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U.K. Regulator Orders Facebook to Sell Giphy
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U.K. Regulator Orders Facebook to Sell Giphy

"We are protecting millions of social media users and promoting competition and innovation in digital advertising."
By Matthew Heller | December 1, 2021
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Massive Outage Dents Facebook Shares, Revenue
Technology

Massive Outage Dents Facebook Shares, Revenue

Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp went dark in what website monitoring group Downdetector said was the largest such failure it had ever seen.
By Matthew Heller | October 5, 2021
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Facebook Unveils $100M Trade Finance Program
Corporate Finance

Facebook Unveils $100M Trade Finance Program

The social media giant will buy invoices from small businesses owned by women and minorities, sparing them the usual wait to be paid by customers.
By Matthew Heller | September 14, 2021
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FTC Revives Antitrust Suit Against Facebook
Risk & Compliance

FTC Revives Antitrust Suit Against Facebook

In an amended complaint, the commission seeks to bolster its allegations that Facebook has abused a monopoly position in social networking.
By Matthew Heller | August 19, 2021
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Facebook Wants FTC Chair off Antitrust Case
Risk & Compliance

Facebook Wants FTC Chair off Antitrust Case

Lina Khan “cannot meet any standard for neutrality that would permit her to participate in any decision-making" regarding the litigation.
By Matthew Heller | July 15, 2021
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Biden Appoints Big Tech Critic Lina Khan as FTC Chair
Risk & Compliance

Biden Appoints Big Tech Critic Lina Khan as FTC Chair

Khan is one of the most renowned American scholars to criticize large technology companies for market power abuse.
By Lauren Muskett | June 16, 2021
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DOJ: Facebook Improperly Gave Hiring Preference to Foreign Workers
Human Capital

DOJ: Facebook Improperly Gave Hiring Preference to Foreign Workers

The complaint says the social media giant refused to recruit, consider, or hire qualified and available U.S. workers for over 2,600 positions.
By Lauren Muskett | December 4, 2020
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Facebook Adds CRM Platform With Kustomer Buy
Technology

Facebook Adds CRM Platform With Kustomer Buy

The deal “could provide businesses and customers with more support for interactions that occur on Facebook and its other apps."
By Matthew Heller | December 1, 2020
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Facebook, Twitter CEOs Defend Their Election Actions To The Senate
Risk & Compliance

Facebook, Twitter CEOs Defend Their Election Actions To The Senate

Mark Zuckerberg told Sen. Mike Lee, Utah Republican, that the company occasionally made "mistakes."
By Vincent Ryan | November 18, 2020
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Tech Execs Face Questions on Immunity Law
Risk & Compliance

Tech Execs Face Questions on Immunity Law

The heads of Facebook, Twitter, and Google said changes to Section 230 could change how they moderate content.
By Lauren Muskett | October 28, 2020
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House Urges Reforms to Curb Big Tech Firms
Technology

House Urges Reforms to Curb Big Tech Firms

Facebook, Google, Amazon and Apple "have become the kinds of monopolies we last saw in the era of oil barons and railroad tycoons."
By Matthew Heller | October 7, 2020
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U.S. Tech Companies Decline Hong Kong Data Requests
Risk & Compliance

U.S. Tech Companies Decline Hong Kong Data Requests

Hong Kong’s controversial new security laws require internet companies to provide user data and can order content deletion.
By Lauren Muskett | July 7, 2020
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Microsoft Pauses Advertisements on Facebook, Instagram Globally
The Cloud

Microsoft Pauses Advertisements on Facebook, Instagram Globally

The company is concerned over the content that runs next to its ads.
By Lauren Muskett | June 30, 2020
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Microsoft Scraps Game Streaming Platform
Technology

Microsoft Scraps Game Streaming Platform

Microsoft tried to compete with Amazon's Twitch but its Mixer service saw "almost no growth in a medium that has otherwise been exploding."
By Matthew Heller | June 23, 2020
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Facebook Zooms in on Videoconferencing
Technology

Facebook Zooms in on Videoconferencing

The company is launching Messenger Rooms as apps such as Zoom have seen usage take off since the coronavirus pandemic forced people to stay at home.
By Matthew Heller | April 27, 2020
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