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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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Shopify Joins Libra Association
Shopify Joins Libra Association
February 21, 2020  |  Facebook

Facebook’s Libra Association added a new member after a number of participatory companies left the organization in the past few months, according to a report...

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Proposed US Law Could Hamper End-To-End Encryption
Proposed US Law Could Hamper End-To-End Encryption
February 21, 2020  |  Safety and Security

With a bill that seeks to tackle the distribution of child abuse material, U.S. legislation will reportedly be introduced in the weeks to come that...

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Japan Takes Aim At Big Tech eCommerce Transparency
Japan Takes Aim At Big Tech eCommerce Transparency
February 20, 2020  |  eCommerce

Earlier this week, Japan’s cabinet proposed a bill that seeks to, as reported by the country’s national daily, The Mainichi, “improve contract transparency” for deals...

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Barr Questions Whether Facebook, Others Should Be Immune To Lawsuits
Barr Questions Whether Facebook, Others Should Be Immune To Lawsuits
February 20, 2020  |  Facebook

U.S. Attorney General William Barr said on Wednesday he was unsure whether social media giants like Facebook and Google needed the immunity that protected them...

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EU Rejects Zuckerberg’s Stance On Regulating Facebook
EU Rejects Zuckerberg’s Stance On Regulating Facebook
February 17, 2020  |  Facebook

European Union industry commissioner Thierry Breton rebuked Facebook’s proposed new internet rules Monday (Feb.17), saying it was Facebook‘s responsibility to adapt to the EU and...

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Zuckerberg Talks Guidelines For How To Regulate Facebook
Zuckerberg Talks Guidelines For How To Regulate Facebook
February 16, 2020  |  Facebook

Facebook is something in between a newspaper and a telecommunications company, said CEO Mark Zuckerberg, and he wants it to be regulated accordingly, The Wall...

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Facebook Teams With Surge For India VC Brand Incubator
Facebook Teams With Surge For India VC Brand Incubator
February 14, 2020  |  Startups

Facebook has connected with Sequoia Capital India’s Surge accelerator initiative to roll out the fourth version of the VC Brand Incubator program in India, Deal...

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Nonprofits Shun Data Lock Behind Facebook’s Donate Button
Nonprofits Shun Data Lock Behind Facebook’s Donate Button
February 13, 2020  |  Facebook

Many nonprofits are leery of using Facebook’s “donate” button, saying it doesn’t help them in their fundraising efforts, mainly because Facebook keeps a tight lock...

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Unprecedented Facebook Data-Sharing Plan Takes Off After Privacy Delays 
Unprecedented Facebook Data-Sharing Plan Takes Off After Privacy Delays 
February 13, 2020  |  Facebook

When the independent research commission Social Science One launched in 2018 to study Facebook data, scientists never thought it would take two years to get...

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