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2:21pm, 18th June, 2020

Facebook takes down Trump ads over 'organized hate' policy

Facebook Inc said on Thursday it took down posts and ads run by the re-election campaign of U.S. President Donald Trump for violating its policy against organized hate.

Civil rights groups urge companies to pause ad spending on Facebook

1:10pm, 17th June, 2020

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Civil rights groups urge companies to pause ad spending on Facebook

Several U.S. civil rights groups have called upon some of the world's largest companies to pause advertising on Facebook Inc, saying the social network is not doing enough to stop hate speech on its platform.

Facebook closes political ads loophole ahead of U.S. presidential election

10:28pm, 16th June, 2020

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Facebook closes political ads loophole ahead of U.S. presidential election

Facebook Inc said on Tuesday it would affix labels to political ads shared by users on their own feeds, closing what critics have said for years was a glaring loophole in the company's election transparency measures.

Facebook's WhatsApp brings digital payment to users in Brazil

8:42am, 15th June, 2020

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Facebook's WhatsApp brings digital payment to users in Brazil

Facebook Inc's WhatsApp messaging service rolled out a system across Brazil on Monday that will allow users to send money to individuals or local businesses within a chat, attaching payment as they would a photo or video.

Facebook fires employee who protested inaction on Trump posts

7:53pm, 12th June, 2020

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Facebook fires employee who protested inaction on Trump posts

Facebook Inc fired an employee who had criticized Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg's decision not to take action against inflammatory posts by U.S. President Donald Trump this month, citing his tweet challenging a colleague's silence on the issue.

Facebook fires employee who protested its inaction on Trump tweets

5:47pm, 12th June, 2020

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Facebook fires employee who protested its inaction on Trump tweets

A Facebook Inc employee who criticized Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg's decision not to take action against inflammatory posts by U.S. President Donald Trump this month said on Friday that the social media company had fired him.

Facebook's Giphy deal draws UK competition watchdog's attention

9:23am, 12th June, 2020

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Facebook's Giphy deal draws UK competition watchdog's attention

Facebook's acquisition of popular GIF website Giphy is being scrutinised by Britain's competition watchdog for possibly reducing competition in the United Kingdom.

Facebook's deal for Giphy to be probed by UK watchdog

7:17am, 12th June, 2020

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Facebook's deal for Giphy to be probed by UK watchdog

Facebook's deal for popular GIF website Giphy has caught the eye of UK's competition watchdog, which said on Friday it had begun a probe into the deal for possibly reducing competition in the United Kingdom.

Democratic candidate Biden calls on Facebook to change political speech rules

2:29pm, 11th June, 2020

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Democratic candidate Biden calls on Facebook to change political speech rules

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden's campaign published an open letter to Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday, calling for the company to fact-check politicians' ads in the two weeks ahead of the U.S. presidential election i...

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...