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Facebook has previously said it would welcome more regulation within the sector

Facebook removed 12m pieces of Covid misinformation

Business • 19 Nov

The WhatsApp messaging service os used by more than two billion people globally

Disappearing messages coming to WhatsApp

Business • 05 Nov

Twitter said that a Donald Trump tweet from this morning was misleading

Twitter and Facebook label Trump's election posts

US Election 2020 • 04 Nov

Wilbur Ross said the data transfer mechanisms underpin the $7.1 trillion transatlantic economic relationship.

US "deeply concerned" about EU/US data transfer issue

Business • 03 Nov

Facebook, the world's biggest social media company, said in its outlook that it faced 'a significant amount of uncertainty'

Facebook eyes tougher 2021 despite ad revenue boost

Business • 30 Oct

Facebook alleged that EU antitrust regulators were seeking information beyond what was necessary

Facebook gains court backing in document row with EU

Business • 29 Oct

Ireland and 32 other countries across Europe will be getting the service as part of the rollout

Facebook Dating service launches in Ireland

Facebook • 22 Oct

Nick Clegg said that data was no longer just an issue for technology companies, but vital to businesses in every sector

Clarity needed on EU-US data transfers - Facebook

Business • 21 Oct

Advanced New Zealand co-leader Billy Te Kahika said the takedown occurred while he was addressing followers online

Facebook shuts NZ party's page ahead of election

World • 15 Oct

The Facebook grant is a combination of cash and ad credits to help small businesses

Facebook expands €4.7m small business grant nationwide

Business • 08 Oct

Google, Apple, Amazon.com and Facebook have a combined market value of over $5 trillion

US lawmakers detail Big Tech's market abuses

Business • 07 Oct

The QAnon movement grew from an anonymous 2017 posting claiming bizarre child exploitation and political plots

Facebook, Instagram ban QAnon-linked accounts

The subcommittee said that the global tech companies engaged in 'predatory pricing' and other abusive practices

Social media firms 'weakened democracy' - US report

Draft EU rules aim at reining in the power of US tech giants, including Google, Facebook and Apple

US tech giants face curbs on data sharing in EU rules

Business • 30 Sep

Facebook said the grants are a combination of cash and ad credits to help SMEs during the Covid-19 crisis

Facebook launches €4.7m SME grant programme

Business • 22 Sep

Facebook is the old faithful of the social medias.

18 tips to help generate sales on Facebook

Boost My Business • 16 Sep

Facebook Ireland seeks to have the Data Protection Commissioner's decision quashed

Facebook in High Court challenge over transfer of data

Courts • 14 Sep

Facebook wants to halt a proposed order that could stop the company from transferring data from the European Union to the US

Facebook launches legal action against Irish watchdog

Business • 11 Sep

In July the European Court of Justice ruled Standard Contractual Clauses used by Facebook are valid

Facebook's data transfer mechanism cannot be used - DPC

Business • 09 Sep

Facebook said it will add an informational label to content seeking to delegitimiae the results of the election or claim that lawful voting methods will lead to fraud

Facebook to restrict ads in run-up to US election

News Lens • 04 Sep

Australia will become the first to make Facebook and Google pay for news sourced from local providers under a royalty-style system

Facebook to block news on Australian sites amid new law

Science and Technology • 01 Sep

Facebook launched a voting information centre to help users with accurate and easy-to-find information about voting.

Facebook, Twitter step up fight against misinformation

Business • 13 Aug

Facebook says its Irish operations are already entirely powered by wind energy

Facebook signs deal for new Tipperary wind farm

Business • 07 Aug

Reels mimic a lot of the features offered by Chinese rival TikTok

Instagram launches TikTok rival 'Reels' in Ireland

Business • 05 Aug

Shares of the world's biggest social network jumped 7% in extended trading on Wall Street

Facebook smashes revenue estimates amid Covid-19

Business • 30 Jul

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