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Facebook removed seven million posts for coronavirus misinformation

Facebook has been trying to stem a deluge of false information on its platform about how people can protect themselves from COVID-19

Top 5 most important takeaways from the US antitrust probe into big tech

The New Economy takes a look at the most significant accusations made against the CEOs of Facebook, Google, Amazon and Apple during the US Congressional committee’s historic hearing

Facebook invests $5.7bn in Indian telecoms firm Reliance Jio

India’s biggest telecoms operator, Reliance Jio, has received a $5.7bn investment from Facebook, confirming the social network as the firm’s largest minority shareholder

Senior lawmakers urge Japanese Government to look into creating digital currency

Following China’s recent announcement that it plans to issue its own digital currency, officials in Japan have called on their government to do the same

Facebook launches new video-chat TV box

The social network brings video calls into the living room with Portal TV, its first foray into TV-streaming hardware

Facebook grants users more control over how their data is shared

Facebook users will now be able to control whether websites and apps collect their data. The new feature will be rolled out globally in the coming months

Facebook under criminal investigation over data-sharing deals

New York prosecutors have subpoenaed at least two major technology companies as part of a criminal investigation into Facebook’s data-sharing partnerships

Facebook pivots to privacy-based model

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg set out his vision for a platform focused on security, where content “won’t stick around forever”

Facebook confirms data-sharing relationships with Chinese companies

Facebook has confirmed the legitimacy of recent reports highlighting the company’s data-sharing relationships with several Chinese tech firms, some of which have since been restricted in the US on security grounds

Facebook unveils new in-app dating service

Mark Zuckerberg announced Facebook’s matchmaking ambitions at the company’s annual developer conference in California, prompting shares in Tinder’s parent company, Match Group, to fall by more than 20 percent

Second WhatsApp co-founder leaves Facebook over privacy concerns

WhatsApp co-founder Jan Koum has stepped down from Facebook amid clashes between the companies’ executives regarding its privacy policy moving forward

Top 5 talking points from Mark Zuckerberg’s Congress grilling

Across two tense five-hour sessions in front of the US Congress, Mark Zuckerberg was questioned on Facebook’s business model, user privacy and liberal bias