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Facebook is an American online social media and social networking service based in Menlo Park, California and a flagship service of the namesake company Facebook, Inc. It was founded by Mark Zuckerberg, along with fellow Harvard College students and roommates Eduardo Saverin, Andrew McCollum, Dustin Moskovitz and Chris Hughes.

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UK sizzles as heatwave grips the country Health officials are warning Brits to take extra care as a heatwave grips parts of the country with temperatures potentially hitting above 37 degrees Celsius - making it one of the hottest days of the.. Credit: ODN Duration: 00:58Published 2 hours ago

Are travellers concerned about changes to quarantine list? People about to head off on their holidays by travelling on the Eurostar from St Pancras have been asked whether they have any concerns about countries being added to the UK’s quarantine list. Report.. Credit: ODN Duration: 00:37Published 2 hours ago

Sturgeon: ‘Aberdeen players blatantly broke the rules’ First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has said that she was "pretty furious" about the behaviour of some Aberdeen players. Aberdeen FC’s game against St Johnstone on Saturday will not be going ahead after.. Credit: ODN Duration: 00:46Published 2 hours ago

Government’s plan for jobs aims to give public ‘fresh hope’ Chancellor Rishi Sunak has said that the government’s plan for jobs aims to give the British public “new opportunities and fresh hope during an unquestionably difficult time”. Report by Patelr... Credit: ODN Duration: 00:46Published 4 hours ago

Sunak asked whether France could be next on quarantine list Rishi Sunak has said that the government “keep everything under constant review” when asked whether France could be added to the UK’s quarantine list. France has seen a spike in coronavirus cases.. Credit: ODN Duration: 00:29Published 4 hours ago


Video of Trump Saying Kids Are 'Nearly Immune' to COVID-19 Removed From Social Media The president shared the video on his Twitter account and Facebook page. Credit: Cover Video STUDIO Duration: 01:18Published 4 hours ago

Sunak: ‘We all want to see these crossings reduced’ Rishi Sunak has said that he “sympathises with people’s frustrations” at seeing migrant boats crossing the English Channel. Report by Patelr. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn.. Credit: ODN Duration: 00:25Published 6 hours ago

The Queen and Prince Philip - An Enduring Royal Romance The Queen and Prince Philip have been married over 70 years. Their enduring royal romance, built on love, respect and duty has stood the test of time. Report by Dessentjacksonl. Like us on Facebook at.. Credit: ODN Duration: 05:00Published 6 hours ago

Migrants intercepted as they journey across channel A boat carrying migrants across the English Channel has been intercepted by the UK Border Force. Report by Patelr. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at.. Credit: ODN Duration: 01:09Published 7 hours ago

Health experts warn U.S. cities of 'trouble ahead' White House health experts are warning of a slow rise in the percentage of people testing positive for coronavirus in U.S. cities such as Boston, Chicago, Detroit and Washington and urged local leaders.. Credit: Reuters - Politics Duration: 02:19Published 19 hours ago

British Vogue champions black activism with landmark cover Misan Harriman has become the first black male photographer to shoot the cover of British Vogue after editor Edward Enninful spotted his shots of Black Lives Matter activists. The Nigeria-born artist.. Credit: ODN Duration: 02:08Published 20 hours ago

PM: 'Too early' to judge Covid-19 economic recovery Prime Minister Boris Johnson says it is too early to judge the state of the country's recovery from Covid-19, but says there are signs of strength in the UK economy. The comments come as the Bank of.. Credit: ODN Duration: 00:48Published 1 day ago

PC Harper family call for mandatory sentences The family of PC Andrew Harper, who was killed in the line of duty, have called for tougher sentences for those responsible for deaths of police officers. 'Andrews law' would impose a "mandatory".. Credit: ODN Duration: 00:36Published 1 day ago

PM launches new home building strategy Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced plans to cut red tape and accelerate building new homes, while reducing costs for first time buyers. Report by Etemadil. Like us on Facebook at.. Credit: ODN Duration: 01:17Published 1 day ago

PM defends 'world beating' test and trace system Prime Minister Boris Johnson has defended the government's "world beating" test and trace strategy as a way to prevent a second wave of Covid-19 in the UK. Report by Etemadil. Like us on Facebook at.. Credit: ODN Duration: 01:16Published 1 day ago

PM expresses sympathy for those affected by Lebanon blast Prime Minister Boris Johnson has expressed sympathy for those affected by the explosion in Lebanon on Tuesday and reiterated offers of UK support in helping the country rebuild. Report by Etemadil... Credit: ODN Duration: 00:51Published 1 day ago

PM will take Tory rape case 'very seriously' Prime Minister Boris Johnson says it is important that the rape allegations made against a Tory MP are taken "very seriously", but it will be up to the police to decide whether to make charges. The MP,.. Credit: ODN Duration: 00:16Published 1 day ago

Bank of England: Uneven recovery will see job losses The Bank of England has expressed that the downturn in the UK economy could be less severe than was first feared, but a recovery will be uneven. Governor Andrew Bailey said unemployment could rise to.. Credit: ODN Duration: 01:31Published 1 day ago

Mayor criticises Government test and trace system The Mayor of Greater Manchester has criticised the government's national Test and Trace programme, saying it is not up to the job. Andy Burnham also called for a much stronger safety net to be put in.. Credit: ODN Duration: 01:23Published 1 day ago

Jenrick announces controversial planning overhaul Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick has announced a controversial overhaul of the country's planning system which he argues will cut red tape and speed up house building. Report by Etemadil. Like us on.. Credit: ODN Duration: 01:12Published 1 day ago

'Children handle covid very well': Trump defends video blocked by Twitter & FB Facebook and Twitter have yet again acted against a video shared by accounts linked to U.S. President Donald Trump for violating their policies on coronavirus misinformation. The Trump re-election.. Credit: HT Digital Content Duration: 02:45Published 1 day ago

Trump Defends Video Blocked By Twitter & Fb Trump Defends Video Blocked By Twitter & Fb Credit: HT Digital Content Duration: 02:45Published 1 day ago

Trump defends claim children 'virtually immune' to coronavirus President Donald Trump has defended his claim that children are 'virtuallyimmune' to coronavirus. Facebook has deleted a post by US President DonaldTrump for the first time, saying it violated its.. Credit: PA - Press Association STUDIO Duration: 01:03Published 1 day ago

Facebook, Twitter pull Trump virus posts Facebook and Twitter pulled posts by U.S. President Donald Trump and his campaign Wednesday, alleging the posts violated their rules on sharing misinformation about the coronavirus. Gloria Tso reports. Credit: Reuters - Politics Duration: 02:00Published 1 day ago

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TikTok and Facebook among social media companies asked to front inquiry into foreign interference in Australia Social media companies have been called on to appear before a Senate inquiry examining the threat of foreign interference conducted through their platforms. SBS - Published 1 week ago
Social media giants called to Senate probe Senators hope officials from TikTok, Facebook, Twitter and Google will appear before an inquiry into foreign interference through social media. SBS - Published 1 week ago
After threatening to kill Jacinda Ardern, an Australian right-wing extremist is in jail A NSW right-wing extremist who posted a series of threatening Facebook messages against Muslims and NZ's Jacinda Ardern has been sentenced to 10 months' jail. SBS - Published on June 19, 2020

Right-wing extremist from NSW jailed after threatening to kill Jacinda Ardern A NSW right-wing extremist who posted a series of threatening Facebook messages against Muslims and NZ's Jacinda Ardern has been sentenced to 10 months' jail. SBS - Published on June 19, 2020
U.S. House panel hears from Facebook, Google, Twitter on election security Top officials from Facebook Inc , Alphabet Inc's Google and Twitter Inc appeared remotely before U.S. lawmakers on Thursday at a virtual hearing on foreign influence and election security. Reuters - Published on June 18, 2020
France's top court rejects core of law targeting online hate speech France's top court rejected most of a draft law that would have compelled social media giants such as Facebook and Twitter to remove any hateful content within 24 hours, it said on Thursday. Reuters - Published on June 18, 2020

Europe threatens digital taxes without global deal, after U.S. quits talks France said a U.S. decision to quit global talks on how to tax big digital firms such as Google, Amazon and Facebook was a "provocation" and the European Union said it could impose taxes even if no.. Reuters - Published on June 18, 2020
EU ready to go it alone on taxation of digital firms The European Union is ready to go it alone with taxing digital services of firms like Google, Amazon, Facebook or Apple if there is no global deal on such a tax this year, European Economic.. Reuters - Published on June 18, 2020
Turkish ministers visit Libya, Tripoli government says Turkish government officials including the foreign and finance ministers arrived in Tripoli on Wednesday to meet Libya's internationally recognised Government of National Accord (GNA), the GNA said in.. Reuters - Published on June 17, 2020
Facebook rejects calls to pay Australian media companies for news content Facebook says it's being unfairly targeted by a proposed industry code which would force it and Google to pay for news content on their platforms. SBS - Published on June 15, 2020

Facebook says loss of news content on the platform wouldn't be significant Facebook says it's being unfairly targeted by a proposed industry code which would force it and Google to pay for news content on their platforms. SBS - Published on June 15, 2020
Facebook says it doesn't need news content Facebook says it's being unfairly targeted by a proposed industry code which would force it and Google to pay for news content on their platforms. SBS - Published on June 15, 2020
U.S. court asked to force Facebook to release Myanmar officials' data for genocide case Lawyers bringing a case before the World Court accusing Myanmar of genocide against its Rohingya Muslim minority have asked a U.S. district court to order Facebook to release posts and communications.. Reuters - Published on June 10, 2020	Philippines probes proliferation of fake Facebook accounts after anti-terror law protest The Philippines is investigating the proliferation of fake Facebook accounts using the identities of students, journalists and government officials, which appeared after an anti-terror law protest, the.. Reuters - Published on June 8, 2020
Kazakh president's spokesman hospitalized with COVID-19 Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev's spokesman has been hospitalized after testing positive for COVID-19, he wrote on his Facebook page on Saturday, adding that the president's health was not at.. Reuters - Published on June 6, 2020	Syrian court orders Syriatel placed under judicial custody A Syrian court has ordered that Syriatel, owned by prominent businessman Rami Makhlouf, be placed under judicial custody amid a high-profile dispute over arrears, according to a document posted on the.. Reuters - Published on June 5, 2020
Facebook signs licensing deal with century-old Indian music label Facebook Inc has signed a global licensing deal with one of India's largest music labels, allowing users to choose from a large catalogue of Bollywood music for their Facebook and Instagram posts, the.. Reuters - Published on June 3, 2020	Australian media companies lose Dylan Voller Facebook defamation appeal Ex-NT youth detainee Dylan Voller sued several Australian newspapers over comments made about him on Facebook posts. SBS - Published on June 1, 2020
Media companies lose FB defamation ruling Media companies being sued by ex-NT youth detainee Dylan Voller have lost their appeal over a ruling they are liable for postings made on their Facebook pages. SBS - Published on June 1, 2020	Mark Zuckerberg defends refusal to censor Donald Trump's 'looting and shooting' comments The founder of Facebook said that he struggled over how to respond to Donald Trump's comments following the death of George Floyd. SBS - Published on May 30, 2020
Life imitates art as Russian group attracts mock-up masterpieces A Russian-language Facebook group that started off as a playful attempt by a group of friends to get through the coronavirus lockdown by recreating art masterpieces using everyday items has become an.. Reuters - Published on May 28, 2020	Singaporean gets four months jail for COVID-19 Facebook post Singapore jailed a taxi driver for four months on Wednesday over a Facebook post in which he falsely claimed food outlets would close and urged people to stock up due to impending COVID-19.. Reuters - Published on May 28, 2020
Privacy activist Schrems calls on EU authorities to get Irish watchdog moving Privacy activist Max Schrems called on the European authorities to push the Irish regulator to speed up its handling of cases he has brought against Facebook on the second anniversary of the.. Reuters - Published on May 25, 2020	Syria puts temporary travel ban on businessman Rami Makhlouf: ministry on Facebook A Syrian court has placed a temporary travel ban on prominent businessman Rami Makhlouf, a copy of the court order posted on the Ministry of Justice's Facebook page showed on Thursday, amid a.. Reuters - Published on May 21, 2020
Australian media could boycott Google and Facebook, says competition watchdog A "collective boycott" of Google and Facebook by Australian media has been floated by Australia's competition watchdog in an attempt to force the tech giants to pay for content they put on their.. SBS - Published on May 19, 2020	Hungary and Slovenia aim to reopen border by June 1: minister Hungary and Slovenia have agreed on a road map towards a gradual reopening of their border by June 1, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto wrote on his Facebook page on Monday. Reuters - Published on May 18, 2020
Hungary to gradually lift COVID-19 lockdown in Budapest from Monday: PM Orban Hungary's government will gradually lift lockdown restrictions in Budapest from Monday, two weeks after it ended the lockdown in the rest of the country, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on his.. Reuters - Published on May 16, 2020	Facebook reports spike in takedowns of hate speech, terrorism Facebook Inc on Tuesday reported a sharp increase in the number of posts it removed for promoting violence and hate speech across its apps, which it attributed to improvements made to its technology.. Reuters - Published on May 12, 2020
EU should beef up fake news pledge involving Google, Facebook, Twitter: study The European Union should strengthen a voluntary pledge, to which Facebook Inc, Alphabet Inc's Google and Twitter Inc signed up to combat fake news, with sanctions to make it a more effective tool, a.. Reuters - Published on May 8, 2020	Vietnam jails Facebook user over 'anti-state' posts A court in Vietnam on Monday sentenced a man to 1-1/2 years in prison for uploading anti-state posts to Facebook, the security ministry said, days after Facebook sources told Reuters they had agreed to.. Reuters - Published on April 27, 2020
Jailed Saudi princess pleads for release as Ramadan arrives A prominent Saudi princess has appealed to the kingdom's king and crown prince to release her from prison as the holy month of Ramadan began, according to a letter published on her official website and.. Reuters - Published on April 23, 2020	The government is fast-tracking a code of conduct to force Google and Facebook to pay for news content The Morrison government is fast tracking a code of conduct to force digital giants to pay for Australian media content. SBS - Published on April 19, 2020
EU antitrust regulators raise more questions about Facebook's online marketplace EU antitrust regulators want to know if Facebook's online marketplace benefits unfairly from its treasure trove of data, according to a questionnaire seen by Reuters, a sign that they are building up a.. Reuters - Published on April 7, 2020	African governments team up with tech giants to fight coronavirus lies Governments across Africa are teaming up with technology giants including Facebook and WhatsApp to fight misinformation about coronavirus on social media platforms that could propel the pandemic on a.. Reuters - Published on April 2, 2020
Coronavirus pushes reluctant Aung San Suu Kyi to Facebook Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi cited the coronavirus pandemic as the impetus for reluctantly creating her first personal Facebook account in a post on Wednesday. Reuters - Published on April 1, 2020	Australians rally to adopt a healthcare worker A Facebook page that encourages community members to adopt healthcare workers during the coronavirus pandemic has more than 21,000 members. The Age - Published on April 1, 2020
Ardern's online messages keep spirits up in New Zealand's coronavirus lockdown Hours after New Zealand imposed a nationwide lockdown to beat a coronavirus pandemic, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern took to Facebook, livestreaming in a sweater from bed, to "check in" on citizens and.. Reuters - Published on March 30, 2020	Australians are sharing random acts of kindness happening during the coronavirus crisis From strangers buying each other's groceries to neighbours leaving flowers for one another, Facebook group The Kindness Pandemic is amplifying positive moments happening amid the coronavirus pandemic. SBS - Published on March 28, 2020
As coronavirus hits Venezuela, Maduro further quashes dissent On March 13, Melquiades Avila, an indigenous leader and journalist in the remote Venezuelan state of Delta Amacuro, asked on his popular Facebook account: "Will our hospital be ready for coronavirus?" Reuters - Published on March 25, 2020	Pull the other one: drinking hot water and other dangerous myths about the virus There's a load of fake news about coronavirus, much of it spread with good intentions. We need Facebook and other platforms to answer to regulators. The Age - Published on March 24, 2020
Facebook to award $100 mln in cash grants, ad credits to small businesses Facebook Inc said Tuesday it plans to award $100 million in cash grants and ad credits for up to 30,000 small businesses in over 30 countries to address the economic impact of the coronavirus outbreak. Reuters - Published on March 17, 2020	Big flaw in Facebook's approach to political ads The end result is a forum where political parties must self-regulate on what is truthful. What could possibly go wrong? The Age - Published on March 15, 2020
'Life continues,' says Brazil's Bolsonaro after negative coronavirus test Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who met with President Donald Trump in the United States less than a week ago, has tested negative for coronavirus, a post on his Facebook page said on Friday. Reuters - Published on March 13, 2020	Brazil's Bolsonaro, who met with Trump last week, tests negative for coronavirus Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who was recently in the United States and met with U.S. President Donald Trump, has tested negative for coronavirus, according to a post on his Facebook page on.. Reuters - Published on March 13, 2020
Australian lawyers call on Facebook to crackdown on anti-Muslim comments A group of lawyers found dozens of Facebook comments containing hateful rhetoric about Muslims remained on the social media platform despite being reported. SBS - Published on March 13, 2020	Facebook, Twitter remove Russia-linked accounts in Ghana targeting U.S. Facebook Inc and Twitter Inc said on Thursday they had taken down a network of Russian-linked fake accounts operated out of Ghana and Nigeria which targeted the United States. Reuters - Published on March 12, 2020
Facebook removes 203 accounts for foreign interference from Russia Facebook Inc said on Thursday it removed a combined number of 203 Instagram and Facebook pages and accounts for engaging in foreign interference on its platforms from Russia, which targeted U.S... Reuters - Published on March 12, 2020	Facebook is being sued by Australian information watchdog over data breach Facebook has been taken to court by Australia's privacy watchdog for allegedly allowing user data to be sold for political profiling. SBS - Published on March 9, 2020
Privacy watchdogs taking Facebook to court Facebook has been taken to court by Australia's privacy watchdog for allegedly allowing user data to be sold for political profiling. SBS - Published on March 9, 2020	Twitter, Facebook suspend accounts linked to Indonesian army's Papua campaign Twitter and Facebook have suspended more than 80 accounts following a Reuters investigation that linked them to a network of news sites backed by the Indonesian army that publish pro-government.. Reuters - Published on March 5, 2020

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TikTok and Facebook among social media companies asked to front inquiry into foreign interference in Australia

Social media giants called to Senate probe

After threatening to kill Jacinda Ardern, an Australian right-wing extremist is in jail

Right-wing extremist from NSW jailed after threatening to kill Jacinda Ardern

U.S. House panel hears from Facebook, Google, Twitter on election security

France's top court rejects core of law targeting online hate speech

Europe threatens digital taxes without global deal, after U.S. quits talks

EU ready to go it alone on taxation of digital firms

Turkish ministers visit Libya, Tripoli government says

Facebook rejects calls to pay Australian media companies for news content

Facebook says loss of news content on the platform wouldn't be significant

Facebook says it doesn't need news content

U.S. court asked to force Facebook to release Myanmar officials' data for genocide case

Philippines probes proliferation of fake Facebook accounts after anti-terror law protest

Kazakh president's spokesman hospitalized with COVID-19

Syrian court orders Syriatel placed under judicial custody

Facebook signs licensing deal with century-old Indian music label

Australian media companies lose Dylan Voller Facebook defamation appeal

Media companies lose FB defamation ruling

Mark Zuckerberg defends refusal to censor Donald Trump's 'looting and shooting' comments

Life imitates art as Russian group attracts mock-up masterpieces

Singaporean gets four months jail for COVID-19 Facebook post

Privacy activist Schrems calls on EU authorities to get Irish watchdog moving

Syria puts temporary travel ban on businessman Rami Makhlouf: ministry on Facebook

Australian media could boycott Google and Facebook, says competition watchdog

Hungary and Slovenia aim to reopen border by June 1: minister

Hungary to gradually lift COVID-19 lockdown in Budapest from Monday: PM Orban

Facebook reports spike in takedowns of hate speech, terrorism

EU should beef up fake news pledge involving Google, Facebook, Twitter: study

Vietnam jails Facebook user over 'anti-state' posts

Jailed Saudi princess pleads for release as Ramadan arrives

The government is fast-tracking a code of conduct to force Google and Facebook to pay for news content

EU antitrust regulators raise more questions about Facebook's online marketplace

African governments team up with tech giants to fight coronavirus lies

Coronavirus pushes reluctant Aung San Suu Kyi to Facebook

Australians rally to adopt a healthcare worker

Ardern's online messages keep spirits up in New Zealand's coronavirus lockdown

Australians are sharing random acts of kindness happening during the coronavirus crisis

As coronavirus hits Venezuela, Maduro further quashes dissent

Pull the other one: drinking hot water and other dangerous myths about the virus

Facebook to award $100 mln in cash grants, ad credits to small businesses

Big flaw in Facebook's approach to political ads

'Life continues,' says Brazil's Bolsonaro after negative coronavirus test

Brazil's Bolsonaro, who met with Trump last week, tests negative for coronavirus

Australian lawyers call on Facebook to crackdown on anti-Muslim comments

Facebook, Twitter remove Russia-linked accounts in Ghana targeting U.S.

Facebook removes 203 accounts for foreign interference from Russia

Facebook is being sued by Australian information watchdog over data breach

Privacy watchdogs taking Facebook to court

Twitter, Facebook suspend accounts linked to Indonesian army's Papua campaign