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Facebook executive's arrest in Brazil called 'extreme and disproportionate'

Facebook has denounced the arrest in Brazil of Diego Dzodan, its vice president for Latin America, over a court order for the company's WhatsApp division to cooperate with a drug case.

USA

Wow, it's time to do more than just 'like' - emojis arrive on Facebook

Facebook newsfeeds began to transform on Wednesday as ‘reaction’ buttons arrived on the social media site. Five emojis have been added alongside the

Business Line

Brexit fears undermine sterling, Zuckerberg upstages Samsung Galaxy S7 launch

Business Line focuses on reaction to Brexit fears, including the slumping pound, and Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg's VR antics overshadow Samsung's new smartphone at the Mobile World Congress.

France

Oh là là - does French ruling mean more nude pictures on Facebook?

A French court has ruled over a battle between Facebook and a French school teacher about the right to see a 150-year-old vagina. In 2011, the

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Business Line

Monkey business, money business and Moscow business

As Asia starts the year of the monkey we look at Red Envelopes and Red Square visitors.

Business Series

Celebrating 12th birthday, Facebook aims for five billion users by 2030

Facebook is 12 years old, having grown to become a dominant force on the internet, the largest social media company ever, claiming 1.59 billion monthly users.

USA

Private gun adverts to be prohibited on Facebook

Private firearms transactions coordinated on Facebook or its Instagram photo-sharing service should become a thing of the past under new measures

Business Series

Facebook makes investors smile with doubled fourth quarter profits

Social media giant Facebook has bucked the trend of underwhelming tech results of Apple and eBay and more than doubled its profits in Q4.

World News

David Bowie: Social media overwhelmed with tributes

Tributes poured in on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and other social network feeds to celebrate the life and death of David Bowie. The singer lost

World News

Relive Euronews' most shared videos of 2015

Watch our most shared videos on Facebook for each month of 2015

World News

Facebook gets professional with Facebook at Work

Facebook has come a long way from being just a place to link up with friends or meet a partner. Now the social media giant says it is going to muscle

World News

Zuckerberg to give away 99% of his Facebook shares to good causes

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan have promised to give away 99% of their shares in the company to good causes as they

USA

Mark Zuckerberg announces birth of baby girl and plan to donate 99% of his Facebook shares

Belgium

Facebook given 48 hours to quit tracking Internet users in Belgium

Facebook has been given 48 hours by a Belgian court to stop tracking Internet users who don’t have profiles with the social media company, or face

Business Series

Facebook tops a billion users a day

Facebook shares rose by around five percent after the company’s quarterly results beat estimates. The social media network now has 1.1 billion users

Economy

Facebook says UK corporation tax payment of just £4,327 was legal

Facebook has insisted it is complying with the law despite paying under 6,000 euros in corporation tax in Britain last year. According to its

World News

EU top court rules in favour of privacy activist

The EU’s highest court has ruled in favour of an Austrian law student who claims that a trans-Atlantic data protection agreement doesn’t protect

USA

Facebook to introduce the video profile

Facebook has announced it is to introduce new profile videos to replace the static profile picture. Facebook starts letting you add a 7-second

USA

Facebook considers "dislike" button

After the like button, what about a dislike one? Despite years of dismissing it as “too negative”, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has revealed his

Economy

Facebook claims a billion users a day

A billion people. That’s how many users social networking site Facebook claimed accessed its site on Monday. To put it into context that is one in