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Facebook Oversight Board says Facebook wasn’t ‘fully forthcoming’ about Trump banFacebook Oversight Board says Facebook wasn’t ‘fully forthcoming’ about Trump ban
Facebook Messenger now lets an entire group share an AR experienceFacebook Messenger now lets an entire group share an AR experience
eBay billionaire Pierre Omidyar is backing the Facebook whistleblowereBay billionaire Pierre Omidyar is backing the Facebook whistleblower
Facebook reaches settlement after being accused of discriminating against US workersFacebook reaches settlement after being accused of discriminating against US workers
Mark Zuckerberg called to testify before the Senate following Instagram reportsMark Zuckerberg called to testify before the Senate following Instagram reports
Facebook will start downranking your Groups posts if you break its rulesFacebook will start downranking your Groups posts if you break its rules
Facebook fined $70 million for withholding information about Giphy acquisitionFacebook fined $70 million for withholding information about Giphy acquisition
Facebook is planning to rebrand with a new nameFacebook is planning to rebrand with a new name
Senators call on Facebook to shelve Novi cryptocurrency projectSenators call on Facebook to shelve Novi cryptocurrency project
When WhatsApp went down, Brazilian workers’ jobs went with it

The Facebook outage shut down an entire economy of informal work

Nicole Froio
Facebook’s digital wallet finally launches... without Diem cryptocurrencyFacebook’s digital wallet finally launches... without Diem cryptocurrency
Facebook content moderators protest low wages with mobile billboardFacebook content moderators protest low wages with mobile billboard
Facebook disputes report that its AI can’t detect hate speech or violence consistentlyFacebook disputes report that its AI can’t detect hate speech or violence consistently
Facebook execs tease VR prototype hardware with new photosFacebook execs tease VR prototype hardware with new photos
Facebook starts rolling out end-to-end encrypted backups to WhatsAppFacebook starts rolling out end-to-end encrypted backups to WhatsApp

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