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Officials Want Facebook to Halt End-to-End Encryption Plans

BuzzFeed News reported that officials from the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia are set to publish an open letter to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. The officials do not want Facebook to enact end-to-end encryption across its messaging services.…

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Facebook Removed Tens of Thousands of Apps

Facebook announced an update on their ongoing App Developer Investigation. It began in March of 2018, in response to the Cambridge Analytica scandal. Our App Developer Investigation is by no means finished. But there is meaningful progress to report so…

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NY Attorney General Announced Facebook Antitrust Investigation

New York Attorney General Letitia James confirmed that she is leading the bipartisan coalition investigating Facebook for antitrust issues. Her statement said: Even the largest social media platform in the world must follow the law and respect consumers. I am…

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Facebook Launched Facebook Dating in the U.S.

Facebook has launched Facebook Dating in the United States. This comes after the initial launch of Facebook Dating in Colombia in 2018. Do you really trust Facebook to keep your dating data private? Today, we’re launching Facebook Dating in the…

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Facebook Removed Coordinated Inauthentic Behavior from China

Facebook has removed seven Pages, three Groups, and five Facebook accounts involved in coordinated inauthentic behavior as part of a small network that originated in China and focused on Hong Kong. Facebook took these actions based on a tip shared…

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Facebook Wants to Keep Private Groups Safe

Facebook announced some changes that are designed to keep people safe within Facebook Groups. In part, Facebook will hold Group admins accountable for what is posted in their group. Facebook says one way they keep people safe is by proactively…

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FTC Fines Facebook $5 Billion and Imposes New Privacy Policy

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that it has imposed a historic penalty $5 billion penalty and significant requirements on Facebook to boost accountability and transparency. Facebook Inc. will pay a record-breaking $5 billion penalty, and submit to new restrictions…

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