands of house-bound Europeans teleworking or video streaming due...

After Bloomberg memes, Facebook will publicly track political sponsored content

4:56pm, 27th February, 2020

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After Bloomberg memes, Facebook will publicly track political sponsored content

Facebook Inc will provide a way for people to track political sponsored content on Facebook and Instagram ahead of the U.S. presidential election, it said on Thursday.

Facebook allows U.S. political candidates to run sponsored content

2:07pm, 14th February, 2020

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Facebook allows U.S. political candidates to run sponsored content

Facebook Inc said on Friday it was allowing U.S.-based political candidates to run branded content on its social networking platforms, but the content would not be cataloged in its advertising library.

Cloudflare terminates 8chan as customer on 'hate-filled' content: CEO

11:02pm, 4th August, 2019

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Cloudflare terminates 8chan as customer on 'hate-filled' content: CEO

U.S. cyber security firm Cloudflare on Monday said the company will terminate online message board 8chan as its customer after a shooter used the messaging forum just before killing 20 people at a Walmart store in El Paso, Texas on Saturday.