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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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US Regulators Eye ‘Record’ Facebook Fine

US Regulators Eye ‘Record’ Facebook Fine
US Regulators Eye ‘Record’ Facebook Fine
January 18, 2019  |  Regulation

Regulators in the United States have reportedly met to discuss levying fines against social media giant Facebook, a punishment that could be sizable in scope...

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WhatsApp Beats Facebook On Global Usage
WhatsApp Beats Facebook On Global Usage
January 17, 2019  |  Facebook

When thinking about the most popular apps in the world, one clearly comes to mind: Facebook. However, according to recent reports, another app has taken...

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Rubio’s Privacy Bill Takes Aim At Facebook, Google, Amazon
Rubio’s Privacy Bill Takes Aim At Facebook, Google, Amazon
January 17, 2019  |  Regulation

Senator Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) has introduced new legislation that would create federal standards of privacy protection for companies like Facebook, Amazon, and Google. Get the...

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Facebook Says It Will Invest $300M In Local News
Facebook Says It Will Invest $300M In Local News
January 15, 2019  |  Facebook

Social media giant Facebook asked its users what kind of news people wanted to see on the site, and also asked the news industry how...

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AG Nominee Mulls Antitrust Probe For Tech Giants
AG Nominee Mulls Antitrust Probe For Tech Giants
January 15, 2019  |  ANTITRUST

William Barr, the nominee for attorney general, said that government regulators might need to take a deeper look at tech “behemoths” like Facebook, Microsoft and...

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German Reg To Halt Facebook User Data Collection
German Reg To Halt Facebook User Data Collection
January 14, 2019  |  Facebook

Germany’s antitrust watchdog plans to stop Facebook from gathering some user data after its investigation found that the social media giant has been collecting information...

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Facebook Opens New Boston Office
Facebook Opens New Boston Office
January 11, 2019  |  Facebook

Facebook, which is headquartered in Menlo Park, California, opened a new office this week in Boston. The social media company invited some journalists along for...

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Five At Five: Will Apple’s Privacy Move Irk Facebook?
Five At Five: Will Apple’s Privacy Move Irk Facebook?
January 09, 2019  |  News

Welcome to Five at Five, your late look at the day’s payments and commerce news. Today’s coverage includes the latest move by Apple on privacy,...

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Vietnam Goes After Facebook Over ‘Slanderous’ Content
Vietnam Goes After Facebook Over ‘Slanderous’ Content
January 09, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Facebook is facing accusations from Vietnam that the social media giant did not remove content that it said was “slanderous,” reported Financial Times. Get the...

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