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Govt funding starts flowing to agencies in real-time
German watchdog chief calls Wirecard scandal a 'massive criminal act'
Social media giants to face same EU hateful content rules as broadcasters
ANZ sees fivefold increase in digital channel use
Govt mulls stricter cyber security accountability for agencies
Facebook, three Indonesian firms in early talks for mobile payment approval - regulator
Applying for approval to launch mobile payments.
Apr 21 2020 6:43AM
Australia plans law forcing Google, Facebook to share ad revenue with domestic media firms
Legislation within months.
Apr 20 2020 1:18PM
Facebook's Libra cryptocurrency gets a revamp
In the hope it will satisfy regulators.
Apr 17 2020 10:32AM
Zoom hires former Facebook security chief to beef up privacy, safety
Amid a global backlash.
Apr 9 2020 6:23AM
Facebook asks users about coronavirus symptoms, releases data to researchers
Google already surveying users for Carnegie Mellon project.
Apr 7 2020 12:58PM
Facebook commits US$100 million to support news media hurt by virus crisis
First grants go to 50 US, Canadian publications.
Mar 31 2020 1:37PM
US lawmaker urges caution in using location data to track COVID-19
Wants assurances from US government, big tech firms.
Mar 20 2020 6:50AM
Facebook to shift sensitive content moderation to staffers amid COVID-19 crisis
Contractors to cover less sensitive content from home.
Mar 19 2020 1:15PM
Social media giants warn of AI moderation errors as coronavirus empties offices
As companies empty offices and rely on automated takedown software.
Mar 18 2020 6:43AM
Israeli spyware firm NSO seeks court sanctions against Facebook
For allegedly failing to abide by international law.
Mar 12 2020 6:39AM
Australian privacy watchdog sues Facebook over Cambridge Analytica scandal
Begins legal proceedings after two-year investigation.
Mar 9 2020 4:30PM
Facebook closes London offices until Monday due to coronavirus
After a visiting employee from Singapore diagnosed with coronavirus.
Mar 9 2020 6:34AM
Facebook, Google ask San Francisco staff to work from home as coronavirus spreads
To minimize risk of spreading coronavirus.
Mar 9 2020 6:34AM
Facebook to ban misleading ads about coronavirus
Like products offering any cures or prevention.
Feb 27 2020 1:18PM
Encryption on Facebook, Google, others threatened by planned new bill
"Eliminating Abuse and Rampant Neglect of Interactive Technologies Act".
Feb 24 2020 6:45AM
EU to unveil plans to boost European firms, rein in US tech giants
Aimed at helping European companies exploit their industrial data.
Feb 19 2020 12:57PM
Israeli court orders Facebook to unblock account of NSO Group employee
Similar rulings are expected for other employees in coming days.
Feb 19 2020 6:42AM
Facebook sees risks to innovation, freedom of expression ahead of EU rules
Ahead of the release of a raft of rules by the European Union this week.
Feb 18 2020 1:49PM
Treat us like something between a telco and a newspaper, says Facebook's Zuckerberg
Calls for regulation of harmful content.
Feb 17 2020 1:51PM
Facebook cancels San Francisco summit on coronavirus fears
Cans global marketing summit scheduled for next month.
Feb 17 2020 6:46AM
