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Facebook updates community standards, expands appeals process

Facebook updates community standards, expands appeals process

The social media company announced changes to its community standards, releasing internal review guidelines and allowing appeals of content removal decisions.
by Ian Wren

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Facebook to offer users opt-outs that comply with new European Privacy Rules

Facebook to offer users opt-outs that comply with new European Privacy Rules

The social media giant will ask users worldwide if they want to continue sharing data for ads as well as personal information such as political and religious leanings and relationship information.

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NTSB: Tesla booted from crash investigation for not following rules

NTSB: Tesla booted from crash investigation for not following rules

The National Transportation Safety Board says it has removed the high-tech car maker from a probe into the fatal crash last month of one of its vehicles in California.

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6 facts about fake news in the 2016 election

6 facts about fake news in the 2016 election

One lesson: Social media plays a bigger role in bringing people to fake news sites than it does in bringing them to real news sites.
by Danielle Kurtzleben

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Report: Facebook suspends another data analytics firm as scandal widens

Report: Facebook suspends another data analytics firm as scandal widens

As the company prepares to notify 87 million users whose data was misused by Cambridge Analytica, CNBC reports that Facebook is suspending Cubeyou over similar allegations.

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Did Cambridge Analytica get your data? You'll know soon

Did Cambridge Analytica get your data? You'll know soon

Anyone who's been wondering if their private Facebook data might have been swept up in the Cambridge Analytica scandal will soon get their first clues.
by Associated Press

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Best Buy warns of data breach

Best Buy warns of data breach

Best Buy is warning that some of its customers' payment information may have been compromised in a data breach.
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Kremlin calls Facebook's removal of Russian pages and ads censorship

Kremlin calls Facebook's removal of Russian pages and ads censorship

Facebook is targeting the Russia-based Internet Research Agency -- the "troll factory" that is under indictment for interfering in the 2016 U.S. election.

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