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Social media firm announces deal after long-running battle with national and regional newspapers France has hailed a victory in its long-running quest for fairer action from tech companies after Facebook reached an agreement with a group of national and regional newspapers to pay for content shared by its users. Facebook on Thursday announced a licensing …

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Revelations about World Doctors Alliance pages raise questions about platform’s efforts to control misinformation An international pressure group that spread false and conspiratorial claims about Covid-19 more than doubled the average number of interactions it got on Facebook in the first six months of 2021 in spite of renewed efforts to curb misinformation on the …

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The company’s car sales are set to overtake last year’s figures even as construction of its new Texas factory is underway Tesla saw its biggest quarterly net earnings in history, the company said on Wednesday, propelled by record electric vehicle sales last summer, amid a shortage of computer chips and other materials. The company made …

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After news broke of the troubled social media company planning to rebrand its toxic image, ideas flew fast and plentiful Facebook is reportedly preparing to unveil a new name as the company seeks to rebrand, and the internet has already come through with some pointed suggestions. The plans, first reported by the Verge on Tuesday, …

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Account behind the advert has been suspended after appearing on the platform’s Stories feed Explainer: how do I get a Covid digital vaccine certificate? Australia vaccine rollout tracker; cases and data tracker Get our free news app; get our morning email briefing Instagram has displayed an ad promoting fake vaccination certificates in Australia at a …

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Pinterest approached about possible deal, Bloomberg reports Financial firm PayPal has benefited from online shopping boom ​​PayPal is reportedly exploring the acquisition of social media company Pinterest, according to Bloomberg News. PayPal, the financial technology company based in San Jose, California, recently approached Pinterest about a potential deal that would value Pinterest at roughly $39bn, …

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Raft of new products include ability to respond to or develop other users’ ideas pins Pinterest will offer users the chance to riff on Jennifer Lopez’s Halloween costume as it launches new products to emphasise its appeal to “emotional wellbeing” amid a storm of negative publicity surrounding social media firms. The virtual mood board business …

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Boris Johnson has promised to present the delayed online harms bill to parliament before Christmas after the killing of David Amess. He made his comments after Keir Starmer urged him to work collaboratively in clamping down on web-based extremism. Johnson also appeared to agree to another of Starmer’s requests, that the bill would include a …

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Can the social media giant rebrand itself without alienating users? Here are five suggestions Facebook’s proposed rebrand comes at a crucial time for the company. On one hand, Mark Zuckerberg’s increasing focus on the “metaverse” seems to hint that he has ambitions far beyond simply destroying every non-Facebook industry on the planet. But at the …

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Prime minister also says bill will include criminal sanctions against those allowing ‘foul content’ online Boris Johnson has promised to present the delayed online harms bill to parliament before Christmas in the wake of the killing of Sir David Amess, after Keir Starmer urged him to work collaboratively in clamping down on web-based extremism. The …

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