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Facebook is an online social networking service. It was founded on February 4, 2004 by Mark Zuckerberg. With over one billion active users, Facebook is the most popular social media site worldwide.

From Fracebook's early days through its global expanse and stock market launch in 2012, DW has reported on the social media site. Take a look at coverage of Facebook and international issues related to the site and social media usage.

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WhatsApp delays privacy changes following backlash 15.01.2021

Facebook-owned WhatsApp said they would delay the rollout of a change to its data sharing practice and work to "clear up misinformation" around its privacy policy.
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Opinion: Twitter's Trump ban is no Chinese-style censorship 15.01.2021

The schadenfreude in Beijing and among other authoritarian governments about Donald Trump's Twitter ban misses the point, argues DW's Rodion Ebbighausen.
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YouTube suspends Donald Trump account, joining Twitter, Facebook 13.01.2021

Google-owned YouTube temporarily suspended President Donald Trump's account. The online video service said there was a "potential for violence" and that the account suspension would initially last seven days.
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Iran: Facebook deletes Press TV page 12.01.2021

Iran's state media Press TV wrote on Twitter that Facebook has deleted its main page "without any warning or explanation."
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Uganda bans social media ahead of election 12.01.2021

The social media shutdown in Uganda comes just two days before the country's presidential election. Users said they were unable to access WhatsApp or Facebook.
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Uganda: Fears of further violence ahead of election 11.01.2021

Ugandan troops have been deployed ahead of Thursday's vote. Opposition candidate Bobi Wine has urged supporters to cast a 'protest vote.'
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Uganda elections: Facebook shuts down government-linked accounts 11.01.2021

The social media platform says Uganda's information ministry used fake accounts to "target public debate" ahead of elections.

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Opinion: Social media simply pulling the plug won't work 11.01.2021

Facebook and Twitter have suspended Donald Trump's accounts. This is a remarkable action from companies scrambling to get themselves off the hook. We can't let them, says DW's Editor-in-Chief Manuela Kasper-Claridge.
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Facebook and Google Earth help probe eco-crimes in the Middle East 10.01.2021

Researchers are using the same open-source data methods that helped track war crimes in Syria to document environmental offenses in places like Yemen and Iraq.
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WhatsApp update to expand data sharing sparks criticism 08.01.2021

WhatsApp asked its users to agree to its new updated terms, which would allow the service to share users' data with Facebook and facilitate e-commerce.

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Donald Trump loses social media megaphone 07.01.2021

The outgoing US president has been "indefinitely" banned from Facebook and is temporarily banned from tweeting to his over 88 million followers after a night of violence in Washington.
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Living Planet: Environmental activists face online abuse 07.01.2021

In recent years the internet has been crucial in organizing climate activism. Movements like Fridays for Future have utilized social media to spread awareness about climate change and connect across the world. But from the Philippines to Brazil to Germany, activists are reporting increased online abuse. So what impact is this online harassment having on their work, and on them personally?

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Bangladesh: More women create online businesses during pandemic 28.12.2020

Many women in Bangladesh who have lost their jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic are using Facebook to run their own businesses. But it is not an easy task in a conservative society.
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Russia tightens grip on US social media giants 23.12.2020

Russia's parliament has passed bills which could grant the government the power to block access to YouTube, Twitter and Facebook. Lawmakers said the social media giants have targeted state media accounts unfairly.

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Pakistan: Social media curbs shrink free speech space 21.12.2020

New rules introduced by the Pakistani government to control social media use have triggered concerns among global tech firms and rights activists.
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10 US states sue Google for anti-competitive ad practices 17.12.2020

The lawsuit accuses Google of violating anti-trust law with its ad revenue practices. The company and other major tech firms have been in hot water this year over antitrust and anti-competitiveness charges.
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