social-media
FTC approves roughly $5B fine for Facebook
Dhaka, Jul 13 (AP/UNB) - The FTC has voted to approve a fine of about $5 billion for Facebook over privacy violations, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday. The report cited an unnamed person familiar with the matter.
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Man arrested over Baidu boss drenching
Dhaka, Jul 6 (UNB) - Chinese police have arrested a man in connection with an incident that left the boss of tech giant Baidu drenched with water, reports the BBC.
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French lawmakers approve 3% tax on online giants
Paris, July 4 (AP/UNB) — France’s lower house of parliament approved Thursday a small, pioneering tax on internet giants like Google, Amazon and Facebook — and the French government hopes other countries will follow suit.
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Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp hit by photo glitch
Dhaka, July 3 (UNB) Some Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp users cannot upload photos, videos and files.
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Facebook posts put Border Patrol on defensive at rough time
San Diego, Jul 3 (AP/UNB) — Before the rise of social media, Border Patrol agents gathered in parking lots at the end of their shifts for what was known as "choir practice" — a chance to share what they saw that day and anything else on their minds.
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TikTok's young fans 'exploited' for digital gifts
Dhaka, Jul 3 (UNB) - Video-sharing app TikTok says it is "sorry" that some children and other young people have felt pressured into sending money to their favourite influencers on the app, reports the BBC.
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Data scientist drops Facebook defamation suit
Dhaka, Jul 3 (AP/UNB) - Aleksandr Kogan, the data scientist at the center of Facebook's Cambridge Analytica privacy scandal, said he is dropping a defamation lawsuit against the social network rather than engage in an expensive, drawn-out legal battle.
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Facebook may be 'pivoting' to something worse
Dhaka, July 2 (UNB) - Over the past few months, Mark Zuckerberg has spoken at length about his grand plan for fixing Facebook, reports BBC.
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Facebook mail site evacuated after possible sarin scare
Menlo Park, Jul 2 (AP/UNB) — A Facebook mail facility near company headquarters was evacuated Monday after a routine check found mail possibly containing the nerve agent sarin.
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Facebook to make jobs, credit ads searchable for US users
Bosto, Jul 1 (AP/UNB) — Facebook says it will make advertisements for jobs, loans and credit card offers searchable for all U.S. users following a legal settlement designed to eliminate discrimination on its platform.
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