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Noertheastern And Facebook Ties Up For Next Generation Research Projects
Northeastern and Facebook partner on next generation research projects Facebook announced on Wednesday that Northeastern is one of 17 research universities selected to partner with the company on next generation, joint technology projects.
German Politician Plans To Introduce Bill to Fine Facebook For Every Fake News
German politician Thomas Opperman has threatened to fine Facebook up to €500,000 for every fake news on the platform. This came after Mark Zuckerberg announced the company's plans of building a more informed community, providing changes such as a simple way to flag articles that users think could be fake.
EU Alleging Facebook For WhatsApp Deal Misleading
European Officials Accuse Facebook of Misleading Them on WhatsApp Deal European competition officials filed charges on Tuesday against Facebook, accusing the social media giant of making misleading statements to receive regulatory approval for its $19 billion purchase of WhatsApp, the internet messaging service.
Germany Has Legal Standing To Charge Facebook €500,000 For Each Fake News Post
Germany could fine Facebook €500,000 for each fake news post. The country of Germany isn't confident Facebook can self-regulate its fake news problem.