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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

The House of Representatives hearing comes amid rising concerns over Big Tech dominance

Tech CEOs face tough questions in antitrust hearing

Business • 30 Jul

Facebook is being investigated by the European Commission for its trove of data and online marketplace

Facebook gains temporary court reprieve on EU demand

Business • 28 Jul

Other technology companies have rolled out similar features

Facebook rolls out new video call feature

Business • 23 Jul

The European Court of Justice will decide whether EU citizens are given enough protection when their data is sent to the US by Facebook and other firms

The Facebook data privacy case - all you need to know

Business • 15 Jul

51% of Irish SMEs are feeling optimistic about the future of their business, a new survey shows today

Irish SMEs 'cautiously optimistic' about the future

Business • 15 Jul

Max Schrems shot to fame for winning a legal battle in 2015 to overturn previous privacy rules known as Safe Harbour

EU top court to rule in landmark Facebook, Schrems case

Business • 13 Jul

Stop Hate for Profit grew rapidly in June, resulting in hundreds of firms withdrawing millions of dollars of ad spend from Facebook

Ripples of Facebook ad boycott likely reach Ireland

Business • 11 Jul

Hundreds of brands have pledged to pause advertising on Facebook in July over its handling of hate speech and misinformation

Advertisers' ethical concerns about Facebook 'genuine'

Business • 08 Jul

Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam said that 'time and facts will tell that this law will not undermine human rights and freedoms'

Tech firms suspend processing Hong Kong govt requests

Business • 07 Jul

Data Protection Commissioner, Helen Dixon

Privacy group takes High Court action against DPC

Business • 06 Jul

The #StopHateForProfit campaign has already wiped billions off Facebook's market value

Lego, Volkswagen, Adidas join Facebook ad boycott

World • 01 Jul

The move came four days after the Attorney General established a Justice Department task force to counter violent anti-government extremists

Facebook bans US anti-government movement accounts

Over 160 companie have signed on to stop buying ads on the world's largest social media platform for the month of July

Facebook ad boycott campaign to go global

Business • 29 Jun

Legal experts said the ruling could have wider ramifications

German court orders Facebook to curb data collection

Business • 23 Jun

Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg

Zuckerberg defends Facebook policy on Trump posts

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