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Facebook, Inc. is an American online social media and social networking service company based in Menlo Park, California. It was founded by Mark Zuckerberg, along with fellow Harvard College students and roommates Eduardo Saverin, Andrew McCollum, Dustin Moskovitz and Chris Hughes.

Facebook is a popular free social networking website that allows registered users to create profiles, upload photos and video, send messages and keep in touch.

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Meta Announces Commitment to Advertising Antitrust Moves
Meta Announces Commitment to Advertising Antitrust Moves
June 16, 2022  |  Meta

France’s Competition Authority said Thursday (June 16) it had accepted promises by Facebook parent Meta Platforms to share some advertising data with competitors in the...

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Facebook to Restructure Feed Around Videos to Take on TikTok
Facebook to Restructure Feed Around Videos to Take on TikTok
June 16, 2022  |  Facebook

Meta’s Facebook is planning a redesign to compete with TikTok and will restructure its main feed around videos and tweak its algorithm, The Verge reported,...

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Meta’s Giphy Deal Narrowly Clears UK Regulator — for Now
Meta’s Giphy Deal Narrowly Clears UK Regulator — for Now
June 14, 2022  |  Meta

A British tribunal that hears appeals of decisions by the U.K.’s main regulator of competition overthrew that agency’s rejection of Facebook parent Meta’s purchase of...

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Meta Names Facebook Exec Guy Rosen as Its First CISO
Meta Names Facebook Exec Guy Rosen as Its First CISO
June 06, 2022  |  Meta

Meta, the parent company of Facebook, has named company vice president Guy Rosen as the new chief information security officer (CISO), Reuters reported Monday (June...

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Meta Reportedly Developing ‘Basic Ads’ That Use Much Less Data Targeting
Meta Reportedly Developing ‘Basic Ads’ That Use Much Less Data Targeting
June 05, 2022  |  Meta

Meta will be looking into new ads that don’t use advanced targeting, meaning less user data would be used or needed, a report said Friday...

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Meta Adds ‘Calls’ Tab as Messenger Calls Jump 40%
Meta Adds ‘Calls’ Tab as Messenger Calls Jump 40%
June 02, 2022  |  Meta

In an apparent bid to address the rising use of Messenger for audio and video calls, Meta Platforms has added a new “Calls” tab to...

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Meta COO Sheryl Sandberg Steps Down, Chief Growth Officer Javier Olivan to Take on Role
Meta COO Sheryl Sandberg Steps Down, Chief Growth Officer Javier Olivan to Take on Role
June 01, 2022  |  Personnel

Javier Olivan, Meta’s chief growth officer, will become the company’s chief operating officer as current COO Sheryl Sandberg steps down, CNBC wrote Wednesday (June 1)....

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Meta Platforms Continues Step Away from Facebook Brand with Ticker Symbol Update
Meta Platforms Continues Step Away from Facebook Brand with Ticker Symbol Update
May 31, 2022  |  Meta

Meta Platforms on Monday (May 31) took another step toward removing the Facebook branding from its company property with the announcement its Class A common...

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EMEA Daily: UK Closer to New Online Ad Rules
EMEA Daily: UK Closer to New Online Ad Rules
May 31, 2022  |  emea

In today’s top stories from Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, the U.K. is preparing new ad regulations that could affect companies like Google and...

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