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Facebook Saw 82 Percent Rise in Hate Speech, Instagram Registers 86 Percent Jump in Violent Content
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Facebook Owner Meta Questions Necessity of Data Requests in EU Antitrust Investigations on Social Media App
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Facebook Parent Meta to Use Broadcom Chips for Metaverse Hardware in a Billion-Dollar Deal: Report
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Facebook, Twitter, Google, Other Tech Firms Ask US Supreme Court to Block Texas Social Media Law
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Facebook, Social Media Companies Urged by US Groups to Act Against Election Disinformation
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Facebook Owner Meta Criticises German Antitrust Order to Curb Data Collection, Calls it ‘Clearly Flawed’
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Facebook Owner Meta's First Physical Store in Burlingame, California Now Open to Public
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Facebook Accused of Blocking Australian Health Sites by Whistleblower Group
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Facebook Parent Meta Slows Down Hiring, Freezes Recruitment for the Year
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Facebook Owner Meta Shares Glimpse of First Physical Store Set to Open on May 9 in California
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Facebook Lacks Information on Collected User Data, Including How It Is Used: Leaked Document Shows
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Facebook Lacks Information on Collected User Data, Including How It Is Used: Leaked Document Shows
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Facebook Removes Accounts in Brazil With Ties to the Military
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Facebook Accounts Removed in Philippines Ahead of Elections to Curb Misinformation: Meta
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Facebook Messenger Adds Support for Shortcuts, Allowing Users to Send Silent Messages, GIFs, More
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Facebook, Instagram Banned by Russia on ‘Extremism’ Charges Amid Ukraine Crisis
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Congress Leader Rahul Gandhi Criticises Facebook, Calls it 'Meta-Worse for Democracy'
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Facebook Whistleblower Frances Haugen Will Urge US Senate to Regulate Company
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Facebook Says Will Label All Posts About COVID-19 Vaccines
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