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U.K. Tells WhatsApp to Open Up to Intelligence Services

EghtesadOnline: U.K. Home Secretary Amber Rudd said Facebook Inc.’s WhatsApp messaging system should open its encryption to security services and urged online companies to be more aggressive in shutting down sites exploited by terrorists.
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Publish Date:26/March/2017 | 24:23

Apple drives further into Facebook , Snap territory with video app

EghtesadOnline: With the release of a new video app called Clips, Apple Inc is inching one step closer to fully engaging in the messaging world, where its huge base of iPhone users could help it compete with Snap Inc's Snapchat and Facebook Inc's Messenger.
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Publish Date:22/March/2017 | 07:46

EU authorities demand changes from Facebook , Google, Twitter

EghtesadOnline: Social media companies Facebook Inc, Alphabet Inc and Twitter Inc will have to amend their terms of service for European users within a month or face the risk of fines, a European Commission official said on Friday.
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Publish Date:18/March/2017 | 16:01

Facebook bars developers from using data for surveillance

EghtesadOnline: Facebook Inc barred software developers on Monday from using the massive social network's data to create surveillance tools, closing off a process that had been exploited by U.S. police departments to track protesters.
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Publish Date:14/March/2017 | 06:40

Facebook Doesn't Understand German, at Least Not in Court

EghtesadOnline: A German lawsuit over a photo showing a Syrian refugee with Chancellor Angela Merkel has put Facebook Inc.’s hate-speech policies under scrutiny. But the high-profile case has also shed light on complaints that the company tries to avoid and delay lawsuits in the country.
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Publish Date:08/March/2017 | 05:42

Facebook suspends location-sharing feature after Italian copyright suit

EghtesadOnline: Facebook Inc has suspended its location-sharing feature in Italy after a Milan court ruled last year that the social networking giant had violated competition and copyright laws by effectively copying a similar app from a local start-up.
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Publish Date:07/March/2017 | 06:03

Snap IPO Values Photo-Chat App Maker at Twice Facebook ’s Worth

EghtesadOnline: Snap Inc., maker of the disappearing photo app dependent upon the fickle favor of the millennial demographic, is going public at a valuation at least twice as expensive as Facebook Inc., and four times more costly than Twitter Inc.
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Publish Date:02/March/2017 | 10:47

TransferWise launches international money transfers via Facebook

EghtesadOnline: Money transfer company TransferWise has launched a new service that allows users to send money internationally through Facebook Inc's chat application, as competition in the digital payments landscape intensifies.
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Publish Date:22/February/2017 | 05:36

Google, Facebook Show Tech Dismay on Trump Immigration Order

EghtesadOnline: Alphabet Inc.’s Google asked staffers who may have been affected by a new executive order on immigration to return to the U.S. quickly, joining a growing number of technology executives voicing concerns over restrictions that could interfere with how they do business.
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Publish Date:29/January/2017 | 04:50

Facebook , Snapchat Deals Produce Meager Results for News Outlets

EghtesadOnline: Newspapers and other media outlets are struggling to make money from their partnerships with tech giants like Facebook and Snapchat, raising concerns over their business models in a news landscape increasingly dominated by social media platforms.
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Publish Date:25/January/2017 | 06:46

It’s Merkel vs. Facebook as Germany Heads Into Election Year

EghtesadOnline: While celebrating the 2013 election victory that gave her a third term as German chancellor, Angela Merkel reached over a colleague’s shoulder and removed a German flag from his hand. A video of that small gesture, meant to declutter an image she knew would soon rocket around the globe, went viral on social media as purported evidence of Merkel’s lack of patriotism -- and is now spurring an effort to compel companies like Facebook Inc. to rein in hate speech and fake news.
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Publish Date:16/January/2017 | 15:49

Nasdaq hits record; bank earnings validate Wall St. rally

EghtesadOnline: An increase in Facebook pushed the Nasdaq to a record high on Friday and the S&P 500 also rose after major U.S. banks kicked off the fourth-quarter earnings season with strong results.
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Publish Date:14/January/2017 | 05:37

Alphabet Says It Shut Down Titan Drone Internet Project

EghtesadOnline: In 2014, Google and Facebook Inc. vied to acquire Titan Aerospace, a maker of high-altitude, solar-powered drones. Google won the bidding, so Facebook purchased its own company, which was building a huge glider called Aquila.
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Publish Date:12/January/2017 | 06:37