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Facebook expands ‘Local Alert’ tool

Facebook announced on Tuesday that it was rolling out a tool that aims to provide users with potentially life-saving information in emergencies, as it seeks to improve its public image…

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In 2015 Facebook downplayed Cambridge Analytica risks, documents reveal

Internal Facebook correspondence from September 2015, released as part of a US government lawsuit on Friday, reveals new details about Facebook’s early knowledge of potentially improper data collection by Cambridge…

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Facebook’s Libra faces EU antitrust scrutiny

Facebook’s proposed digital currency Libra faces anti-trust probe by European Union regulators, Bloomberg reported, citing a document seen by the organization. The European Commission is “currently investigating potential anti-competitive behaviour”…

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Hong-Kong Twitter and Facebook take down ‘Chinese state-backed’ accounts

Twitter and Facebook on Monday both announced the discovery of a disinformation campaign being conducted on their platforms by Chinese-backed groups trying to undermine the recent pro-democracy protests in Hong…

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Facebook workers listened to Messenger conversations

Bloomberg reports that Facebook contractors were listening to and transcribing select voice conversations that were held using its Facebook Messenger chat platform. The company reportedly had the contractors transcribe chats…

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Two U.S. senators raise privacy concerns over Facebook’s Messenger Kids

Democratic U.S. senators Edward Markey and Richard Blumenthal have written to Facebook Inc questioning whether there was a “worrying pattern” of poor privacy protection for children using its Messenger Kids…

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German citizen arrested in Turkey for Facebook shares

Another German citizen was arrested in Turkey on charges of spreading propaganda. According to reports from German public broadcasters NDR, WDR and newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung, 36-year-old Osman B. from Hesse was arrested…

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Facebook removes fake accounts from Thailand, Ukraine, Honduras and Russia

Facebook said on Thursday it had erased over 1,800 accounts and pages from Thailand, Russia, Ukraine and Honduras, its latest move to counter deceptive political propaganda and other abuses of…

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US to open antitrust review of big tech firms

The United States Justice Department said on Tuesday that it was opening a large-scale antitrust investigation of big US tech firms. The probe will look into "whether and how market-leading online…

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US Air Force on alert around Area 51

The US Air Force has told people not to go near Area 51 after more than a a million people have replied to an event on Facebook, threatening to…

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Midday Dispatch – Corporate and Financial News

Donald Trump has launched a stinging attack on cryptocurrencies, including Facebook’s proposed Libra coin, and warned that the social media network might be subject to full banking regulation if it…

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Egypt arrests pro Hosni Mubarak Facebook page founder

Egyptian authorities have arrested the founder of a Facebook page with millions of followers that praises ousted President Hosni Mubarak, a judicial source said on Thursday. VOA reports prosecutors on…

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US launches investigation into France’s plan to tax tech companies

US President Donald Trump has ordered an investigation into France's planned tax on tech giants - a move that could result in retaliatory tariffs. The US inquiry could pave the…

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Facebook users in US, UK and Europe affected after servers go down

Facebook down reports are surging in right now with users hit with login problems and issues with images not loading. Down Detector has received a surge of Facebook down reports…

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Two persons possibly exposed to nerve agent sarin at Facebook Inc mail facility in Silcon Valley

Two people were possibly exposed to the nerve agent sarin at a Facebook Inc mail facility in Silicon Valley which has been evacuated, a local fire official said on Monday.…

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Corporate Dispatch Morning Briefing – Sunday Newspaper Review

Good morning, These are the main stories on Malta's front-pages. The Sunday Times reveals that the Malta Financial Services Authority has written to Bank of Valletta to implement urgent changes…

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Russia and Cambridge Analytica has no influence on Brexit result, Facebook investigation shows

Facebook’s spokesperson, Nick Clegg, says he has found no evidence of a significant attempt by “outside forces” to sway the Brexit referendum. The former Liberal party leader also argued that…

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Italy fines Facebook €1 million over Cambridge Analytica case

Italy's privacy regulator said Friday that it was fining Facebook one million euros for offenses related to the Cambridge Analytica case. The disgraced and now-defunct British company harvested the personal…

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Landmark judgement in Australia finds publishers legally responsible for moderating comments on Facebook sites

In Australia major media companies and Facebook are scrambling to come to grips with a landmark ruling by an Australian judge that found publishers are legally responsible for pre-moderating comments…

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Cartoon – Spare some Crypto Change?

First published in Le Temps, Switzerland, June 18, 2019 By Chappatte Via Politico

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Facebook and eBay urged to act to stop the sale of fake reviews through their sites

The British Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has found troubling evidence that there is a thriving marketplace for fake and misleading online reviews. After web sweeps performed in the period…

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Midday Corporate Dispatch – Financial and Corporate News

Eurozone wage growth accelerated at its fastest pace in a decade in the first quarter, underpinning the region’s economic expansion even as the export-led manufacturing sector suffers amid weakening global…

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Corporate Dispatch Morning Briefing

Good morning, These are the morning headlines chosen from our editorial team, from news sources from Malta and around the world for Tuesday. Start your day informed. Deaths and injuries…

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Facebook sets eyes to become world’s leading ecommerce platform as it launches its cryptocurrency on Tuesday

Wall Street analysts are eagerly anticipating Facebook’s possible unveil of its long-awaited cryptocurrency payments plan on Tuesday. According to various reports the company is preparing to finally reveal what it…

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Midday Corporate Dispatch – Financial and Corporate News

Good afternoon, These are the salient Corporate and Financial news for our first edition of the Midday Corporate Dispatch. Bank of Valletta’s last correspondent bank for US dollars transactions…

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Facebook stops pre-installation of its apps on Huawei phones

Reuters reports that Facebook Inc is no longer allowing pre-installation of its apps on Huawei phones, in the face of a U.S. ban on its purchase of American parts and…

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Facebook experiencing problems

Facebook users in Europe are reporting problems with Facebook including difficulty accessing the page and finding it impossible to update their status. The social media platform is reported to be…

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Facebook plans to launch its own cryptocurrency

Facebook is planning to launch its own cryptocurrency, dubbed GlobalCoin, in early 2020, allowing users to make digital payments in a dozen countries. GlobalCoin would enable Facebook’s 2.4 billion monthly…

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Corporate Dispatch Morning Briefing – Thursday 23rd May 2019

Good morning, As expected the debate between the leaders of the main political parties in Malta takes most of the coverage in today's newspapers. Internationally the latest in Libya, the…

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500 suspicious groups suspected of disseminating fake news detected on Facebook

The U.S.-based NGO Avaaz, which is active in the fight against cybercrime, said it has identified over 500 suspicious pages and groups on Facebook suspected of disseminating fake news…

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Facebook to restrict livestream feature

Facebook announced that it will restrict who can use the company's livestream tool in an effort to limit its use to "cause harm or spread hate". Facebook said that…

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Facebook urges users to update WhatsApp after major vulnerability leads to remote installations surveillance software

Hackers were able to remotely install surveillance software on phones and other devices using a major vulnerability in messaging app WhatsApp, it has been confirmed. WhatsApp, which is owned by…

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Facebook sues analytics firm over alleged data misuse

Facebook is suing a South Korean firm, Rankwave, it accuses of unlawfully using data to sell marketing and advertising. The social network is asking a judge to force Rankwave to…

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Corporate Dispatch Morning Briefing and News Review – Saturday 11th May 2019

Good morning, This is your morning briefing for Saturday, with a review of the main news from Malta, Europe and the world. Latest News At least 50 migrants die off…

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Macron demands more from Facebook in combatting hate speech

French authorities should have more access to Facebook’s algorithms to audit its policies on hate speech, a report concluded. The French report was published hours before Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg and…

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Facebook reveals major redesign and changes

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said the company plans to put privacy first and revealed a series of changes to the firm's portfolio of social platforms, including Instagram and Whatsapp.…

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Facebook and linked Social Media platforms go down on Sunday

For the second time in a month, Facebook was not loading for millions of users in the northeastern US, Europe and parts of Asia on Sunday. Downdetector.com, a website that…

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British mother free to leave Dubai after Facebook insult

A British single mother arrested in Dubai for insulting her ex-husband’s new wife on Facebook, has been allowed to return to the UK. The campaign group Detained in Dubai reported…

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More countries exerting pressure on Facebook and Google to block terror and hate-driven propaganda

Social media giants like Facebook and Google came under increasing pressure in Europe on Monday when countries proposed stricter rules to force them to block extreme material such as terrorist…

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British mother in Dubai risking 2 years in jail and €58,000 fine because of old FB post

A British single mother faces up to two years in jail and a fine of €58,000 in Dubai after being detained over comments she made on social media in 2016…

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Data of millions of Facebook users exposed on the internet

A cybersecurity firm announced that it found millions of records openly exposed on the internet containing people's personal data from Facebook, including Facebook passwords for 22,000 people. UpGuard said the…

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Facebook considering the creation of a news product

Mark Zuckerberg said on Monday that Facebook is considering the creation of a news product on the social network. POLITICO reports that Zuckerberg said that the service will be integrated…

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Zuckerberg says there was need for more state active role in Facebook regulation

The Facebook boss, Mark Zuckerberg, has set out how he believes the social network and the internet should be regulated. The firm’s founder and chief executive said there was a…

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Facebook exploring restrictions on who can livestream

Facebook Inc Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg announced the company is looking to place restrictions on who can go live on its platform based on certain criteria in the aftermath…

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Facebook tightens rules on political ads

Facebook has hardened its rules on political advertising in Europe as pressure from EU regulators increases to do more to guard against foreign meddling ahead of the European Parliament…

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Millions of Facebook passwords exposed internally

The passwords of millions of Facebook users were accessible by employees of the same social network. Security researcher Brian Krebs broke the news about data protection failures, which saw up…

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Facebook to launch new portal for housing and employment adverts

Facebook announced that it will introduce changes to its ad platform that prevent advertisers for housing, employment or credit from discriminating based on race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability and several…

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Yellow Jackets protest movement led to ‘explosion’ of false and misleading news

France's Yellow Jackets protest movement led to an explosion of false or misleading news items circulating on Facebook, with posts shared some 4 million times over a five-month period, according…

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Facebook takes steps against ‘revenge porn’

Facebook is introducing new measures to stop the spread of intimate photos posted on Facebook or Instagram without people's permission, sometimes called "revenge porn," the company said on Friday.…

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Mystery so far behind the most severe outage in Facebook’s history

Facebook suffered the most severe outage in its history, with key services rendered unusable for users globally for much of Wednesday. Facebook's main product, its two messaging apps and image-sharing…

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Facebook not functioning properly- Instagram down

Instagram has stopped working, with users unable to load the app. The problems came at the same time as parent company Facebook is also being hit by technical issues. WhatsApp,…

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EU finance ministers fail to agree to tax tech giants

No agreement was reached at a meeting of European Union finance ministers in Brussels regarding a plan a plan on the taxing of digital giants like Google and Facebook.…

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Facebook in push to combat vaccine misinformation

Facebook has announced a series of measures to limit the spread of misinformation about vaccinations commonly known as anti-vaxx The initiative comes amid a surge in measles cases in…

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Facebook removes hundreds of accounts in UK, Romania

Facebook for the first time Facebook has taken down accounts linked to domestic groups in their country. Politico reported that it had removed hundreds of false accounts that promoted…

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France unveils the “tax of the 21st Century”

French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire (photo above) has unveiled plans for what is being described as the "tax of the 21st Century." A new French tax on digital giants.…

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Zuckerberg announces messenger changes

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced on Wednesday that Facebook will enable its user to send messages between Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp. The Independent reports him saying that the social media…

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British MPs call for stricter Facebook regulation

Facebook needs far stricter regulation, with tough and urgent action necessary to end the spread of disinformation on its platform, MPs have said. A Commons committee has concluded that the…

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