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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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LSE Professor: Big Tech Requires New Thinking, Global Cooperation
LSE Professor: Big Tech Requires New Thinking, Global Cooperation
December 09, 2021  |  Big Tech

In the 20th century, local distribution was the epitome of monopoly power when it came to essential services. The telephone company, the power company and...

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Facebook Messenger Head Is Latest at Social Media Giant to Quit
Facebook Messenger Head Is Latest at Social Media Giant to Quit
December 07, 2021  |  Personnel

Facebook continues to lose its executives. This time it’s Stan Chudnovsky, head of the company’s Messenger division, who will be leaving next year, CNBC reported....

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Are Things Actually Getting Better at Meta?
Are Things Actually Getting Better at Meta?
December 06, 2021  |  Meta

Maybe it’s just a pronunciation bias given PYMNTS’ roots in Boston, or perhaps it’s the result of reading a steady flow of headlines extolling the...

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Facebook Testing ‘Split Payments’ Feature in Messenger
Facebook Testing ‘Split Payments’ Feature in Messenger
December 03, 2021  |  Facebook

Splitting shared payments can be difficult, whether it’s quickly dividing up a dinner bill for several people or wrangling everyone’s share of rent in shared...

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CFPB’s New Director Hones in on Largest Big Tech Players
CFPB’s New Director Hones in on Largest Big Tech Players
December 03, 2021  |  Big Tech

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau director Rohit Chopra, a former Federal Trade Commission member, is taking a closer look at Amazon.com, Apple, Facebook parent Meta Platforms,...

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EMEA Daily: UK Enforces New Listing Rules for Exchanges; Facebook Faces Lawsuits Over Alleged EU Privacy Violations
EMEA Daily: UK Enforces New Listing Rules for Exchanges; Facebook Faces Lawsuits Over Alleged EU...
December 02, 2021  |  International

In today’s top Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) news, the U.K. revises listing rules for exchanges; Facebook could face potential litigation over alleged European...

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Facebook Will Mandate 2FA for High-Risk Users
Facebook Will Mandate 2FA for High-Risk Users
December 02, 2021  |  Authentication

Facebook says its highest-risk users will soon need to start protecting their accounts with two-factor authentication (2FA). According to several published reports on Thursday (Dec....

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Facebook Faces Lawsuits Over Alleged Privacy Violations  
Facebook Faces Lawsuits Over Alleged Privacy Violations  
December 02, 2021  |  Facebook

Social media giant Facebook could face potential litigation from European consumer groups stemming from its collection of personal information related to games available on the...

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Bitcoin Daily: Nodl Debuts Offering to Let Developing Countries Take Bitcoin
Bitcoin Daily: Nodl Debuts Offering to Let Developing Countries Take Bitcoin
December 01, 2021  |  Bitcoin

Nodl, a hardware bitcoin node provider, has debuted a new node offering for merchants in developing countries, Bitcoin Magazine reported Wednesday (Dec. 1). The product,...

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