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Facebook develop an app for set-top boxes, including Apple TV. About it reports The Wall Street Journal, citing their sources.
Advertisers of Facebook Audience Network (FAN) got the opportunity to check the visibility of the advertisement by using third party services — ComScore or Integral Ad Science.
Facebook updated the news feed algorithm by adding new signals. Now the ranking will take into account the relevance and authenticity of publications. This innovation is another step in the fight against fake news.
Team VK announced about the update of location-based advertising. Now, when you configure ads to available several user categories, which are:
Former head of music partnerships YouTube and Google Play Tamara Hrivnyak took the post of Director of music licensing in Facebook. About it it is reported on his page in the social network.
Social network VK has filed a lawsuit against OOO "Dabl" (brand Double Data) and the National Bureau of Credit Histories (NBCH) with the requirement to stop to use open data of its users to assess their creditworthiness and to prohibit the sale of these data. About it reports Kommersant" with reference to the text of the statement of claim.
The Federal Association of consumer protection of Germany filed a lawsuit to WhatsApp. The company is accused of illegal transfer of Facebook user data, reports Bloomberg.
In Facebook, you can now authorize with dongle. About it reported in a company blog.
In the White House discussed the possibility to request entering the country persons information about all sites and social networks they visit. About it reports CNN with reference to its sources in the presidential administration of the United States of America.
The founder of Facebook Mark Zuckerberg has acted with criticism of the decree of the President of the United States Donald Trump about refugees. The statement he published on his page in the social network.