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During questioning in 2019, AOC grilled Facebook’s Zuckerberg over political ad policy
During a House panel on Oct. 23, 2019, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., questioned Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg about the company’s policy on political advertising.
EntertainmentYahoo Celebrity UKRapper Wiley 'fully suspended' from Twitter over anti-Semitism
The grime artist's accounts have now been removed from Twitter, Facebook and Instagram following his anti-Semitic remarks.
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Rep. David Cicilline previews the first major antitrust investigation in over 50 years
Rep. David Cicilline, D-R.I., joins Yahoo News Senior Political Correspondent Jon Ward on “The Long Game” podcast to discuss a much-anticipated hearing in the House Judiciary Committee’s antitrust subcommittee. On Monday, the CEOs of the four biggest technology companies will testify: Jeff Bezos of Amazon, Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook, Sundar Pichai of Google and Tim Cook of Apple.
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Facebook takes down white nationalist accounts after staff protest
Facebook officials said the site has suspended accounts associated with white nationalist groups after some called for violence in the wake of current anti-racism protests.
CelebrityYahoo Celebrity UKJustin Bieber wishes he'd stayed celibate before marriage to Hailey Baldwin
Justin Bieber has said he wishes he had 'saved' himself for marriage as sex is 'kind of confusing'
CelebrityYahoo Celebrity UKJennifer Saunders forced to deny writing anti-NHS rant circulating on social media
The 'Absolutely Fabulous' star has been quick to distance herself from the fake post.
NewsYahoo News UKCoronavirus: Tearful NHS worker tells daughter, 2, she can’t see her for 12 weeks
Medical emergency assistant Chanice Cushion said she is 'petrified' of going to work.
HealthYahoo News UKInfectious diseases expert uses Facebook post to issue advice about spread of coronavirus
The Kings College London professor advised those with even mild cold or flu symptoms to stay at home.
BusinessYahoo News UKNew Facebook tool lets you salvage your photos - making it easier to leave site
Previously, users had to download a bundle of data from Facebook, rather than being able to simply move their photos into another service.
HealthYahoo News UKDoctor's Facebook post attacking 'wave of fear' over coronavirus goes viral
Dr Abdu Sharkawy's post on Facebook has been liked more than 500,000 times.
TechnologyYahoo News UKPrivacy warning over WhatsApp group chats as ‘they can be found on Google’
WhatsApp group chats are not as private as some users might think – with groups easily discoverable on Google if an invitation link has been shared online.
EntertainmentYahoo Celebrity UKDolly Parton starts viral profile picture challenge copied by thousands
Star's original social media posts has been shared, liked and mentioned millions of times and some of the world's biggest stars have gotten involved
PoliticsYahoo News UKBoris Johnson has posted 'get Brexit done' over 350 times on social media since start of election campaign
'The message really resonates with people,' a leading political sociologist told Yahoo News UK.
EntertainmentYahoo News UKHere’s why fake news spreads so quickly (even when it’s not believable)
People who repeatedly see the same fake news item repeatedly feel less and less "wrong" about sharing it -–even when they don’t believe it’s true.
NewsYahoo News UKNottinghamshire Police apologise for ‘victim-blaming’ in ‘sexist’ Facebook post
The post received a fierce backlash.
PoliticsYahoo News UKWeb founder Sir Tim Berners-Lee criticises Tories and calls on Facebook to ban political adverts
The World Wide Web founder also accused the Conservative Party of spreading misinformation by rebranding one of its Twitter accounts 'factcheckuk'.
LifestyleYahoo News UKMother posts heartbreaking Facebook photo of two children before they were killed by drink-driver
Sarah Jane Pascoe-Hudson lost her son Matthew, 12, and daughter Lucy, 10, in the crash in 1996.
TechnologyYahoo News UKFacebook app has been secretly accessing users' cameras while they read news feed
A bug in the latest version of the Facebook iOS app has alarmed users - but there's a simple fix if you're concerned.
NewsYahoo News UKMadeleine McCann’s parents ‘shocked’ after Facebook troll takes picture of couple
Kate and Gerry McCann were at a restaurant in Scotland when they were photographed, it was reported.
NewsYahoo News UKHong Kong protester shot by police in another day of violence during morning rush hour
The police shooting of the protester in Hong Kong was livestreamed on Facebook.
NewsYahoo News UKMan arrested on suspicion of murdering young mother, 26, after ‘altercation’ in Halifax town centre
A man has been arrested on suspicion of murdering a young mother, 26, in Halifax town centre.
EntertainmentYahoo News UKFamily of Amelia Bambridge left horrified after pictures of her dead body are shared on Instagram and Facebook
Amelia Bambridge's brother Harry urged people not to share images of her body as Facebook stressed it has 'clear rules against posting graphic content'.
NewsReutersFour killed in Bangladesh over Facebook post
At least four people were killed and about 50 injured on Sunday in clashes with police in Bangladesh over a Facebook post that offended Muslims, officials said. The clashes in the southern district of Bhola, 195 km (120 miles) from the capital Dhaka, broke out when angry crowds protested against a Facebook post in which a Hindu reportedly made derogatory remarks about Prophet Mohammad. Police said the Facebook had actually been hacked and all the hackers had been detained.
EntertainmentYahoo News UKBBC presenter Nick Robinson compares Boris Johnson to a ‘dictator’ over use of social media
The BBC journalist said the Prime Minister's use of social media was a 'form of propaganda'.
EntertainmentYahoo News UKBillionaire Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has admitted it is not fair he has so much money
He said no-one deserves the amount of money he has.
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