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• Facebook Gaming app arrives on Android first

  

  20 April 2020, 17:51

  Facebook accelerated the rollout of this stream-based app due to the Covid-19 health crisis.

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• Ofcom given new powers to regulate social media content

  

  12 February 2020, 13:11

  However, we don't know the scope of Ofcom's new powers or the penalties it can impose.

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• Twitter banning political ads from 22nd November onwards

  

  31 October 2019, 10:11

  CEO Jack Dorsey opined that "political message reach should be earned, not bought".

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• Facebook Libra cryptocurrency project hits bumpy road

  

  14 October 2019, 12:11

  Last week Visa and Mastercard withdrew support. Today the G7 outlines 9 major risks.

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• France will levy 3 per cent digital tax on likes of Amazon, Google

  

  11 July 2019, 15:31

  "France is sovereign, and France decides its own tax rules," finance minister signals to USA.

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• Facebook to launch GlobalCoin cryptocurrency in 2020

  

  24 May 2019, 16:11

  Company has already spoken to BoE's Mark Carney and US Treasury officials about its plans.

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• Facebook Oculus Rift S and Quest HMD pre-orders go live

  

  1 May 2019, 14:11

  PC tethered, and SoC powered untethered, headsets both cost $399. Ship from 21 May.

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• Facebook announces the Oculus Rift S PC VR headset

  

  21 March 2019, 11:11

  Higher res, improved comfort, single cable, inside-out tracking HMD will cost $399.

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• Facebook execs like 'digital gangsters' say UK MPs

  

  18 February 2019, 10:31

  DCMS select committee report calls for social media firm compulsory code of ethics.

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• Facebook launches Portal and Portal+ video call devices

  

  9 October 2018, 15:01

  They deliver convenient video calling thanks to an AI camera that follows you as you move.

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