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Mark Zuckerberg stands by decision to allow political ads on Facebook

Zuckerberg defends Facebook decision on political ads

Facebook said its profit topped $6 billion on revenue that climbed 28% to $17.4 billion in the quarter to the end of September

Facebook profit climbs along with its user base

Business / 31 Oct

The fine may be small for a company worth $540 billion, but it is the maximum the UK's Information Commissioner's Office could issue

Facebook to pay UK fine over Cambridge Analytica case

Business / 30 Oct

Libra lost its last global payments backers on Friday, when Mastercard and Visa abandoned it

Libra announces board as support shrinks further

Business / 15 Oct

The ruling against Facebook is limited to court orders and doesn't apply to wider complaints by users alleging that certain content is illegal

Facebook can be forced to remove content worldwide

Business / 03 Oct

Facebook and other platforms can also be made to comply with requests to take down content globally

Facebook legal blow in EU case over hate speech

"We don't want Facebook to feel like a competition," the company said

Facebook hides 'likes' in new Australia trial

Business / 27 Sep

A wristband will translate impulses into signals a device, such as laptops and phones, can comprehend

Facebook to buy start-up working on 'mind reading'

Science and Technology / 24 Sep

Over 45 million people worldwide have donated to, or created, a fundraiser on Facebook since the launch of the initiative in 2015

Facebook fundraisers make €1.8 billion for charity

Business / 19 Sep

Libra could cause risks to consumers and financial stability, warns French Finance Minister Bruno le Maire

France urges EU rules on cryptocurrencies

Business / 13 Sep

US firm Salesforce agreed the largest ever single letting of 430,000 sq ft for their new campus in the north Docklands

No-deal Brexit could put more pressure on office rents

Business / 11 Sep

Facebook played down the extent of the exposure

Facebook users' phone numbers exposed in privacy lapse

News Lens / 05 Sep

ECB board member Yves Mersch warns about Libra's 'treacherous promises'

Europe should ignore 'treacherous promises' of Libra

Business / 02 Sep

Data access was meant to be heavily controlled, with special precautions to protect user privacy

Facebook researchers threaten to quit

Business / 28 Aug

Social media companies have faced criticism about the spread of misinformation on their sites

YouTube disables 200 videos over Hong Kong demos

The new tool lets people see a summary of the apps and websites that send Facebook information about their activity

Facebook introduces new data tool

Business / 21 Aug

Facebook until recently carried out human review of private audio from its Messenger app

DPC to query Facebook on users' audio recordings

Business / 15 Aug

The Data Protection Commission already has eight individual probes into the US social media giant

Regulator queries Facebook on transcription of audio

Science and Technology / 14 Aug

The lawsuit began in 2015, when Illinois users accused Facebook of violating that state's Biometric Information Privacy Act in collecting biometric data

Facebook's faces facial recognition technology lawsuit

Business / 09 Aug

Facebook's profit in the second quarter fell 49% from a year ago to $2.6 billion while revenues increased 28% to $16.9 billion

Legal woes dent Facebook profit but revenue grows

Business / 25 Jul

Facebook has agreed to exercise greater oversight over third-party apps

Facebook to pay record $5 billion US fine

Business / 24 Jul

The antitrust review will address concerns expressed by consumers and businesses

US announces antitrust review of Big Tech firms

Since announcing the Libra project last month, Facebook has faced a torrent of criticism and skepticism from policymakers across the world

Facebook vows Libra currency will wait for approval

Business / 16 Jul

The fine would still need approval from the US Justice Department before it is finalised

$5bn US fine set for Facebook on privacy probe: report

Donald Trump said that Facebook's proposed Libra has 'little standing or dependability'

Trump says cryptocurrency is 'not money'

Business / 12 Jul

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