Facebook employees want to follow Twitter
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Fact check Trump

Facebook staff have called their boss a wimp and walked of the job after he refused to follow Twitter and fact check Donald [call in the troops] Trump.

Dorsey refuses to back down
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Friday, 29 May 2020 10:52

Dorsey refuses to back down


Will continue to fact check Trump

Twitter will continue to fact check Donald Trump despite the President's censorship threats. 

Facebook moves to remote work from home
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Most employees can request a permanent change in jobs

In a move that illustrates how swiftly the COVID-19 pandemic is reshaping the global economy, Facebook said today that it would begin allowing most of its employees to request a permanent change in their jobs to let them work remotely.

Facebook removes pseudoscience and conspiracy theory as an advertising option
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You can't target the very stupid any more

Facebook has removed “pseudoscience” as an option for advertisers that want to target audiences, a category available until this week even as the world’s largest social media network vowed to curb misinformation about the COVID-19 pandemic.

Australia comes the raw prawn with Facebook
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Cambridge Analytica data breach could cost Facebook billions

Australia’s privacy watchdog is suing Facebook over the Cambridge Analytica data breach — which, back in 2018, became a global scandal that wiped billions off the tech giant’s share price, yet only led to Facebook being slapped around the chips with a wet bus ticket by US and UK watchdogs.

Facebook plans UK expansion
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Tuesday, 21 January 2020 11:21

Facebook plans UK expansion


Wants to hire more than a thousand

Facebook will hire 1,000 people in London this year in roles such as product development and safety as it continues to grow its biggest engineering centre outside the United States after Britain leaves the European Union.

Oculus Go has price slashed
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Friday, 17 January 2020 12:01

Oculus Go has price slashed


Impulse buy prices

The 32GB Oculus Go will now cost $149 in the US, a reduction of $50 from its original $199 launch price.

Facebook tipped off Islamic State terrorist that the spooks were onto him
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The spooks were using spyware

A team of European law enforcement officials was hot on the trail of a potential terror plot in October, fearing an attack during Christmas season, when their keyhole into a suspect's phone went dark.

Facebook wants to kill Android
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Friday, 20 December 2019 11:42

Facebook wants to kill Android


Liberate Oculus and Portal

Facebook doesn't want its hardware like Oculus and Portal to be at the mercy of Google because they rely on its Android operating system.

UK to create a big tech watchdog
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Thursday, 19 December 2019 13:13

UK to create a big tech watchdog


That will hack off the US

In a move which will hack off its new US overlords, the UK is to create a Big Tech watchdog to monitor technology after Brexit is completed.