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Facebook says it purged more than 800 spam accounts, pages

Published on Oct. 11, 2018

NEW YORK — Facebook said it has purged more than 800 U.S. pages and accounts for spamming users with politically-tinged garbage links and clickbait just weeks ahead of the U.S. midterm elections. The banned accounts and Facebook sites →

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Facebook says 50 million user accounts affected by security breach (UPDATED)

Published on Sept. 28, 2018

NEW YORK — Facebook says it recently discovered a security breach affecting nearly 50 million user accounts. The hack is the latest setback for Facebook during a year of tumult for the global social media service. In a blog post , the →

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10 things to know, Wednesday, Aug. 22

Published on Aug. 22, 2018

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today. →

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Facebook uncovers new global misinformation operations

Published on Aug. 22, 2018

Facebook has identified and banned hundreds of accounts, groups and pages engaged in misleading political behavior, a far larger discovery than a “sophisticated” effort it reported three weeks ago with great fanfare. The social network →

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Advocates condemn psych techniques used to keep kids online

Published on Aug. 8, 2018

CHICAGO — Children's advocates want the American Psychological Association to condemn the tech industry's practice of using persuasive psychological techniques to keep kids glued to their screens. The advocates, citing research that links →

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10 things to know, Thursday, Aug. 2

Published on Aug. 2, 2018

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today. →

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Q&A: How Facebook regulates the wild west of political ads

Published on Aug. 2, 2018

NEW YORK — With less than three months to go before the midterm elections, Facebook is enforcing strict new requirements on digital political ads. Among other things, they force political ad buyers to verify their identities by receiving mail →

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Facebook finds 'sophisticated' efforts to disrupt elections (UPDATED)

Published on July 31, 2018

NEW YORK — Facebook said it has uncovered "sophisticated" efforts, possibly linked to Russia, to influence U.S. politics on its platforms. The company said it removed 32 accounts from Facebook and Instagram because they were involved in →

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10 things to know, Thursday, July 19

Published on July 19, 2018

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today. →

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Facebook's Zuckerberg clarifies stance on policy for Holocaust deniers (UPDATED)

Published on July 19, 2018

NEW YORK — Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is clarifying his stance pertaining to Holocaust deniers after getting some blowback on social media. Zuckerberg, who is Jewish, said in an interview with Recode that Facebook posts denying the →

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Facebook says it purged more than 800 spam accounts, pages

Facebook says 50 million user accounts affected by security breach (UPDATED)

10 things to know, Wednesday, Aug. 22

Facebook uncovers new global misinformation operations

Advocates condemn psych techniques used to keep kids online

10 things to know, Thursday, Aug. 2

Q&A: How Facebook regulates the wild west of political ads

Facebook finds 'sophisticated' efforts to disrupt elections (UPDATED)

10 things to know, Thursday, July 19

Facebook's Zuckerberg clarifies stance on policy for Holocaust deniers (UPDATED)

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