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The president, the treasury secretary, and the Federal Reserve chairman have all voiced concerns about Libra, and lawmakers have questioned how the cryptocurrency will be adequately regulated. Brown, a Democrat, focused much of his critique during Tuesday’s hearingon the company’s record of scandals. Mentioning Facebook’s destructive impact on the news industry and how it was used toincite genocide against Myanmar’sRohingya ethnic minority, Brown offered a stinging rebuke of the company during the hearing, held by the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs....

It sounds exactly like any other Facebook hoax that circulates on the network, but there is some truth in this claim: Facebook is changing its policies concerning group membership. It is not about to make life difficult for those who actually want to belong to a group, however. The new rules apply only to members who have been added to a group via invitation from a friend, and who have never accepted that invitation or visited the group’s page....

The social network announced in a business blog post in August that it was making changes to “multicultural affinity” segments to help streamline the ad targeting options available to buyers—who funnel in the majority of its annual revenue. The post, which largely flew under the radar apart from Bloomberg coverage, detailed updates made to a tool that critics have linked to discriminatory ad practices. Investigations by ProPublica found the tool could be exploited by advertisers to exclude Black or Hispanic users, for example, from seeing certain types of marketing....

Sorprende más, porque es la primera vez que se da a conocer un dato negativo o de disminución de popularidad en esta red social, y que afecta además a un colectivo que en ocasiones ofrece datos falsos sobre su edad. Sin embargo, Facebook ha querido compartir este tema, porque, como sostiene Ebersman, “tenemos muchas dudas sobre este colectivo”. En todo caso, la red social no ha dado datos más precisos y ha hablado únicamente de una disminución de la actividad detectada entre los usuarios más jóvenes y en EE....

Facebook rolled out Facebook Local on Friday. It is a combination of Yelp, Foursquare, and Events app. Currently, Facebook Local is available for both iOS and Android devices in the US. This app is a mesh of information that relates to the local businesses, events and places where your friends check in. Facebook Local also lists local bars and restaurants along with their reviews. Users can also look for local business as well as be informed about the activities of their friends and family....

Las ventas de Facebook durante este periodo han alcanzado los 4.500 millones de dólares, un 41% por encima de los resultados obtenidos durante el mismo periodo del año pasado, y unos beneficios netos de 896 millones de dólares; lo que supone un 11% más que en 2014. Excluyendo los impuestos, los beneficios de Facebook por acción fueron de 0,57 dólares, lo que ha significado obtener una cotización que sobrepasa las estimaciones que los analistas situaban en 0,52 dólares....

The lawsuit, filed in the federal court of the Eastern District of Wisconsin, claims that Facebook failed to remove pages and accounts posting violent “call to arms” and conspiracy theories which resulted in the deadly shootings on August 25 in Kenosha. The suit also alleges that Facebook and the right-wing groups were in violation of a 19th century law brought in during the reconstruction era which aimed to protect Black people against the Ku Klux Klan and other white supremacist groups, including allowing them the constitutional right to protest....

Interestingly, it is the tech giant’s third major investment in Indian companies in the recent times. Facebook had also invested in the Indian EdTech startup, Unacademy earlier this year. Moreover, it had also invested in the Indian social commerce platform Meesho in June 2019. Remarkably, India has emerged as one of the growing markets for internet in the world. Facebook has long enjoyed a strong user base in the country....

Facebook Working on Oculus Quest 3 and 4 In a podcast interview for The Information, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealed the company has already taken steps in developing the next Oculus Quest headsets. “We have product teams spun up now, working on the next few generations of virtual reality and what Quest 3 and 4 are gonna look like,” he says. Zuckerberg also expressed his excitement about future versions having face and eye tracking, which will help animate realistic VR avatars....

Facebook Wants Your Opinion on Content in Your News Feed A post on the About Facebook blog revealed that Facebook plans on rolling out more surveys to gauge user response to certain posts. One survey will ask: “Is this post worth your time?” If your response is positive, you’ll see similar posts at the top of your News Feed. Facebook will also start asking if you find certain posts inspirational. Responding to this questionnaire will help Facebook figure out what kinds of posts users find inspiring, as Facebook hopes to place inspirational content towards the top of the News Feed....

The young Frenchman, who was only 25-years-old when he passed away, had suffered what was described as a ‘diffuse axonal injury’, one of the most serious brain injuries a human being can sustain. Driving in a downpour at the Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka in 2014, Bianchi collided with a stationary crane that had been clearing the wreckage of Adrian Sutil’s Sauber, which had crashed there a lap prior....

The International Automobile Federation (FIA) said a report would be carried out to ensure such a situation was not repeated. Autosport.com quoted a spokesman saying procedures were not “properly executed” by the clerk of the course and team of officials. The marshal was helping remove track debris after the safety car was deployed at the end of the first lap following Force India driver Nico Hulkenberg’s crash into the pitwall at the start....

As reported by Motorsport, Leclerc revealed how he feels about the new contract extension for Carlos Sainz, saying: As reported by Sky Sports, Ferrari team boss Mattia Binotto claimed that Carlos Sainz’s pairing with Charles Leclerc will largely influence the team’s future and expected success. Binotto said: Ferrari had one of the strongest driver pairings on the grid in the 2021 season, which certainly played a significant role in solidifying a third-place finish for the team in the constructors’ standings....

No venue has held more races than Monza, which hosted its first Italian Grand Prix in 1922, though the previous deal with F1 owners Liberty Media was due to expire at the end of the season. But the future of F1 in Italy has now been secured, with Monza set to be the circuit for the Italian Grand Prix until 2024, with the proposed new deal starting in 2020....

Charles Leclerc was unable to convert pole in Singapore into a hat-trick of wins as team-mate Sebastian Vettel stepped up to keep the streak going. Leclerc is now within 100 points of championship leader Lewis Hamilton, who has not tasted victory since the Hungarian Grand Prix at the start of August. A sixth title is still firmly within Briton Hamilton’s grasp, but he and Valtteri Bottas will be keen to turn the tide for Mercedes with half an eye on the 2020 season....

It was Scuderia Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel that crossed the finish line first but a five-second penalty from the race stewards gave the win to Hamilton. The German showed his frustration with the penalty given on his team radio during the race and after the chequered flag when Vettel re-positioned Hamilton’s 1st place sign to the front of his Ferrari car. It has left many fans upset with the FIA for denying Ferrari’s first win of the season....

After this weekend there will be just 16 teams left in the running to hoist the prestigious trophy on May 14 in London’s Wembley Stadium. Fans are always eager to see a Cinderella run, but the last time a club from outside the top division won the competition was West Ham in the 1979-80 competition, and the last time a team from a lower division made the final was Cardiff City in 2007-08....

This weekend, we were fortunate enough to be at Wembley in association with Budweiser and Sabotage Times Having spent a full day with friends and family singing and having a few drinks before and after the game, I stand by my assertion that this was a great day out ruined by a game of football. Ultimately, we lost our FA Cup crown but eventually we refused to go out without a fight, pushing Manchester City right to the final whistle in a game, which on another day, may have gone our way....

Speaking after the massive win against Manchester United at the weekend, Fabregas said: He has had his critics of late but it’s important to point out that Cesc Fabregas along with Diego Costa have taken Chelsea to another level this season. Granted, of late his performances have not been to the high standards he has set earlier in the season but you still cannot fault his work rate and influence on the ball....

The founder and former boss of WPP—one of the world’s largest advertising groups—told The Guardian he considers social networks to be publishers as well as tech firms, and they have a responsibility to police what users upload. The advertising titan spoke out after companies including Unilever, Coca-Cola, Disney, Adidas and Starbucks cut Facebook ad-spend in conjunction with the “Stop Hate for Profit” campaign, which accused the site of failing to combat hate content....