Facebook to apply state media labels on Russian, Chinese outlets
Facebook Inc will start labelling Russian, Chinese and other state-controlled media organizations, and later this summer will block any ads from such…
EU to initiate controversial digital platform reforms
A significant, and politically-sensitive revolution in EU regulation is expected to be kicked off this afternoon by the European Commission. The EU's…
Remote working here to stay for Facebook employees
Facebook Inc will permanently embrace remote work even after coronavirus lockdowns ease, Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg announced, accelerating the tech sector's geographic…
Singapore’s Temasek joins Facebook-backed Libra project
Singapore state investor Temasek Holdings has joined the Facebook-backed Libra digital currency project which has faced intense scrutiny from global regulators worried…
Facebook’s Libra appoints HSBC legal chief as CEO, ‘supreme court’ members announced
Libra Association, the entity managing the Facebook Inc-led effort to build global digital currency Libra, named Stuart Levey as its first chief…
Facebook steps up efforts to combat the spread of coronavirus misinformation
As a global pandemic takes hold, more people are turning to Facebook in search of news about the coronavirus. But the traffic…
Facebook introduces new paid time off programme to allow employees take care of sick relatives
Facebook has introduced new paid time off programs that will allow employees to take up to a month away from work to…
Facebook to donate 720,000 masks, reaches out to UN
Tech giant Facebook has donated 720,000 masks to US health workers, its CEO Mark Zuckerberg has said. Mr Zuckerberg said the masks…
Facebook admits bug had blocked coronavirus stories
Social media giant Facebook has admitted that a bug in its anti-spam system has blocked a number of links to news stories…
Facebook ‘rethinks’ plans for Libra cryptocurrency
Facebook is reportedly rethinking its plans for its own digital currency after resistance from regulators. It is now considering a system with…
Sacha Baron Cohen criticises Facebook’s position on political adverts
Hitler would have been allowed to advertise his "solution to the Jewish problem" had Facebook been around in the 1930s, the British…
Facebook bars content claiming to name Trump impeachment whistleblower
Facebook Inc. is taking down any content that claims to name the anonymous whistleblower who ignited an impeachment inquiry into U.S. President…