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Now playing Next USA Facebook sued in United States in landmark antitrust lawsuit The tech giant should be divested of Instagram and WhatsApp, the lawsuit says, accusing Facebook of abusing its market power 09/12/2020
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Now playing Next world news Pakistan PM Imran Khan asks Facebook to ban Islamophobic content Pakistan's prime minister, Imran Khan, has asked Facebook to ban Islamophobic content, as tensions deepen between the presidents of France and Turkey. 26/10/2020
Now playing Next Ireland Irish watchdog probes Instagram over protection of children's data Ireland's Data Protection Commission is investigating Instagram over safeguards for children's personal information. 19/10/2020