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January 6, 2020 at 9:57 pm

Facebook says it will ban ‘deepfakes’

WASHINGTON — Facebook said that it would ban videos that were heavily manipulated by artificial intelligence, the latest in a string of changes by the...

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December 20, 2019 at 12:33 pm

Researcher: Data on 267 million Facebook users exposed

A Ukrainian security researcher reported finding a database with the names, phone numbers and unique user IDs of more than 267 million Facebook users —...

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December 20, 2019 at 10:20 am

Facebook, Twitter disable sprawling inauthentic operation that used AI to make fake faces

Facebook and Twitter on Friday disabled a global network of hundreds of fake accounts that pushed pro-Trump messages and covered its tracks using inauthentic photos...

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December 12, 2019 at 2:35 pm

FTC said to be considering blocking Facebook from combining WhatsApp, Messenger and Instagram

An injunction from the Federal Trade Commission would seek to block a technical integration of WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger and Instagram, people familiar with the matter...

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December 2, 2019 at 4:34 pm

Facebook gives workers a chatbot to appease that prying uncle

SAN FRANCISCO — Some Facebook employees recently told their managers that they were concerned about answering difficult questions about their workplace from friends and family...

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November 13, 2019 at 11:20 am

Facebook says it removed 3.2B fake accounts in 6 months

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Facebook says it removed 3.2 billion fake accounts from its service from April to September, up slightly from 3 billion in...

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October 29, 2019 at 2:23 pm

Facebook sues Israeli company over WhatsApp spyware

Facebook sued the Israeli hacker-for-hire company NSO Group on Tuesday in U.S. federal court for allegedly targeting some 1,400 users of its encrypted messaging service...

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October 28, 2019 at 6:00 am

Facebook and Google agreed to stop selling political ads in Washington state, but they are still doing it

Both companies announced they would stop selling political ads here after a lawsuit accused them of not obeying the state's rules on political ad transparency.

October 24, 2019 at 2:24 pm

Facebook clarifies Zuckerberg remarks on false political ads VIEW

Facebook reiterated its policy of not removing misleading or bogus political ads Thursday, clarifying its own policies after CEO Mark Zuckerberg offered Congress confusing and...

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October 23, 2019 at 9:32 am

Facebook to offer ‘News’ tab for users, pay (some) publishers for their work

Facebook plans to launch a "News" tab on Friday that will offer stories from hundreds of news organizations, some of which will be paid fees...

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