Tag: Facebook
US: Zuckerberg promises Facebook will ‘go to the mat and fight’...
Facebook Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg told employees in July that the company would "go to the mat" to defeat Democratic candidate Elizabeth Warren's...
US: AG Barr wants DOJ Facebook antitrust Probe
The Justice Department intends to investigate Facebook Inc. after prodding from US Attorney General William Barr, according to Bloomberg, even though the FTC already...
US: Facebook to buy CTRL-Labs to create mind-control device
Facebook has agreed to the acquisition of CTRL-Labs, a tech startup that is working on software that lets users control digital avatars of themselves...
US: Facebook buys Chatbot startup for Libra support
Israel-based hybrid chatbot startup Servicefriend was acquired by Facebook to build customer service bots for its planned digital wallet Calibra, reports said on Saturday,...
US: Trump met with Facebook Zuckerberg and announces it via...
President Donald Trump posted a tweet Thursday evening, September 19, after meeting with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, reported Axios.
Trump shared a photo of himself...
Australia: Facebook expands Local News Accelerator
The Facebook Journalism Project, which works with publishers around the world through training, has announced the expansion of its Local News Accelerator program to...
US: Zuckerberg headed to DC amid antitrust crackdown
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg will meet with lawmakers on Capitol Hill on Thursday, as pressure mounts on US regulators to increase scrutiny on potentially...
US: House panel asks Apple, Facebook, Amazon, Google for emails
A US House of Representatives panel on Friday, September 13, demanded internal emails, detailed financial information, and other company records from top executives of...
Australia: Google and Facebook reject ACCC’s code on fake news
DIGI, the industry body representing (DIGI) Google, Facebook, and Twitter has rejected proposals for an industry code of conduct on fake news, warning that...
US: Newspapers seek ‘safe harbor’ from Google & Facebook on Capitol...
Leaders from some of America's biggest newspapers turned to lawmakers on Capitol Hill Tuesday, September 10, for help in the industry's battle with the...