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Tech giants could face tougher penalties in the EU if they fail to adequately curb hate speech. The news comes ahead of expected proposals to curb the dominance of companies such as Facebook, Apple, Google, and Amazon.

We know our digital devices are logging our every move, yet we still trust in Apple, Facebook and Android. What if we "unGoogled" ourselves and took back control of our data? Two startups hope we will do just that.

WhatsApp has reached 2 Billion users two years after announcing a 1.5 Billion mark. The free messaging service and ad-free application was purchased by Facebook in 2014 for $19 billion.

Facebook has been urged to halt its plans for stronger encrypted messages.

The policy would remove posts that promote fake cures for the virus.

German companies and political parties paid for an online popularity boost. Who bought likes on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube usually remains hidden from the public, but poor programming brought the details to light.

Facebook News raises eyebrows and is French fromage in decline?

Pope Francis has called on Facebook, Apple, Microsoft, and Google, among others, to step up efforts to remove child pornography from the Internet. He also said it is too easy for youngsters to access indecent material.

Facebook's founder faced an unfriendly bipartisan crowd during a House hearing. Representative Maxine Waters said the company's "existing deficiencies and failures" needed to be fixed before launching a cryptocurrency.

Applied Techonomics senior advisor, Jeanne Zaino, discusses Facebook's 2020 election efforts. She speaks with Bloomberg's Sarah Frier and Taylor Riggs on "Bloomberg Technology".

Facebook's CEO Mark Zuckerberg says on a conference call that recommendations passed to Pete Buttigieg's campaign should not be seen as an endorsement.