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Twitter, LinkedIn reverse course due to climbing COVID cases
News Twitter closes offices while LinkedIn decides to allow remote work after all
By Mike Brassfield Published
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Social media companies vow to reduce abuse of women online
News Tech giants announce move at equality forum
By Danny Bradbury Published
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Facebook becomes a trillion dollar company
News The valuation was reached after the Federal Court dismissed the FTC's antitrust complaint against the social network
By Bobby Hellard Published
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Facebook unveils developer tools to boost business messaging on WhatsApp and Instagram
News The social network also revealed Messenger API for Instagram at its F8 Refresh conference
By Bobby Hellard Published
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FCC commissioner calls for big tech to help bridge digital divide
News FCC’s senior Republican wants the likes of Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google to help pay for broadband expansion
By Mike Brassfield Published
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Facebook Workplace hits 7 million paid subscribers
News The social network's enterprise comms platform still lags behind the likes of Microsoft Teams and Slack
By Bobby Hellard Published
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Facebook achieves its goal of 100% green energy
News Now it’s focusing on a net-zero supply chain by 2030
By Mike Brassfield Published
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Facebook and Google plan new undersea cable to Asia
News The proposed cable would connect North America, Indonesia, and Singapore
By Mike Brassfield Published
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Big tech companies put political donations on hold following Capitol riots
News Microsoft, Amazon, and Google among tech giants suspending political contributions
By Danny Bradbury Published
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UK tech firms face billion-pound fines for failing to curb harmful content
News The government plans to hit social media platforms with GDPR-like penalties worth up to 10% of annual revenue
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet Published
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The IT Pro Podcast: The power of disinformation
IT Pro Podcast Social media is a great innovation - but falsehoods and manipulation are rife
By IT Pro Published
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Instagram to extend livestreaming time limit to 4 hours
News Social media site will also soon support video archiving
By David Gargaro Published
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