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How social media services handle political ads
A rundown of each major platform's stance on ads.
Jan 23 2020 12:43PM
Facebook targets UK growth with 1000 hires this year
Increasing UK employee count to 4000.
Jan 22 2020 1:34PM
We're getting better at protecting elections - Facebook's Clegg
Will do a better job of preventing bad actors manipulating this year's US presidential election.
Jan 21 2020 6:25AM
Facebook must disclose app records for Massachusetts probe, judge rules
Claims thousands of apps may have misused customer data.
Jan 20 2020 12:51PM
Facebook says technical error caused vulgar translation of Chinese leader's name
Apologises for any offence caused.
Jan 20 2020 7:00AM
Facebook refuses to ban political ads ahead of US election
But will give users some control.
Jan 10 2020 9:02AM
Facebook to remove deepfake videos in run-up to 2020 US election
But not content that is parody or satire.
Jan 8 2020 10:36AM
Facebook to stop using 2FA tool to feed friend suggestions feature
As part of a wide-ranging privacy overhaul.
Dec 20 2019 6:50AM
Tougher rules in store for Google, Facebook over UK online ads
After in-depth investigation by competition regulator.
Dec 19 2019 1:00PM
Facebook to pilot new fact-checking program with community reviewers
Appen to source reviewers.
Dec 18 2019 1:34PM
Japan to tighten screws on tech giants to ensure transparency
To maintain "transparency and fairness".
Dec 18 2019 1:30PM
Democrats release tips for US election campaigns to fight online disinformation
Teams should be responsible for monitoring online disinformation about their candidate.
Dec 18 2019 6:44AM
Tech industry asks US court to reconsider net neutrality ruling
After October ruling upheld earlier repeal.
Dec 16 2019 1:00PM
Facebook pledges US$130m to content oversight board
Funding for six years of operations.
Dec 16 2019 1:00PM
Facebook delays naming oversight board members until 2020
'Unforeseen complexities' delay member selection.
Dec 13 2019 12:10PM
US regulator weighs action against Facebook over how its apps interact
Shares take hit over fears of forced app sell-off.
Dec 13 2019 12:03PM
Italian judge orders Facebook to reopen neo-fascist group's account
Appeal by far-right group Casapound upheld.
Dec 13 2019 6:55AM
Australia tells Facebook and Google to commit to competition rules, or else
New rules to ensure they do not abuse their market power and damage competition.
Dec 13 2019 6:55AM
Facebook no longer among Glassdoor's top 10 workplaces
Plummets to the 23rd spot amid heightened regulatory scrutiny.
Dec 12 2019 6:36AM
Thousands of UK political ads missing from Facebook archive searches
Facebook unsure why campaign transparency data missing.
Dec 11 2019 1:20PM
