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@facebook just removed this photo because it violated their policy on sexual images. Sort your shit out @zuck or I’ll come round there and squirt you in the eye.

Former Nirvana star Krist Novoselic has issued a statement clarifying comments he made in support of U.S. President Donald Trump.

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Robbie Williams is to rejoin his former Take That bandmates for a one-off virtual gig to raise money for charity amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Lady Gaga, Madonna and Nicki Minaj are among the stars potentially facing a major security breach after their law firm was hacked.

Oprah Winfrey is to deliver an online commencement speech to the Class of 2020 as part of huge Facebook event.

On film, Jesse Eisenberg has survived a zombie apocalypse.

Jesse Eisenberg doesn’t understand “the appeal of social media”, insisting he has “no desire” to engage with his fans.

There’s no question that these are terrifying times we’re living in. We’re doing our best to adapt our personal and professional lives in profound ways to stop the spread of the pandemic by protecting ourselves, our families, our colleagues and strangers. It’s not easy staying hopeful and optimistic as we witness the number of coronavirus cases and deaths accelerating hourly.

Professional Canadian artists struggling to make ends meet during the COVID-19 pandemic just got some good news.

There’s no question that Hollywood has been hard hit by the coronavirus shutdowns, with productions worldwide shuttering to keep their workers safe from contracting Covid-19.

Social media giant Facebook is investing $100 million to support local news organizations during the coronavirus pandemic, in addition to its previous commitment to spend $300 million over a three-year period.

Social media giant Facebook is investing $100 million, in addition to its previous spend of $300 million, to support the news industry during the coronavirus pandemic.

I’ve been in a love-hate relationship for a long time. I’ve tried to take a step back, but it’s been tough.

Ad spending is falling off a cliff amid the COVID-19 pandemic — and Facebook and Google, the two heavyweights in digital advertising, are expected to bear the brunt of the downturn in terms of sheer dollars lost.

WeHo Council member John Duran is posting daily Facebook updates about the coronavirus crisis. (Photo via Facebook)

Facebook is contributing is supply of 720,000 respiratory masks to U.S. health care workers and is looking to procure millions of additional masks, joining Apple and others pitching in to provide the protective gear amid critical shortages during the COVID-19 outbreak.

Tool have postponed their remaining tour dates in North America due to the worsening coronavirus crisis.

Mark Zuckerberg is housebound just like many of Facebook’s other employees.

Facebook has vowed to crack down on misinformation, particularly related to the current coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, but its filtering systems may have overcorrected — and blocked legitimate posts.

Hoping to earn goodwill among its advertising clients and global user base, Facebook announced that it will offer $100 million in cash grants and ad credits for up to 30,000 eligible small businesses that need assistance in staying afloat during the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis.

Facebook, more than 24 hours after Donald Trump shared the White House’s video of a Joe Biden speech that had been edited to make it seem as if the former VP viewed Trump’s re-election as inevitable, added a warning label to the video saying that it included “partly false information.”

Twitter said it was shutting its Seattle office for a “deep clean” after learning that an employee there was informed they likely have been infected with coronavirus (COVID-19).

Sherry Vine, aka Joey Gugliemelli (Image via Facebook)

Social media giant Facebook has closed its three London offices from Friday afternoon through Monday for deep cleaning, after a visiting Singapore-based employee tested positive for coronavirus, Variety has confirmed.

Social networking giant Facebook has opted out of the SXSW over concerns about the spread of coronavirus.

Digital giants such as Google, Amazon and Facebook are becoming “powerful gatekeepers” of what we watch and hear, according to the boss of Europe’s public service broadcaster alliance.

Amid fears over a global economic slowdown from the widening coronavirus outbreak, companies like Netflix that provide in-home services are best positioned to withstand the storm or even see upside from the crisis, according to industry analysts.

Snoop Dogg was trying to “protect” Kobe Bryant’s family when he lashed out at Gayle King online for revisiting the late sportsman’s 2003 sex assault controversy in a TV interview.

WhatsApp now has more than 2 billion users globally, according to Facebook — and the company says it “will not compromise” on the messaging app’s end-to-end encryption, despite warnings from law enforcement officials.

Amid the run-up to the 2020 U.S. election, Reuters announced a deal with Facebook under which the giant social-networking corporation will pay the global news service to fact-check information, images and video on Facebook and Instagram.

John Legend has teamed up with Facebook for a new animated series celebrating Valentine’s Day.

As part of its antitrust probe into large technology firms, the Federal Trade Commission announced that it ordered five companies — Apple, Amazon, Alphabet (parent company of Google), Facebook and Microsoft — to furnish detailed information about acquisitions they were not previously required to report to U.S. antitrust regulators.

John Legend has teamed up with Facebook for a new animated series celebrating Valentine’s Day.

Facebook announced that Drew Houston, co-founder and CEO of Dropbox, has been appointed to the company’s board.

Billionaire philanthropist George Soros is slamming Facebook and CEO Mark Zuckerberg again — arguing that the social giant and its founder may be poised to give Donald Trump an unfair advantage in this year’s U.S. presidential election.