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Facebook and Apple to Providing Original Video Content Just Like Netflix And YouTube

Feb 03, 2017 07:30 AM EST Facebook and Apple plan to expand their services and provide original content just like Netflix and YouTube. Both companies already have significant investment with their plans and is prioritizing the progress of this project.

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Facebook Commissions Frank Gehry To Build Another Office

Apr 27, 2015 09:14 AM EDT Frank Gehry is set to build another office for Facebook.

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Facebook Does Away With Click-Bait Headlines

Aug 26, 2014 01:48 PM EDT Facebook decides to clean up users' feeds and do away with click-bait headlines.

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Facebook Adds 'Satire' Tag to Articles from Sites Like 'The Onion'

Aug 19, 2014 10:27 AM EDT Facebook has made a big change to people's shares. When posting articles from comedy or satirical sites such as The Onion or Cracked, auto-generated "related articles" now carry the disclaimer "[Satire]" in front of the title as a disclaimer for pieces that are purposefully inaccurate for the sake of comedy.

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'Europe vs. Facebook' Group Files Suit against Facebook

Aug 05, 2014 01:15 PM EDT On Friday, a group called "Europe vs. Facebook" launched a privacy campaign aimed at Facebook. The group also invites non-commercial Facebook users anywhere outside of the US and Canada to join in.

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Internet.org Effort Will Provide Human Rights Information for Users

Aug 05, 2014 01:08 PM EDT Thanks to Facebook's Internet.org effort, women in Zambia will be able to access women's rights resources like MAMA (Mobile Alliance for Maternal Action), WRAPP (Women's Rights App), and Facts for Life by UNICEF.

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Facebook's 'Internet.org' Effort Reaches Africa

Aug 01, 2014 10:14 AM EDT Facebook has introduced a new app in Africa that will provide free data access to sites like Wikipedia, Google, Facebook and Facebook Messenger. This initiative is apart of CEO Mark Zuckerberg's Internet.org effort, whose main goal is to bring Internet access to developing countries.

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Little-Known Social Network 'Nextdoor' Is Fighting Crime And Gaining Traction

Jul 02, 2014 03:39 PM EDT Nextdoor is getting law enforcement involved on the Web.