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The Wall Street Journal: Facebook workers’ median pay tops $240,000

Facebook Inc. employees earned a median pay package of more than $240,000 last year while Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg’s total compensation was more than $8.8 million, according to the social-media company’s 2017 proxy......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchApr 16th, 2018

The Wall Street Journal: Connecticut Republican admits to operating Facebook pages defending him while claiming to be run by pro-Trump groups in other states

The coordination of the pages was uncovered in an analysis conducted by the social-media intelligence company Storyful, which is owned by News Corp, parent of MarketWatch and Wall Street Journal publisher Dow Jones......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchJan 20th, 2020

The Wall Street Journal: Facebook backs away from earlier plan to sell ads on WhatsApp

Facebook Inc. is backing away from efforts to sell ads in WhatsApp, in a retreat from a controversial plan that drove the creators of the popular messaging service to resign more than 18 months ago, according to people familiar with the matter......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchJan 16th, 2020

The Wall Street Journal: Twitter, Facebook take down global network of fake accounts pushing pro-Trump messages

The social-networking companies have taken down a global network of fake accounts used in a coordinated campaign to push pro-Trump political messages, including some that used artificial intelligence tools to try to mask the behavior.....»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchDec 22nd, 2019

The Wall Street Journal: Facebook will run a Super Bowl commercial for the first time

Facebook Inc. will run its first commercial in the Super Bowl, buying time for a 60-second ad featuring Chris Rock and Sylvester Stallone to promote its Groups feature, a company spokeswoman said......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchDec 19th, 2019

Federal regulators are considering blocking Facebook from combining WhatsApp, Instagram and its other apps (FB)

Reuters The Federal Trade Commission is considering filing an injunction against Facebook, The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday. The move could seek to bar Facebook from further .....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderDec 12th, 2019

Nasdaq is poised to beat the New York Stock Exchange in IPOs for the first time since Facebook"s disastrous 2012 offering

REUTERS/Mike Blake The Nasdaq exchange is positioned to raise more funds through initial public offerings than the New York Stock Exchange for the first time since it botched Facebook's debut in 2012, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. Nasdaq-.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderDec 11th, 2019

The Wall Street Journal: Ordered by Singapore, Facebook Posts a Correction

Facebook Inc. adds a “correction notice” to a post that Singapore authorities alleged contains false information, becoming the first technology company to comply with a new law the government says is meant to curb fake news......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchNov 30th, 2019

The Wall Street Journal: Facebook blames holiday outages on central software system

In a statement just after midday, the social-media giant blamed the issue on a problem in its central software systems. Complaints from users started surfacing midmorning Thursday on the East Coast......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchNov 29th, 2019

The Wall Street Journal: 4 UPS workers arrested in alleged drug-trafficking operation

Four United Parcel Service Inc. workers have been arrested as part of a long-running investigation into how criminal organizations use the shipping giant to move narcotics into the U.S......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchNov 27th, 2019

A former Facebook employee who embedded with the Trump campaign is now working for the other side and speaking out

Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP Photo James Barnes, a former Facebook employee who was key to implementing Donald Trump's online advertising campaign, is now working to prevent the president's reelection, according to The Wall Street Journal. The Journal's .....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderNov 23rd, 2019

The Wall Street Journal: Google said to be rethinking how it handles political ads

Google is in discussions about changing its political ad policy, according to people familiar with the matter, about a week after Facebook Inc. and Twitter Inc. publicly diverged on how to handle those ads amid the spread of misinformation......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchNov 6th, 2019

The Wall Street Journal: United Auto Workers president stepping aside amid federal corruption probe

United Auto Workers President Gary Jones is stepping aside from the union’s top role, the union said Saturday, amid a federal investigation into corruption in the top ranks......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchNov 2nd, 2019

The Wall Street Journal: UAW members approve new labor deal with GM, ending 40-day strike

After 40 days of picketing, the United Auto Workers union is ending its nationwide strike at General Motors Co......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchOct 25th, 2019

Facebook launches "news tab" section with USA TODAY and other publishers: What to expect

Facebook has enlisted USA TODAY, The Wall Street Journal, Washington Post and other publishers to .....»»

Category: topSource: usatodayOct 25th, 2019

News Corp to supply headlines for Facebook"s upcoming news tab

Facebook Inc's upcoming news tab will feature headlines from the Wall Street Journal and some other News Corp media properties when it launches in fall of 2019, the social network said on Friday......»»

Category: topSource: reutersOct 18th, 2019

The Wall Street Journal: Facebook, Wall Street Journal publisher and others reach deal for news section

News Corp has reached a deal to let Facebook Inc. feature headlines from The Wall Street Journal and other Dow Jones media properties, as well as the New York Post, in the social-media giant’s coming news section, the companies said......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchOct 18th, 2019

The Wall Street Journal: Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg defends free expression, will allow political adds without fact checking

Facebook Inc. C.....»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchOct 17th, 2019

The Wall Street Journal: Facebook nears $40 million settlement in video-metrics lawsuit

Facebook Inc. could pay $40 million to settle a lawsuit from advertisers over miscalculated video metrics......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchOct 7th, 2019

The Wall Street Journal: Major backers of Facebook’s Libra may be getting cold feet

Cracks are forming in the coalition Facebook Inc. assembled to build a global cryptocurrency-based payments network......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchOct 1st, 2019

Visa, Mastercard reconsider backing Facebook"s Libra: WSJ

Visa , Mastercard Inc and other key financial partners may reconsider their involvement in Facebook Inc's cryptocurrency, Libra, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter......»»

Category: topSource: reutersOct 1st, 2019