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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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UK Authority Says Facebook’s Giphy Must Stay Independent
UK Authority Says Facebook’s Giphy Must Stay Independent
August 10, 2020  |  ANTITRUST

Facebook’s acquisition of Giphy has hit another snag, with the United Kingdom’s competition watchdog ordering the tech giant to appoint a “formal hold separate manager”...

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Facebook Forms Facebook Financial To Ramp Up eCommerce, Payments Efforts
Facebook Forms Facebook Financial To Ramp Up eCommerce, Payments Efforts
August 10, 2020  |  Facebook

Facebook has accelerated up its eCommerce expansion efforts even as the COVID-19 pandemic has boosted online shopping. Now, it is launching a new group within...

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Microsoft, Facebook Speak Out Over Apple’s Gaming App Policies
Microsoft, Facebook Speak Out Over Apple’s Gaming App Policies
August 07, 2020  |  Mobile

Microsoft and Facebook are grumbling publicly about fellow tech giant Apple‘s policies restricting access to coveted slots in its App Store, as well as the...

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Instagram Launches TikTok Rival, Reels
Instagram Launches TikTok Rival, Reels
August 05, 2020  |  Facebook

As Microsoft Corp. races to complete its purchase of TikTok, the trendy Chinese app that allows teens to share lip-syncing videos, Facebook’s Instagram debuted its...

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Messenger Lets Businesses Reach Customers Beyond Facebook
Messenger Lets Businesses Reach Customers Beyond Facebook
August 04, 2020  |  Facebook

Facebook Messenger is looking to make it easier for businesses to interact with customers with a new update, according to a press release. The new...

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Today In Payments: Amex Grows BNPL Options; Facebook Unveils Commerce Accelerator Plans
Today In Payments: Amex Grows BNPL Options; Facebook Unveils Commerce Accelerator Plans
August 04, 2020  |  News

In today’s top news, American Express has unveiled a new payment option, and Facebook has revealed plans for a Commerce Accelerator. Plus, six additional U.S....

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Today In Payments: Apple Purchases Mobeewave; Trump Encourages Microsoft To Buy All Of TikTok
Today In Payments: Apple Purchases Mobeewave; Trump Encourages Microsoft To Buy All Of TikTok
August 03, 2020  |  News

In today’s top news, Apple has purchased Mobeewave, and President Donald Trump has encouraged Microsoft to buy all of TikTok. Plus, GoodRx Inc. is reportedly looking...

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Facebook Boosts eCommerce Platform With ‘Accelerator’
Facebook Boosts eCommerce Platform With ‘Accelerator’
August 03, 2020  |  Social Commerce

Facebook is intensifying its push into eCommerce as demand grows for online shopping amid the coronavirus pandemic. The social media giant is launching an initiative...

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Big Tech And The Optical Illusion Of Monopoly
Big Tech And The Optical Illusion Of Monopoly
August 03, 2020  |  ANTITRUST

The most interesting thing about Big Tech’s Fab Four tour of Capitol Hill last Wednesday (July 29) wasn’t the perfunctory lawmaker grandstanding, or even the...

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