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Facebook to pay $52m to content moderators over PTSD

2020-05-13 01:26:36| BBC News | Business | UK Edition

The class-action lawsuit covers moderators working in four US states from 2015 until now.

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Facebook and Google extend working from home to end of year

2020-05-08 06:25:52| BBC News | Business | UK Edition

The tech giants plan to re-open offices soon but will allow employees to work remotely throughout 2020.

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Facebook records strong engagement though slower growth in Q1

2020-04-30 09:45:00| Telecompaper Headlines

(Telecompaper) Facebook reported more engagement on its social network as people were confined to their homes during the coronavirus pandemic. This resulted in strong growth metrics but the company cautioned that some of this engagement should lessen in the future as in-place restrictions ease. Revenues went up in the quarter but growth was affected by less demand for advertising, plus a related decline in the pricing of ads. The company will therefore give no specific guidance for the second quarter, just a "snapshot" of how it is faring so far.

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Facebook introduces Messenger Rooms for video calling

2020-04-27 09:15:00| Telecompaper Headlines

(Telecompaper) Facebook announced a new feature for video calls called Messenger Rooms. This allows users to launch a call from Messenger or Facebook and invite up to 50 people to join for an unlimited time, even those without a Facebook account. Soon users will be able to create rooms from its other properties WhatsApp, Instagram and Portal, too.

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