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Facebook Says It Will Invest $300M In Local News
January 15, 2019

Social media giant Facebook asked its users what kind of news people wanted to see on the site, and also asked the news industry how it could better work with them to make “a real impact.” Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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German Reg To Halt Facebook User Data Collection
January 14, 2019

Germany’s antitrust watchdog plans to stop Facebook from gathering some user data after its investigation found that the social media giant has been collecting information without people’s knowledge or consent. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

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Facebook Opens New Boston Office
January 11, 2019

Facebook, which is headquartered in Menlo Park, California, opened a new office this week in Boston. The social media company invited some journalists along for a tour of the facilities, giving them a rare inside look at one of the world’s biggest companies and how...

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Zuckerberg To Hold ‘Future Of Tech’ Talks
January 09, 2019

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has vowed this year to host public discussions on the future of technology in society. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily...

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Zuckerberg Suspended Facebook Share Sale In Q4
January 04, 2019

Mark Zuckerberg chose to not sell a single Facebook share in the last quarter of 2018. According to a Bloomberg report, this was the first quarter in more than two years that he didn’t sell any shares. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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Study: Users Will Give Up Facebook For $1K
January 03, 2019

It’s an annual tradition come early January — people everywhere pulling back from their resolutions, finding some wiggle room in the certainty of change that seemed so absolute only a week or two ago. You can be sure that one area of regression involves social...

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Facebook CEO Says He’s ‘Proud’ Of The Improvements Its Made
January 02, 2019

Embattled Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg said in a post over the holiday week that he was “proud of the progress” Facebook has made to prevent election interference, stop the spread of hate speech and misinformation and ensure more people have control over their personal...

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Android Apps Feed Facebook User Data, Violate EU Reg
December 31, 2018

Some popular apps for Android smartphones are feeding data to Facebook without user consent, which could be a breach of the European Union’s (EU’s) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). When looking at 34 Android apps, the campaign group Privacy International discovered that at least 20...

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Facebook Breaches Stoke Calls For New Regs
December 27, 2018

The Facebook Cambridge Analytica breach and the knowledge that the company was selling private information to companies might mean that Congress will consider a version of the European Union’s General Data Privacy Regulation (GDPR). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...