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Man held for posting racist remarks using false FB account
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Negeri MB's press sec lodges report against Facebook user
The user allegedly twisted the contents of a speech made by the MB.
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Honda dealership staff fired over comment on Adib's death
This follows an internal investigation after she was suspended by the company.
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US capital sues Facebook over Cambridge Analytica data breach accusations
Washington DC attorney-general says Facebook misled users as it knew about incident for 2 years before disclosing it.
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Australian watchdog calls for more scrutiny of Google, Facebook
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Facebook to check Indian political ads in build-up to vote
Advertisers wanting to run political ads on FB will have to confirm their identity and location.
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Facebook gave data on users' friends to certain companies
Documents released by a British lawmaker show that these companies included Netflix and Airbnb.
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Facebook not doing enough to deal with racial discrimination, says ex-worker
Mark Luckie says he left Facebook over firm's 'systematic disenfranchisement of underrepresented voices'.
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S'pore lawmaker blasts Facebook over refusal to take down 'false' 1MDB post
This follows Facebook’s refusal to remove online article about S'pore banks and 1MDB.
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Facebook refuses S'pore request to remove post after website blocked
The republic's Law Ministry says the case underscores the need for fake news legislation.
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Facebook says attackers stole details from 29m users
Hackers stole digital lockin codes which allow them to take over the accounts.
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MCMC in touch with Facebook of user accounts breach
This comes after the tech giant confirms attackers can gain access to 50 million accounts of the social media site.
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Facebook: Big breach exposed 50 million accounts to full takeover
Attackers took advantage of flaws on Facebook's 'View As' feature to gain full access to victims' accounts.
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Facebook expands fake election news fight, but falsehoods still rampant
The social media company will partner with two US non-profits to fight global misinformation that might influence elections.
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Facebook, Twitter to face US Congress over foreign bids to tilt politics
Execs will testify on slow response to Russian interference in 2016 US elections.
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Facebook removes top Myanmar military official, others from website
Move as part of bid to prevent hate and misinformation, the social media company says.
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Court fixes date for Ismail Sabri's suit against settler
Ex-minister claims the Felda settler defamed him by alleging he abused his ministerial position.
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Twitter to prioritise fixing platform over user growth, shares plunge
Company is prioritising removing suspicious accounts, as well as reducing hate speech and abusive content.
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Zuckerberg loses US$16b in record Facebook fall
This after the CFO said the company faced a multi-year squeeze on its business margins.
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Posters ‘legitimising' Syerleena’s murder appear on Facebook
Posters calling for blood over alleged 'betrayal' of Islam appear days after she received death threat in the mail.
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US State Dept mocked for hosting FB family travel event
Anger mounts over the country's zero-tolerance policy which sees children being separated from migrant parents.
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Facebook launches searchable archive of US political ads
The archive shows who paid for the ads and other details - done to increase transparency on its role, Facebook says.
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Facebook shakes up management, launches blockchain division
The shakeup appears to be to consolidate power at the sprawling internet company.
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Cambridge Analytica shut down after Facebook scandal
So does its British parent SCL Elections due to fallout from the data harvesting scandal.
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Facebook employee fired over bragging about access to user information
This amidst concerns the company had violated user personal data privacy policies.
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Facebook to play cupid in online dating debut
Facebook’s entry into online dating market sends shares of industry leaders tumbling.
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Facebook confirms data of 2.7m Europeans 'improperly shared'
The EU said it received a letter from the social media giant late on Thursday.
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Talking politics to the touchscreen generation
SPECIAL REPORT | Are our politicos digitally savvy enough to win over millennial voters?
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After breach, Facebook to give users more control over personal info
Users will have easier access to privacy shortcut menu, and download data shared with social network.