Facebook takes down Trump ads over ‘organized hate’ policy
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks about police reform before signing an executive order on the issue in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, U.S., June …
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Facebook sues individuals for offering to extract data, gather likes
FILE PHOTO: A Facebook logo is displayed on a smartphone in this illustration taken January 6, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo (Reuters) – Facebook Inc said on Thursday it filed lawsuits …
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Germany wants to rescue talks with U.S. on digital services tax
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany wants to rescue talks with the United States on how to tax big digital firms such as Google (GOOG.O), Amazon (AMZN.O) and Facebook (FB.O), the finance …
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U.S.-China tech war bigger risk than coronavirus, EU chamber chief says
GUANGZHOU, China (Reuters) – The coronavirus has disrupted supply chains and demand across the global economy, but it is the prospect of Europe becoming a casualty in the U.S.-China tech …
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UK says it still wants global digital tax as U.S. quits talks
FILE PHOTO: The flags of the United States and the United Kingdom stand after bi-lateral photo between U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and British Foreign Minister Boris Johnson was …
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Australian regulator says Google’s $2.1 billion Fitbit deal could harm competition
SYDNEY/BENGALURU (Reuters) – Australia’s antitrust regulator warned Google’s planned $2.1 billion acquisition of fitness tracker maker Fitbit (FIT.N) may give it too much of people’s data, potentially hurting competition in …
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FILE PHOTO: Fitbit Blaze watch is seen in front of a displayed Alphabet logo in this illustration picture taken November 8, 2019. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic (Reuters) – Australia’s consumer watchdog on …
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Civil rights groups urge companies to pause ad spending on Facebook
(Reuters) – Several U.S. civil rights groups called upon some of the world’s largest companies to pause advertising on Facebook Inc (FB.O) in July, saying the social network is not …
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Zoom to offer end-to-end encryption for all users, trial to begin in July
FILE PHOTO: A 3D printed Zoom logo is placed between small toy people figures and a keyboard in this illustration taken April 12, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration (Reuters) – Zoom Video …
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U.S. civil rights groups call for pausing ad spending on Facebook
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Facebook is seen in Davos, Switzerland Januar 20, 2020. Picture taken January 20, 2020. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann (Reuters) – U.S.-based civil rights groups have urged large …
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