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A Facebook engineer has invented a new unit of time called a flick.

Mark Zuckerberg has pledged to devote 2018 to "fixing" Facebook.

Will demote articles that are factually incorrect

The multi-year agreement will be expanded later to include Facebook Messenger, Universal Music Group said.

Facebook has responded to a former executive who said the social network, and other services like it, was "ripping society apart".

Facebook has said as many as 126 million American users may have seen content uploaded by Russia-based operatives over the past two years.

- The new feature will allow Facebook users to tap a button for additional information about the news article and source.
- Facebook has come under pressure in recent weeks to better combat the spread of fake news and misinformation.
- "This new feature is designed to provide people some of the tools they need to make an informed decision about which stories to read, share, and trust," the company said in a statement.

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has returned to Harvard University under rainy skies to give a graduation speech and receive an honourary degree.

FACEBOOK is facing new pressure to censor live video streaming after an horrific video showing a father killing his infant daughter.

Distressing footage of murder of 11-month old in Thailand was accessible to Facebook users for approximately 24 hours before being taken down

When Zuckerberg first announced this plan last year, it was big on vision, but short on specifics.

Eventually, he said, people would use augmented reality on eyewear, although he did not give any details about possible Facebook hardware.

MARK Zuckerberg is scrambling to rid his social network if filthy posts ridden with child pornography — as well as posts promoting ISIS — after journalists called it out.

Facebook's only real global competition in terms of aggregate users is Chinese company Tencent Holdings.

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Rudd also insisted that social media platforms should begin taking more responsibility for removing extremism-related content

Four people have been charged with hate crimes and other felonies in connection with a Facebook Live video. The video, which has since been taken down, appears to show the torture and taunting of a white special needs man. USA TODAY NETWORK

Mark Zuckerberg has said Facebook will do more to tackle fake news, and again denied it had in any way aided Donald Trump's presidential election victory.

Facebook increased quarterly profits by 166% compared with a year ago as revenue from mobile adverts grew.

Facebook has announced a "slimmed down" version of its Messenger app for countries where older smartphones and slower net speeds are more common.