Facebook no longer best place to work in US, Apple gains ground
Hit by users’ data scandals amid falling stocks this year, Facebook has lost the tag of best place to work in the US
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7-nation panel to grill Facebook over data scandals
After attending grilling sessions this year with lawmakers over data breaches and failure to tackle political interference, Facebook is again set to face
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Independent body to moderate content at Facebook
Facebook will establish an independent body next year to oversee user appeals of content, thereby admitting that it should not take a call
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Facebook blocks more accounts ‘meddling’ in US mid-terms
Facebook has blocked 30 accounts on its platform and 85 accounts on Instagram that may be engaged in “coordinated inauthentic behaviour” from foreign
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With 2.27 bn users, Facebook revenue hits $13.5 bn in Q3
Facebook reported $13.5 billion in revenue with a net income of $5.1 billion ($1.76 per share) in the third quarter that ended September
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Facebook removes 8.7 mn child abuse images in 3 months
Facebook has said its Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) technologies have helped remove 8.7 million pieces of child sexual images from
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Anonymous Facebook ads influenced nearly 10 mn British voters
An anonymous political campaign on Facebook has reached nearly 10 million voters, asking them via advertisements to oppose British Prime Minister Theresa May’s
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Facebook kills over 800 accounts related to US mid-term polls
Facebook has removed 559 Pages and 251 accounts that consistently broke its rules against spam and coordinated inauthentic behaviour related to upcoming US
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Facebook says hackers didn’t access any third-party app
Tendering a fresh apology in the data breach that affected 50 million users, Facebook has said that a detailed investigation found no evidence
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Facebook faces $1.63 bn in EU fine over fresh data breach
Embroiled in another massive data breach, Facebook may face $1.63 billion in fine from the European Union (EU) privacy watchdog, the media reported.
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