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Tech Firms Unite For ‘net Neutrality’ Protest

A host of internet giants – from social networks to dating apps to porn sites – will join a protest Wednesday...

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US Newspaper Group Assails Google-Facebook Online ‘duopoly’

The US newspaper industry on Monday warned of a "duopoly" in online news by Google and Facebook, and called for...

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Facebook To Produce Own TV Series, Games

Facebook is starting production on high-quality television series and gaming shows to be broadcast on its platform, one...

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EU Orders Facebook and Google To Crack Down On Hate Speech

Facebook, Google and other US internet giants have sharply boosted efforts to clamp down on online hate speech, a top...

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Facebook, Google Crack Down On Hate Speech

Facebook, Google and other US internet giants have sharply boosted efforts to clamp down on online hate speech, a top...

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Facebook Must Delete Hate Postings, Court Rules

A court in Austria has ordered that Facebook must remove postings seen as hate speech, in a ruling that is set to have...

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Reporters Without Borders Opens First Asia Office In Taiwan

International rights watchdog Reporters Without Borders said it is opening its first Asia office in Taiwan after...

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US Lawmakers Roll Back Privacy Rules For Internet Carriers

US lawmakers voted Tuesday to roll back rules that would block internet service providers from selling user data to...

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China’s Xi Calls For Peace In Meeting With Netanyahu

Chinese President Xi Jinping called Tuesday for peace between Israel and an independent Palestine "as soon as possible"...

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Google Vows Fix For ‘inappropriate’ Search Results

Google said Monday it was working to fix a search algorithm glitch that produced "inappropriate and misleading" results...

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China Counts Over 100 Billionaires Among Top Communist Legislators

China counts more than 100 billionaires among its top legislators, with 209 of the richest holding wealth nearly...

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Snap Sets Valuation Below Expectations

The company said in a filing on Thursday that it expects to raise as much as $3.2 billion in the IPO Snap Inc, the...

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Cyber Warriors See Politics Muddying Security Efforts

President Donald Trump has vowed to improve cyber attack defense, but security experts meeting this week say a...

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Facebook and Google Building Huge Undersea Cable To China

Facebook and Google are teaming up to build a huge Internet cable under the Pacific Ocean to China. Both companies are...