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2020
Court approves Facebook–FTC settlement
A federal court approved Facebook's settlement with the Federal Trade Commission, concluding the case concerning Facebook's handling of the Cambridge Analytica scandal. The article says the settlement included a $5 billion civil penalty.
2020
Federal judge approves Facebook privacy settlement
A federal judge approved a $5 billion settlement between Facebook and the US Federal Trade Commission on Thursday. The settlement requires Facebook to strengthen privacy protections, provide quarterly compliance reports, and establish an independent oversight board. Facebook said it was already implementing the agreement’s provisions.
2020
Facebook announces investment in Jio Platforms
Facebook announced a $5.7 billion investment in Indian telecommunications company Jio Platforms, acquiring a 9.99% stake.
2020
Facebook works with fact-checking partners in India
Facebook said it was working with eight independent third-party fact-checking entities covering 11 Indian languages and English to identify COVID-19 misinformation. Facebook and Instagram reduce the distribution of content those partners label false.
2020
AWS releases TorchServe
Amazon Web Services released TorchServe, an open-source tool for serving PyTorch machine-learning models, maintained by AWS in partnership with Facebook.
2020
Facebook and Carnegie Mellon symptom surveys
Facebook and Carnegie Mellon University announced plans to begin COVID-19 symptom surveys globally that week, expanding the pandemic map to provide county-level data in nearly all countries where Facebook operates.
2020
Facebook Avatars becomes available across Europe
Facebook made its Avatars feature available across Europe. The company said the feature had previously been available in Australia and New Zealand.
2020
Facebook launches its gaming app on Google Play
Facebook launched its free Facebook Gaming app for Android on Google Play on Monday; the app allows users to watch and stream live games from their smartphones.
2020
Facebook announces symptom-tracking research expansion collaboration
Facebook said it would work with researchers from the University of Maryland to expand its COVID-19 symptom-tracking project beyond the United States.
2020
Facebook announces Social-For-Good Live-a-thon
Facebook announced the Social-For-Good Live-a-thon, a week-long charitable giving initiative scheduled for April 24 to May 1, featuring creators, celebrities and publishers who would engage audiences on Facebook Live and activate fundraisers.
2020
Facebook releases interactive COVID-like symptom map
Facebook released an interactive map estimating the prevalence of COVID-like symptoms in every U.S. county.
2020
Facebook launches Facebook Gaming mobile app
Facebook launched its dedicated Facebook Gaming mobile app, which was available on Android at launch and included livestreaming, gaming-community access, casual games and other gaming features.
2020
Facebook announces Fundraisers platform in India
Facebook announced the launch of Facebook Fundraisers in India, a platform where people can create fundraising pages for causes and charities. Donations to registered charities in India will be facilitated by Razorpay.
2020
Facebook announces Facebook Gaming app launch
Facebook announced that it would launch Facebook Gaming, a standalone game-streaming app, on Monday local time; the announcement described an Android version, with the iOS version pending Apple approval.
2020
Facebook partners with veterans organizations to distribute Portal devices
Facebook partnered with the US Department of Veterans Affairs and the American Red Cross to get Portal devices to eligible veterans, and said it had donated more than 7,400 devices to help veterans feel less isolated during the coronavirus outbreak.
2020
Washington state sues Facebook over political-ad disclosures
Washington state sued Facebook, alleging that it sold political ads without disclosing all required information about who was behind them. The attorney general’s complaint said Facebook had sold ads to at least 171 Washington state political committees since November 2018 for at least $525,000.
2020
Facebook launches Kit messaging app for Apple Watch
Facebook launched Kit, an app for Apple Watch that lets users message selected close contacts through Messenger.
2020
Facebook announces early testing of Data Use Checkup
Facebook announced early testing of Data Use Checkup, an annual process for developers to check that their API access and data use comply with the Facebook Platform Policy.
2020
Facebook files lawsuit over ad-cloaking services
Facebook filed a lawsuit against Basant Gajjar, alleging that he provided cloaking software and services designed to circumvent ad review systems and run deceptive ads on Facebook and Instagram. Facebook also said the software targeted other technology companies.
2020
Facebook takes enforcement measures against LeadCloak and related accounts
Facebook said it had taken technical enforcement measures against LeadCloak and accounts it determined had used its software, including disabling personal and advertising accounts on Facebook and Instagram.