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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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Facebook To Get Senate Panel Scrutiny Over Libra Project
Facebook To Get Senate Panel Scrutiny Over Libra Project
June 20, 2019  |  Regulation

Libra, the global cryptocurrency effort tied to Facebook, will be the focus of a Senate panel hearing next month, Reuters reported. The U.S. Senate Banking...

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Building New Digital Experiences
Building New Digital Experiences
June 20, 2019  |  Today In Data

Mobile can help build new loyalty offerings, while responses help build Facebook’s new plans for digital payments. Balance transfers could lead to better consumer savings...

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FB Touched Base With Fed On Crypto
FB Touched Base With Fed On Crypto
June 20, 2019  |  Facebook

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell revealed that Facebook has spoken to the central bank about its upcoming cryptocurrency, called Libra. “Facebook, I believe, has made...

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Regulators, Lawmakers Press Facebook For Answers On Libra
Regulators, Lawmakers Press Facebook For Answers On Libra
June 20, 2019  |  Cryptocurrency

News of the launch of Facebook cryptocurrency Libra has highlighted how the U.S. government will respond to the introduction of new digital currencies. The Wall...

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Libra Wallet Won’t Launch In Certain Markets
Libra Wallet Won’t Launch In Certain Markets
June 20, 2019  |  Facebook

Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency and Calibra digital wallet won’t be available in certain markets. The social media giant shared its plans for both projects, which aim...

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Tech Cos Fire Back At Senate Bill To Remove Online Immunity
Tech Cos Fire Back At Senate Bill To Remove Online Immunity
June 19, 2019  |  Regulation

Republican Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri proposed a bill that would eliminate the immunity that large tech companies have from user content deemed illegal, offensive or...

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Bitcoin Surges On Libra News
Bitcoin Surges On Libra News
June 19, 2019  |  Cryptocurrency

The announcement of Facebook’s Libra has buoyed other cryptocurrencies, especially Bitcoin, which gained in the neighborhood of 12 percent this week, to $9,477. However, supporters...

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Facebook’s Sandberg Says Regulate, Don’t Break Up Big Tech
Facebook’s Sandberg Says Regulate, Don’t Break Up Big Tech
June 19, 2019  |  Regulation

In an appearance at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg said the social media platform didn’t anticipate the...

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