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The downgrade of the links is expected to take effect immediately on News Feed

Facebook to play down links to sites with deceptive ads

Business / 10 May 17

The judgment has international ramifications as the court ruled the postings must be deleted across the platform

Facebook told it must remove hate speech postings

Courts / 09 May 17

Mark Zuckerberg said Facebook had a 'good start to 2017'

Facebook warns again on ad growth, shares dip from high

Business / 04 May 17

Facebook is to add 3,000 staff to the 4,500 who already review millions of reports it gets every week

Facebook to add 3,000 workers to monitor live posts

Business / 03 May 17

Police were alerted to the video by friends of the man

Thai man murders child, takes own life on Facebook Live

World / 25 Apr 17

Facebook is working on brain-computer interface technology

Facebook studying ways to control computers by thought

Science and Technology / 20 Apr 17

Google Maps announced last week that it is adding a similar function to its app

Facebook Messenger adds live location sharing function

Technology / 27 Mar 17

The man was charged under a broadly-worded law that forbids defaming people on any telecommunications network

Woman sues son in Myanmar over Facebook comment

World / 21 Mar 17

Donald Trump has said the ban is necessary for US national security

Apple, Google, Facebook skip challenge to travel ban

Business / 16 Mar 17

Facebook reported journalists to police when they contacted the company with images that had not been removed

Facebook criticised over images of children

News / 07 Mar 17

The micro-blogging site has introduced new machine learning techniques to identify abusive accounts

Twitter unveils raft of new measures to tackle abuse

Technology / 01 Mar 17

'Community Help' will activate after natural disaster or major accidents

Facebook creates 'Community Help' feature

Technology / 08 Feb 17

Google is one of the US companies who have come together to fight Donald Trump's temporary travel ban

US firms file legal brief opposing Trump's ban

Business / 06 Feb 17

Facebook's European HQ is in Dublin

Facebook's quarterly revenue surges 50.8%

Business / 01 Feb 17

The feature enables users to share photos and videos with their friends throughout the day, which will disappear from the Stories feed after 24 hours

Facebook tests Snapchat style 'Stories' feature

Business / 25 Jan 17

Facebook has brushed aside criticism over its role in the spread of fake news

Study suggests 'fake news' didn't sway US election

News / 20 Jan 17

The Facebook check-in feature allows users to signal to friends that they are safe after an event in their area

Facebook Safety Check triggers false bomb scare

Facebook / 28 Dec 16

Facebook could face almost €200m in fines over Whatsapp deal

EU charges Facebook over WhatsApp buyout

Business / 20 Dec 16

Facebook has faced complaints this year involving how it monitors and polices content

Facebook to introduce tools to fight fake news

Facebook / 15 Dec 16

The new Facebook office is currently under construction in Fitzrovia in central London

Facebook to create 500 new London jobs

Business / 21 Nov 16

Getting advertisers to buy more video ads is key to Facebook's continued revenue growth

Facebook aims for more transparency with ad data

Business / 17 Nov 16

The LinkedIn acquisition will allow Microsoft to add a suite of sales, marketing and recruiting services to its core business products

Microsoft offers concessions to EU over LinkedIn

Business / 16 Nov 16

Facebook reported a bigger than expected 56% rise in quarterly revenue, to $7.01 billion

Facebook's shares down as it warns on growth

Business / 03 Nov 16

The new camera feature enables users to put masks on their faces using augmented reality, in a manner similar to Snapchat

Facebook testing photo feature among Irish users

Science / 28 Oct 16

WhatsApp's recent change in privacy policy to start sharing users' phone numbers with Facebook has attracted regulatory scrutiny in Europe

WhatsApp warned by EU watchdogs over data privacy

Business / 28 Oct 16