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Twitter Suspends More Accounts Linked To ‘terrorism’

Twitter said Tuesday it suspended 376,890 accounts in the second half of 2016 for "promotion of terrorism," an increase...

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Face Recognition Flushes Out China’s Toilet Paper Crooks

A years-long crime spree by Chinese toilet paper thieves may have reached the end of its roll after park officials in...

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Pakistan Asks Facebook To Help Fight Blasphemy

Pakistan says it has asked Facebook to help investigate “blasphemous content” posted on the social network by...

Sports

Ghanaian’s To Enjoy MLS Matches On Facebook Live This Season

Ghanaian soccer fans will get the opportunity to watch their favourite players in the Major League Soccer on Facebook....

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Facebook Scores Deal To Live Stream Major League Soccer Matches

As competition in the live streaming space heats up, Facebook has scored a significant deal that will allow it to...

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Facebook Scores Deal To Stream MLS Matches

Facebook has struck a deal to stream matches from US-based Major League Soccer, in the latest social network tie-up for...

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Facebook Failed To Remove Sexualised Images of Children

Facebook has been criticised for its handling of reports about sexualised images of children on its platform. The...

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Facebook Artificial Intelligence Spots Suicidal Users

Facebook has begun using artificial intelligence to identify members that may be at risk of killing themselves. The...

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YouTube Showing A Billion Hours of Online Video Daily

YouTube on Monday said that a billion hours of video is being watched daily at the Google-owned online viewing venue in...

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LG G6 Phone Is Made For Split-Screen Apps

LG has ditched the modular design of its previous flagship smartphone and unveiled a new top-end model that is designed...

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Facebook Confusion Over Fake Cancer Babies U-Turns

Facebook has apologised for repeatedly restoring an account that posted stolen photos of children falsely claiming they...

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Facebook Algorithms ‘will Identify Terrorists’

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has outlined a plan to let artificial intelligence (AI) software review content posted...

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Zuckerberg Envisions Facebook As A ‘global Community’

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday offered a vision for the social network as a force in building a "global...

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New Facebook Job-Hunting Features Challenge LinkedIn

Facebook on Wednesday began letting businesses in the US or Canada post jobs and take applications from jobseekers,...

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Facebook Pushes Video Onto TV Screens With New Apps

Facebook on Tuesday announced it was rolling out apps to allow people to view videos posted on the social network on...

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Twitter U-Turn On New Abuse Tool

Twitter has reversed one of the changes it made to tackle bullying on the platform, just two hours after rolling it...

International

8.2 Percent of the World’s Facebook Users Are In African Countries

Facebook beat Wall Street expectations for sales and user growth in the fourth quarter of 2016, and it credits...

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Twitter Rolls Out New Anti-Abuse Tools

Twitter has announced more changes intended to limit the amount of abuse on the network. It comes in the wake of heavy...

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Phone Addiction Can Ruin Your Life

It is pathetic that many people have lost their lives due to phone addiction because they could not hear the hooting of...