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TechBytes: 10/2/19

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Posted: Oct 2, 2019 / 11:11 AM EDT / Updated: Oct 2, 2019 / 11:11 AM EDT

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Facebook bans all Myanmar military-linked accounts and ads

Feb 25, 2021

YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Social media giant Facebook announced Thursday it was banning all accounts linked to Myanmar’s military as well as ads from military-controlled companies in the wake of the army’s seizure of power on Feb. 1.

It said in a statement that it was treating the post-coup situation in Myanmar as an “emergency,” explaining that the ban was precipitated by events since the coup, including “deadly violence.”

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Facebook says it will pay $1B over 3 years to news industry

by TALI ARBEL, Associated Press / Feb 24, 2021

Facebook, following in Google's footsteps, says it plans to invest $1 billion to "support the news industry” over the next three years.

The social networking giant, whichhas been tussling with Australia over a law that would make social platforms pay news organizations, said it has invested $600 million since 2018 in news.

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