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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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India’s New Social Media Rules Would Strip Anonymity — When Asked — From Accounts
India’s New Social Media Rules Would Strip Anonymity — When Asked — From Accounts
February 13, 2020  |  South Asia

Controversial new rules by the Indian government could force Facebook, Twitter, TikTok and YouTube to reveal users’ identities, shattering anonymity for over 400 million people,...

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Today In Payments: German Leaders To Vote On eScooter Ban; Softbank Takes Hit In Quarterly Earnings
Today In Payments: German Leaders To Vote On eScooter Ban; Softbank Takes Hit In Quarterly...
February 12, 2020  |  News

In today’s top news, Germany’s leaders will vote on the Road Traffic Act on Friday, which will determine the regulation of eScooters in the country,...

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WhatsApp Hits 2B Users, Stands By Privacy
WhatsApp Hits 2B Users, Stands By Privacy
February 12, 2020  |  Facebook

Facebook-owned WhatsApp hit a major milestone, surpassing the 2 billion user mark, the company announced in a Wednesday (Feb. 12) blog post, in which it also...

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Deep Dive: Fake Profiles Threaten Social Media Networks
Deep Dive: Fake Profiles Threaten Social Media Networks
February 12, 2020  |  Authentication

Social media has become an integral part of everyday life, with a recent study finding that there were approximately 2.77 billion social media users around...

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Zuckerberg To Meet With EU Regulators Prior To Big Tech Proposals
Zuckerberg To Meet With EU Regulators Prior To Big Tech Proposals
February 11, 2020  |  Regulation

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has scheduled meetings with European Union (EU) regulators ahead of an official proposal presentation to create a new framework for Big...

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Billionaire Investor Peter Thiel Reduces His Facebook Shares To $2M
Billionaire Investor Peter Thiel Reduces His Facebook Shares To $2M
February 10, 2020  |  Facebook

Early Facebook investor Peter Thiel once had 45 million shares in social media company Facebook, but he recently let go of most of them, and...

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Amazon (And Others) Brace For India’s New eCommerce Tax
Amazon (And Others) Brace For India’s New eCommerce Tax
February 10, 2020  |  Taxes

The jousting over eCommerce taxes — especially for U.S. firms operating on an international scale — is about to get more heated. Last week in...

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Facebook Buys London ‘Visual Positioning Service’ Company For $40M, Sources Say
Facebook Buys London ‘Visual Positioning Service’ Company For $40M, Sources Say
February 09, 2020  |  Facebook

Facebook has acquired London-based startup Scape Technologies, which is working on location-based technology that will expand GPS abilities, according to reports. Regulatory filings show that...

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WhatsApp Pay Gets Approval For Phased India Rollout
WhatsApp Pay Gets Approval For Phased India Rollout
February 07, 2020  |  Digital Payments

Almost two years after its experimental run, the Facebook-owned messaging service WhatsApp has received regulatory approval for its WhatsApp Pay platform in India. The National Payments Corporation...

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