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Sri Lanka to lift Facebook, WhatsApp ban

A mobile phone screen shows that Facebook page can not open after the Sri Lankan government decided to shut down social messaging networks. … that senior Facebook company officials were expected to visit Sri Lanka on Thursday and the government was likely to lift the ban on both Facebook and … …

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Ads Ban: Are Facebook, Google & Ripple (XRP) Working Together On Cryptocurrency Regulation?

Ripple (XRP) – There seems to be a relationship between Google, Facebook and Ripple on cryptocurrency regulation owing to corresponding statements coming from their ends. That Facebook and Google are centralized attest to the fact that they monitors what people do on their platforms. A little while … Read More

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Why Facebook, Inc. Stock May Be Facing a Perfect Storm

Of all the cloud czars, Facebook's results look the most like those of a pure media company. This reality has yet to hit investors. The stock is up 33% in the last year, 5% so far in 2018, with investors looking backward at 48% year-over-year revenue growth and operating margins …

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Inmate’s Facebook selfies prompt investigation at Pennsylvania prison

That's what Jeffrey Mattox wrote with a selfie he posted on Facebook on January 25, according to WNEP. The problem is, Mattox is a federal inmate housed at Lackawanna County Prison and he is not supposed to have a cellphone. "It's scary, it's actually scary because they're in there for …

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Facebook, Amazon handicapped as they follow China playbook

Amazon and Facebook grabbed headlines with groundbreaking moves last week: segueing into bank accounts and music, respectively. Groundbreaking, that is, for the west — such moves are business as normal in China. Alibaba, which like Amazon has its roots in ecommerce, bolted on finance with … Read More

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Why media companies are shifting their attention from Facebook to YouTube

When House of Highlights decided to expand beyond its popular Instagram account, the Bleacher Report-owned sports and culture publication didn't even consider Facebook. First, Facebook isn't a top destination for House of Highlights' main audience of 12- to 24-year-olds, said Doug Bernstein, gm of … Read More

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Did Sri Lanka’s Facebook ban help quell anti-Muslim violence?

But, Facebook, which has more than 5.5 million users in Sri Lanka, remained blocked, along with social messaging application WhatsApp. Calls to lift the ban were growing on Wednesday, with critics claiming the move had been ineffective in quelling violence against Sri Lanka's Muslim minority, who … Read More

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Once a year, Facebook bombards employees with custom balloons and shout outs — and even …

When a person's "Faceversary" rolls around, coworkers can festoon each others' desks with customized balloons from the campus store. Managers and colleagues also take to social media to commemorate the person's time at Facebook. "It's literally a post on Facebook and a thank you for the work that … Read More

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Facebook fueled violence and hatred in Rohingya crisis, UN investigators say

United Nations investigators blamed Facebook for playing a crucial role in the spread of misinformation and hate speech against the Rohingya Muslim minority in Myanmar, where officials are suspected of possible “acts of genocide.” U.N. special rapporteur for human rights Yanghee Lee told reporters … Read More

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Facebook will add a daily news channel to its Watch tab by this summer in bid to encourage …

Until now, the Watch tab had been curated to include more television-style content, allowing Facebook to compete for ad dollars with traditional TV channels. The firm is said to be working with 'legacy and digital-first news publishers' about producing videos for the platform, according to Axios. Facebook … Read More