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Opinion| Can the United States ban Facebook?
A few days ago, the US Senate Consumer Protection and Data Security Committee announced that there are bipartisan concerns about Facebook and its involvement in political divisions and strikes. The committee also confirmed that the site is also not safe for children and that the company insisted on publishing ads that harm this age group. …
Facebook launches undersea cable system connecting Europe, US
Facebook provides fast internet to more than 300 million people around world in 7 years: Rabinowitz
Facebook sees 7-hour outage! What went wrong for social media giant?
Massive losses for global economy nearing $1.1bn: Netblocks
Facebook presents vision of being a privacy-focused communications platform
Facebook gives people control of their privacy, and is committed to giving people more control over their privacy choices. That is why the company has built tools to give people more transparency and control over how their data is used, including:
Facebook launches #SheCreates e-book highlighting women’s achievements in MENAT
Facebook has launched the #SheCreates e-book, marking the International Women’s Day.
Facebook, Australia reach agreement on news content
Commenting on news companies in Australia, he added, “We are currently working to restore news on Facebook in Australia in the coming days.”
EU proposes twin acts to rein in tech giants
Tech giants including Google, Apple, Amazon, Facebook could face hefty penalties. Google criticized the draft legislation, saying it targets specific firms.
Facebook most popular digital marketing channel, followed by LinkedIn in 2020: Boost
70% of business leaders agree that Whatsapp marketing will grow massively next year: Survey
Facebook, Fatabyyano launch campaign to help spot false news
The campaign aims to educate and inform people on how to detect potential false news and misinformation, especially about the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
Facebook donates $1.6m to Lebanon hospitals, NGOs
In the statement, the social networking company said that the figure includes donations of $500,000 from a campaign by Facebook users, an amount that was matched by the company. The donation by Facebook comes in the wake of a huge explosion at the port in the country’s capital, Beirut, last Tuesday.
Facebook suffers system glitch in several countries, including Egypt
According to the website, Downdetector, which provides real-time user-provided updates on service outages, most of the complaints were related to issues in Facebook’s desktop version.
Facebook Community Accelerator selects 11 participants in Egypt
Following the call for applications in March 2020, 11 communities have been selected from Egypt, including: Atfal Mafkoda; Bekia; Egyptian Professionals Network (EPN); Entreprenelle; I Make This!; Kiliim; Markazy; Nomads; Rahet Bally; The Hair Addict; and VeryNile..
Health Ministry, Facebook join forces to encourage blood donation
Donors aged 18-65 to be notified directly on Faebook when there is a need for blood in their vicinity
Tawakkol Karman: Facebook lets the Islamist fox guard the henhouse
The appointment shatters Facebook’s impartiality as Karman will have direct editorial influence on what the social media platform publishes
Combating COVID-19 misinformation across Facebook apps
Through these efforts across Facebook and Instagram, we’ve directed more than 1 billion people to resources from health authorities including the WHO – more than 100 million of whom clicked through to learn more.
Facebook launches Arabic third-party fact-checking programme in partnership with Fatabyyano in MENA
As the impact of COVID-19 has spread around the world, Facebook’s third-party fact-checking partners have accelerated their efforts in debunking hoaxes across dozens of countries and languages
Facebook launches new Business Resource Hub to support businesses impacted by COVID-19
The second recommendation is to proactively share important information with customers using email, business website, Facebook, and Instagram business profiles.
How Twitter and Facebook celebrate IWD
In previous years, Facebook witnessed a wide range of global feminist initiatives that discussed several important societal issues, such as combating harassment, encouraging sports, supporting victims of violence, patients with chronic diseases, early detection of breast cancer, and others.
How many apps were downloaded in 2019?
WhatsApp, Facebook, Messenger, and Instagram are still among the 5 most downloaded apps, but this time the TikTok app jumped from fourth place in 2018 to second place in 2019 due to its popularity in markets like India, the United States, and Brazil.
Facebook broadens partnership with RiseUp brings digital, leadership training to start-ups and developers
One such pioneering initiative is ‘Developer Circles from Facebook’, a programmeme designed to nurture the local developer community with workshops and hands-on experience and help them access breakthrough technologies.
Facebook to train Arab journalists on how to sort fact from fiction on social media
Facebook Journalism Project trains Arab journalists to sort fact from fiction
Finance Ministry seeks to impose taxes on Facebook ads: Moeit
“We asked government to send e-commerce draft law for discussion, to be ready by November,” says MP
Facebook to be fined $5bn for privacy violations
Neither Facebook nor FTC commented on matter so far
Reflections of Cannes Lions 2019
Encouraging diversity and inclusion at Facebook is something that’s really close to my heart. Diversity is critical to the success of our company. Why?
Facebook reveals own ‘Libra’ cryptocurrency in bid to move into e-payments
To be launched in 2020, backed by low-volatility assets including bank deposits, short-term government securities
Facebook bans extremists, 'dangerous individuals'
Multiple extremist figures, including Infowars’ Alex Jones and Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan, have been banned from Facebook and Instagram. The social media giant has tried to cut down on extremist content.Facebook has banned multiple extremist and far-right figures from its services, saying they violated its ban on hate speech and violence. The figures …
Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg promises greater privacy in messaging apps
Mark Zuckerberg said that private communications will become more important than public platforms. The company’s plan of increasing encryption may frustrate law enforcement’s efforts to track criminals and extremists.Facebook will begin strengthening privacy features on its chat applications, Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg said on Wednesday. The announcement comes as the social media giant has been …
Merq launches ‘Sally’ programme to provide information on credit cards on Facebook
Sally is first programme with auto-reply feature to be used in finance sector
Facebook unveils new tools to fight EU election interference
With European Union elections months away, Facebook has announced new measures to stop election meddling across the bloc. The measures include bolstering ad transparency and establishing regional defense centers.Facebook on Monday unveiled tools aimed at clamping down on political interference ahead of key 2019 elections, including the European Parliament vote slated for May. The US …
Facebook funds AI ethics center in Munich
For years, scientists have raised concerns about the ethical implications of artificial intelligence. Facebook said it chose Germany because of its position “at the forefront of the conversation.”Facebook announced on Sunday that it will help create an independent ethics research center for artificial intelligence (AI) with the Technical University of Munich (TUM). The technology giant …