Facebook, Google and Microsoft pledge new child abuse disclosures

Katie Paul|Published

Tech companies including Facebook , Google and Microsoft on Thursday pledged to improve and standardise annual disclosures around online child exploitation.

Facebook to apply state media labels on Russian, Chinese outlets

Katie Paul|Published

Facebook Inc will start labeling Russian, Chinese and other state-controlled media organizations, and later this summer will block any ads from such outlets that ...

Snapchat accused of trying to rig US election after move to stop promoting Trump account

Katie Paul|Published

Snap Inc said it would no longer promote U. S. President Donald Trump's account in Snapchat's Discover section.

Facebook dashes hopes of paycheck arbitrage with remote work plan

Katie Paul|Published

With Facebook's adoption of permanent remote work, Mark Zuckerberg has untethered one of Silicon Valley's biggest companies from the place that incubated it.

Facebook employees to permanently embrace remote work - Mark Zuckerberg

Katie Paul|Published

Facebook Inc will permanently embrace remote work even after coronavirus lockdowns ease, Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg said.

Facebook to launch new shopping feature across apps

Katie Paul|Published

Facebook Inc is launching Shops, a service that will allow businesses to display and sell products on the world's largest social network's platforms, Chief Executive ...

Facebook reports spike in takedowns of hate speech, terrorism

Katie Paul|Published

Facebook Inc reported a sharp increase in the number of posts it removed for promoting violence and hate speech across its apps.

Facebook sued by Washington AG over political ads

Katie Paul|Published

Washington state's attorney general filed a second lawsuit against Facebook Inc over political ads.

Facebook asks users about coronavirus symptoms, releases data to researchers

Katie Paul|Published

Facebook Inc said on Monday it would start surveying some U. S. users about their health as part of a Carnegie Mellon University research project aimed at generating ...

WhatsApp limits message forwarding to slow spread of coronavirus fake news

Katie Paul|Published

Facebook Inc's WhatsApp tightened message forwarding limits, restricting users to sharing forwarded content one chat at a time.

Saudi corruption probe hits business old guard

Katie Paul|Published

A new anti-corruption body is seeking to dismantle systems of patronage and kick-backs that have distorted the Saudi economy for decades.