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Should we permit child grooming, asks Facebook

Facebook has been criticised over a “stupid and irresponsible” survey in which it asked whether child grooming should be allowed on its site. The social network asked several thousand users what the rules should be in the case of a “private message in which an adult man asks a 14-year-old …

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Democracy is dying in Cambodia. Facebook should make sure it doesn’t help kill it.

FACEBOOK CAME relatively late to Cambodia, only in the past few years, but quickly grew. Surveys show that it is now a leading source of news and information, nearly synonymous with the Internet. This is why a dispute over Facebook in Cambodia bears watching. Democracy is dying in Cambodia at … …

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Is Facebook Winning the Battle Against Ad Fraud?

Consider Facebook, a leader in both advertising and sophisticated research and deployment of AI. The company last fall increased its team fighting ad fraud, combining 1,000 workers, including engineers, managers, human reviewers as well as local language and culture experts, with multiple means of … Read More

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Oscars 2018: How to watch the 90th Academy Awards online

If you don't have a fancy antennae or cable package, however, Facebook is teaming up with the Academy this year. “The Oscars: All Access” will provide red carpet and behind-the-scenes coverage during the show tonight. The easiest way to watch is by heading to ABC's main Facebook page, where … Read …

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Q&A: Facebook’s CTO talks about fake news, Russia

HALF MOON BAY, Calif. (AP) — Under fire for Russian abuse of its service during the 2016 presidential election, the spread of fake news and more, Facebook has promised to right the ship this year. CEO Mark Zuckerberg has stated his personal goal for 2018 is "fixing" problems like these …

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Facebook fuels hysteria over false threat at Milford high school

That's why Facebook should be used for sharing family pictures and why Police Chief Keith Mello's reverse 911 system and other official communications should be the source of emergency information, said John DeCarlo, chairman of the University of New Haven's criminal justice department. Read More

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Syrian man confesses to killing his wife in Facebook Live video

CAIRO: With drops of blood falling from his hands, a Syrian man appeared in a Facebook Live video soon after murdering his wife, according to … as Abu Marwan, is a Syrian refugee residing in Germany, who stabbed his wife to death on Friday and aired his confession in a …

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Facebook cofounder Chris Hughes reveals how one conversation he had with Mark Zuckerberg in …

Chris Hughes was one of Mark Zuckerberg's roommates and a Facebook cofounder who helped with user experience and media outreach. One rainy night in 2004, Hughes and Zuckerberg had a conversation that resulted in Hughes getting a 2% ownership stake. The stake was worth $500 million when … Read More

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Facebook Gets As Big As It’s Going To Get In The US

Facebook's growth in the United States reaches a plateau as new research shows that its user base in the country is probably not going to get bigger anymore. Recently, the social media network even posted a decline in its daily users and the problem is that its largest market is …

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National Grid working to restore power in Hull after town Facebook post

HULL, Mass. – National grid is working to restore power to Hull Sunday after a Facebook post criticizing their response by the Town of Hull Emergency Management. A Facebook post Sunday morning spurred National Grid to work on getting power restored to Hull residents. Hull's fire chief took to the … …