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Twitter ramps up photo sharing features

Twitter on Wednesday added Facebook-style photo "tagging" and bumped up the number of images that iPhone users can share in a single post.

Twitter ramps up photo sharing features
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Google, Facebook drive gains in mobile advertising

The market for mobile device advertising doubled in 2013 to $17.9 billion and is on pace for strong gains this year, led by Facebook and Google.

Google, Facebook drive gains in mobile advertising
Facebook Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg. ©Reuters/Albert Gea
Zuckerberg says US government threat to Internet

Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg said Thursday he had called President Barack Obama to complain that the US government is undermining confidence in the Internet with vast, secret surveillance programs.

Zuckerberg says US government threat to Internet
Erdogan's regime hit with new recording of alleged corruption

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's regime, mired in a corruption scandal, suffered a new blow on Sunday with the online release of another allegedly incriminating phone call involving an ex-minister and a businessman.

Erdogan's regime hit with new recording of alleged corruption
Turkey PM says YouTube, Facebook could be banned

Turkey's embattled prime minister has warned that his government could ban social media networks YouTube and Facebook after a raft of online leaks added momentum to a spiralling corruption scandal.

Turkey PM says YouTube, Facebook could be banned
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Yahoo spurns Facebook and Google sign-in credentials

Yahoo confirmed that it will stop letting people sign into its online services using credentials from rival Internet titans Facebook or Google.

Yahoo spurns Facebook and Google sign-in credentials
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Facebook announces steps to stop illegal gun sales

Facebook is taking aim at people who are using the social network or Instagram photo-sharing platform to sell guns.

Facebook announces steps to stop illegal gun sales
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Facebook out to buy solar drone maker: report

Facebook is in talks to buy a solar-powered drone startup in what could lead to making wireless Internet available in regions without online access.

Facebook out to buy solar drone maker: report
Security experts raise flags over WhatsApp

The Facebook deal for WhatsApp drew attention for its whopping price tag, but has also brought out fresh criticism over security for the billions of messages delivered on the platform.

Security experts raise flags over WhatsApp
Facebook bets big on mobile with $19 bn WhatsApp deal

Facebook is betting huge on mobile with an eye-popping cash-and-stock deal worth up to $19 billion for Internet Age smartphone messaging service WhatsApp.

Facebook bets big on mobile with $19 bn WhatsApp deal
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Male, female or custom? Facebook's new gender options

Facebook freed members from the bonds of being either male or female, letting people opt for custom genders such as transsexual or "intersex" at the social network.

Male, female or custom? Facebook's new gender options
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Zuckerberg tops US donations with $1 bn: report

Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg was America's most generous donor in 2013, giving nearly $1 billion of his fortune to charity.

Zuckerberg tops US donations with $1 bn: report
Twitter takes hit as user growth disappoints

Twitter got a reality check Wednesday as the high-flying messaging company reported modest user growth during a quarter in which it lost $511 million.

Twitter takes hit as user growth disappoints
Facebook plans low-key birthday bash

Facebook has grown into an Internet giant over the last decade, but it is celebrating its birthday with a low-key, belated party and an eye toward the future.

Facebook plans low-key birthday bash
Internet titans shine light on secret US requests

Internet titans eager to regain the trust of users for the first time on Monday provided insight into numbers of secret requests for user data made by the US government.

Internet titans shine light on secret US requests
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US, tech firms agree on spy agency data disclosure

The United States agreed to give technology firms the ability to publish broad details of how their customer data has been targeted by US spy agencies.

US, tech firms agree on spy agency data disclosure
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Singapore FM slams 'deeply offensive' remarks by British expat

A Singapore-based British wealth manager's Facebook posts deriding public transport commuters as poor are "deeply offensive, wrong, and unacceptable".

Singapore FM slams 'deeply offensive' remarks by British expat
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Facebook could fade out like a disease: researchers

Facebook is like an infectious disease, experiencing a spike before its decline, according to US researchers who claim the social network will lose 80 percent of users by 2017.

Facebook could fade out like a disease: researchers
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British expat's 'poor people' remark sparks outrage in Singapore

A Porsche-driving British wealth manager in Singapore who referred to public transport commuters as "poor people" has apologised after his Facebook posts sparked an online furore.

British expat's 'poor people' remark sparks outrage in Singapore
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Facebook dominates in US rush to social networking

The surge into social networks is gaining pace among Americans, with Facebook dominating but with many people using multiple platforms, a study showed Monday.

Facebook dominates in US rush to social networking