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US 2020 Election

Facebook moves to target misinformation before election

03-09-2020 11:32 Facebook will place new restrictions on political advertising the week before the United States presidential election as a way of targeting misinformation about Covid-19 and voting.

ANTITRUST AND REGULATION

Big Tech’s Funday in Congress

01-08-2020 10:18 Amazon, Facebook, Google, and Apple have become some of the most powerful organisations in the world – and the global coronavirus pandemic has only made their dominant position even stronger.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

Coronavirus pandemic

Facebook joins resistance to Bolsonaro virus claims

31-03-2020 18:56 Major social media companies are taking aim at Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's dismissal of social distancing, joining others in the country who have lined up against his controversial stance regarding the new coronavirus.

DIGITAL ECOSYSTEM

The dystopian digital world

29-02-2020 09:56 Google, Facebook, Amazon and others control both the flow of web traffic– and the flow of dollars. Sitting on both sides of the counter gives them unfair advantage over other players.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

ARGENTINE PONTIFF

Pope demands tech companies prevent kids from viewing porn

14-11-2019 12:45 Pope says tech companies should assume a moral responsibility to protect young people from what he said were the ruinous effects of pornography on their emotional and sexual development.

BRAZILIAN LEADER

Furious Bolsonaro denies links to Marielle Franco's murder

30-10-2019 07:20 President denies alleged links to last year's assassination of Marielle Franco in angry livestream on Facebook, after reports that a suspect in the murder investigation visited his residence before the killing.

LOVE & LA GRIETA

Single? Kirchnerite? 'Tinder K' can help you find your future Peronist partner

04-10-2019 16:39 They say opposites attract – but that's not quite the way of things on Facebook's 'Tinder K' groups, where committed Kirchnerites come together in a bid to find their perfect Peronist partner.

WHATSAPP NATION

Ipsos study: WhatsApp beats out Google as most influential brand in Argentina

29-07-2019 14:13 The annual report – which included WhatsApp for the first time – had the messaging service upset Google, YouTube and Facebook.

by Lucas Robinson

Facebook Currency

Facebook plans its own currency for 2 billion-plus users

18-06-2019 12:57 Facebook says their currency, called Libra, will be pegged to a basket of established currencies. The announcement is likely to increase regulators' interest in Facebook.