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Australia sues Facebook, alleges breach of user data

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SYDNEY The Australian privacy regulator filed a lawsuit against Facebook Inc , accusing the social media giant of sharing the personal details of more than 300,000 people with political consultant Cambridge Analytica without their knowledge.

Facebook closes London offices until Monday due to coronavirus

LONDON Facebook said on Friday it is closing its London offices until Monday after a visiting employee from Singapore was diagnosed with coronavirus.

Tech, Mar 06 2020

Facebook, Google ask San Francisco staff to work from home as coronavirus spreads

Social media giant Facebook Inc and Alphabet Inc's Google on Thursday recommended their San Francisco Bay area employees work from home to minimize the risk of spreading coronavirus.

Tech, Mar 06 2020

Facebook decides to take down Trump 2020 campaign's 'census' ads

SAN FRANCISCO Facebook Inc on Thursday removed ads by President Donald Trump's re-election campaign that asked users to fill out an "Official 2020 Congressional District Census" because the ads violate the company's policy against misinformation on the government's census.

UPDATE 1-Facebook decides to take down Trump 2020 campaign's 'census' ads

SAN FRANCISCO, March 5 Facebook Inc on Thursday removed ads by President Donald Trump's re-election campaign that asked users to fill out an "Official 2020 Congressional District Census" because the ads violate the company's policy against misinformation on the government's census.

Facebook takes down Trump 2020 campaign's 'Census' ads

SAN FRANCISCO, March 5 Facebook Inc said on Thursday it was removing ads from President Donald Trump's re-election campaign that asked users to fill out an "Official 2020 Congressional District Census" because they violated its policies.

Big tech firms ask Seattle employees to work from home over coronavirus fears

Alphabet Inc's Google on Thursday joined Amazon.com Inc, Facebook Inc and Microsoft Corp in recommending employees in the Seattle area to work from home, after many were infected with the coronavirus in the region.

Tech, Health Mar 05 2020

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

JAKARTA/LONDON 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 propaganda about the restive region of Papua.

World, Tech, Indonesia, Twitter Mar 05 2020

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

JAKARTA/LONDON, March 5 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 propaganda about the restive region of Papua.

Twitter testing disappearing 'fleets' in Brazil

Twitter Inc said on Wednesday it was testing in Brazil a new type of tweet that disappears after 24 hours, similar to the stories feature popular on Snapchat and Facebook's photo-sharing app Instagram.

Tech, Brazil, Twitter Mar 04 2020