Loss of smell and taste lingers for Covid-19 patients The founder of an online support group for people who have experienced a loss or changed sense of taste and smell after contracting Covid-19 says ... Coronavirus • 26 Feb
Facebook to invest $1 billion in news industry Facebook has said it will invest at least $1 billion in the news industry over the next three years, days after a high-profile stand-off with ... Business • 24 Feb
Facebook to restore Australia pages after deal reached Facebook is to lift a controversial ban on Australian news pages, after the government agreed to amend a new media law which Facebook strongly opposed. Australia • 23 Feb
Australia and Facebook in talks over sweeping news ban Australia and Facebook have held talks after the social media giant sparked global outrage by blacking out news for its Australian users. World • 19 Feb
Explainer: Revenue sharing law behind big tech row Facebook Inc has blocked Australian users from sharing and viewing news content on its popular social media platform, escalating a dispute with the government over ... World • 18 Feb
Facebook move to unfriend Australia is 'arrogant' - PM Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has described as "arrogant" and "disappointing" a decision by Facebook to block all media content for users in Australia. World • 18 Feb
Facebook to restrict news sharing in Australia Facebook has said it would restrict news content sharing in Australia, refusing to bend to a regulatory push that would force the social media giant ... World • 17 Feb
Facebook's fourth quarter results beat expectations Facebook soundly beat quarterly revenue estimates last night after heavy Christmas advertising by e-commerce retailers, but it warned Apple's impending privacy changes could hurt revenue ... Business • 28 Jan
Woman sues Facebook after hacker took over her account A Dublin woman has brought High Court proceedings against Facebook after a hacker took over and locked her out of her account. Business • 27 Jan
Schrems drops case against regulator over Facebook Ireland has agreed to proceed with a 2013 complaint challenging Facebook's transatlantic data flows, Austrian privacy activist Max Schrems said today. Business • 13 Jan
ECJ considers allowing GDPR complaints in any EU state The Advocate General of the European Court of Justice has issued an opinion that a privacy complaint against the US tech giant Facebook does not ... Business • 13 Jan
Facebook accuses Apple of anti-competitive behaviour Facebook has accused rival Apple of engaging in anti-competitive practices, firing another shot in a months long standoff between the two tech giants over Apple's ... Business • 16 Dec 20
Facebook to move UK users to California terms Facebook will shift all its users in the UK into user agreements with the corporate headquarters in California, moving them out of their current relationship ... Business • 16 Dec 20
DPC 'jumped the gun' on Facebook decision A decision by the Data Protection Commissioner that Facebook should suspend the transfer of personal data to its US parent company would have devastating consequences ... Business • 15 Dec 20
US tech giants face fines as EU unveils new rules The European Union has unveiled tough draft rules targeting tech giants like Google, Amazon and Facebook, whose power Brussels sees as a threat to competition ... Business • 15 Dec 20
Tech firms face EU fines over illegal content Big tech firms such as Google and Facebook will face fines of up to 6% of turnover if they do not do more to tackle ... Business • 11 Dec 20
FTC and US states file legal actions against Facebook Facebook could be forced to sell its prized assets WhatsApp and Instagram after the U.S. Federal Trade Commission and nearly every U.S. state filed lawsuits ... Business • 09 Dec 20
Facebook could be forced to sell Instagram, WhatsApp US federal and state competition enforcers have filed lawsuits against Facebook claiming the social media giant abused its dominant position with its acquisitions of messaging ... Business • 10 Dec 20
Facebook Ireland records revenues of €94m a day in 2019 Revenues at the main Irish based unit of social media giant Facebook last year surged by 34.5% to a record €34.32 billion - or an ... Business • 08 Dec 20
Facebook-backed digital coin Libra renamed Diem Facebook-backed cryptocurrency Libra has been rebranded "Diem" in a renewed effort to gain regulatory approval by stressing the project's independence. Business • 01 Dec 20
Facebook removed 12m pieces of Covid misinformation Facebook removed more than 12 million pieces of misinformation content related to Covid-19 between March and October this year, the social network's latest figures reveal. Business • 19 Nov 20
Disappearing messages coming to WhatsApp Facebook-owned WhatsApp said today it would introduce disappearing messages, a move which ramps up its challenge to rival Snapchat. Business • 05 Nov 20
Twitter and Facebook label Trump's election posts Facebook and Twitter have flagged some of US President Donald Trump's posts on the presidential election as votes were still being counted, in a real-time ... US Election 2020 • 04 Nov 20
US "deeply concerned" about EU/US data transfer issue The US Secretary of Commerce has said that the United States remains deeply concerned about a ruling by the EU Court of Justice last July ... Business • 03 Nov 20
Facebook eyes tougher 2021 despite ad revenue boost Facebook has warned of a tougher 2021 despite beating analysts' estimates for quarterly revenue as businesses adjusting to the global coronavirus pandemic continued to rely ... Business • 30 Oct 20
