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Criminal Investigation Into Facebook Data Sharing – Report

It never rains but pours. US federal prosecutors launch investigation of Facebook’s data sharing deals

Refund for advertisers? Outage spread across two days, but social network remains silient about the cause

Rap on the knuckles for big three, as European Commission says firms are not doing enough to tackle fake news

Committee of MPs lambast social media firms for facilitating bullying and online grooming

Senior management at Facebook respond to row over PR firm that allegedly smeared its critics

Firm claims £500,000 fine is unjustified, as it disputes UK regulator fine over data breach

Germans and French follow British lead and signal strong support of EU digital tax on tech giants

Are you listening Mark? Tim Cook calls for federal privacy law and vows to protect users’ data and privacy

Met Police Commissioner says detectives need access to material from social media companies “within minutes”

Its good to talk? Not according to Ofcom study, as messaging apps overtake number of mobile calls