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Alphabet's ([[GOOG]], -0.5%) (GOOGL) YouTube joins other social media companies in de-platforming President Donald Trump.YouTube said Trumps channel had violated its policies on inciting violence. It has also disabled comments on videos currently on the channel.The suspension came after ...

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It's fashionable in various circles to hate on Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) these days. Detractors have charged it with being both an enemy of democracy and a greedy monopolist. and the company's reputation has suffered significantly recently. Last summer, a number of its biggest adver...

Scrambling to deal with a sudden competitive threat to its messaging platform WhatsApp, Facebook (FB) has released a statement clarifying the upcoming changes to its terms of service. The privacy concerns have already triggered users to turn to rivals in droves, according to data from Sensor ...

A social network that enables truly local conversations to build stronger and safer communities. Reading that may feel like a time machine back to when Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) was just the website where you found old friends and played games on the internet. It's actually a descriptio...

Signal Advance (SIGL) sunk about 75%, reversing an almost 440% increase yesterday, after the stock soared in recent days following investor confusion after Tesla's Elon Musk tweeted to ``use Signal,'' referencing the encrypted messaging service.Musk wasn't talking about Signal Advan...

A better outlook for digital advertising has prompted Cowen to raise targets on exposed companies, including market leaders Facebook (FB -2.3%) and Alphabet ([[GOOG]] -1.2%, [[GOOGL]] -1.1%). It boosted its target on GOOGL to $2,200 from $1,900, implying 27% upside. Its survey of ad buyers su...

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Facebook has once again come under the scrutiny of regulators and the general public. The case against Facebook seems strong from the surface, but digging deep to understand the legislative framework is key to form a well-informed opinion about the matter. There are positive spill...

The U.S. Government, led by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), has filed a lawsuit against Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) , claiming that Facebook is an illegal monopoly that should be remedied -- possibly through a break-up. This would seem like a negative development for the social me...