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Facebook to help French police identify hate speech suspects
Paris, Jun 26 (AP/UNB) — Facebook is agreeing to help French police identify hate speech suspects, in what the French government is celebrating as a global first.
Senior Facebook executive says it would favor regulation
London, Jun 24 (AP/UNB) — A senior Facebook executive says the social media site is in favor of regulation to address some of the dark problems of the internet.
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative awards 68-million-USD to fund human cell-mapping project
San Francisco, June 23 (Xinhua/UNB) -- A company created by Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan on Friday announced the awarding of 68 million U.S. dollars to fund a global project to map all cells in the human body.
Facebook plans its own currency for 2 billion-plus users
San Francisco, Jun 19 (AP/UNB) — Facebook already rules daily communication for more than 2 billion people around the world. Now it wants its own currency, too.
Facebook stops Huawei from pre-installing apps on phones
London, Jun 8 (AP/UNB) — Facebook said Friday it has stopped letting its apps come pre-installed on smartphones sold by Huawei in order to comply with U.S. restrictions, a move that deals a fresh blow to the Chinese tech giant.
YouTube updates hate speech guidelines to prohibit videos
San Francisco, June 6 (AP/UNB) — YouTube updated its hate speech policies Wednesday to prohibit videos with white supremacy and neo-Nazi viewpoints.
Facebook considering its own bitcoin for payments
San Francisco, May 4 (AP/UNB) — The Wall Street Journal reports that Facebook plans a cryptocurrency-based payment system that it could launch for billions of users worldwide.
Facebook bans 'dangerous individuals' cited for hate speech
San Francisco, May 3 (AP/UNB) — After years of pressure to crack down on hate and bigotry, Facebook has banned Louis Farrakhan, Alex Jones and other extremists, saying they violated its ban on "dangerous individuals."
GP must pay arrears: BTRC
Dhaka, Apr 29 (UNB)- The telecom regulator on Monday said that it will consider all legal options to realise about Tk 13,000 crore in overdue arrears from private mobile operator Grameenphone.
GP offers enhanced maritime communication
Dhaka, Apr 28 (UNB)- The fishermen and commuters around the Bay of Bengal will be able to communicate with a wider range of mobile network as Grameenphone has recently improved its deep-sea network capacity.