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MARK ZUCKERBERG

Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 4, 2018
CEO Mark Zuckerberg: Facebook deleting posts linked to Russian 'troll factory'
Facebook is expanding its response to what it sees as malicious actors using the platform improperly and on Tuesday said it had deleted hundreds of Russian accounts and pages associated with a "troll factory" indicted by U.S. prosecutors for fake activist and political posts in the 2016 U.S. election...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 28, 2018
Facebook CEO will testify before U.S. Congress over data privacy fiasco: source
Facebook Inc. chief executive Mark Zuckerberg will appear before the U.S. Congress to answer questions on data privacy and other issues, but it is not clear to which committee or committees he will testify, a source briefed on the matter said on Tuesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 2, 2017
Zuckerberg post marks end of Yom Kippur, seeks forgiveness for divisions caused by his work
Facebook Inc. founder and Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg asked for forgiveness for ways his work was used to divide people in a Facebook posting marking the end of Yom Kippur, the Jewish holiday of atonement on Saturday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 28, 2017
Facebook, doubling in size since 2012, now has 2 billion regular users
Facebook Inc. said on Tuesday that it has 2 billion regular users, another milestone in its growth from a college curiosity to the world's largest social media network.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Apr 19, 2017
Zuckerberg says augmented reality strategy to start with smartphones
Facebook Inc. Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg laid out his strategy for augmented reality, saying the social network will use smartphone cameras to overlay virtual items on the real world rather than waiting for AR glasses to be technically possible.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 20, 2017
Facebook's Zuckerberg suing to gain rights to Kauai hideaway over undocumented heirs
Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg has launched a raft of lawsuits that could see the U.S. billionaire secure full ownership of his island hideaway from local Hawaiian families who retain rights over the land dating back generations.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 25, 2016
Dangers of Facebook cozying up to Beijing
Mark Zuckerberg's China ambitions are a no-brainer but he risks being a pawn in Beijing's censorship push.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 8, 2015
Zuckerberg's unimpressive generosity
Mark Zuckerberg can do what he wants with his money, but let's not make the mistake of calling him a charitable giver.
WORLD / Society
Nov 16, 2015
Paris attack, calls to cover other tragedies spur Facebook to boost use of Safety Check
During the horrific attacks in Paris, Facebook Inc. made a tool available for people in the area to let friends know they were safe. Safety Check had never been enacted for something that wasn't a natural disaster, and as the death toll rose Friday, the company garnered praise for acting fast.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 2, 2014
Should we be scared by the rise of Zuck?
On Tuesday, Facebook will turn 10 years old. It has 1.23 billion users. Ponder those two facts for a moment. A company that did not exist 10 years ago now has as many users as India has people.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 20, 2013
Unemployed Web developer hacks Zuckerberg's Facebook page
An unemployed Palestinian developer named Khalil Shreateh tried several times to report a bug to Facebook's security team. When no one got back to him, he took the (dubiously) logical next step: exploited the bug to leave a public comment on Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's wall.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 6, 2013
Technology titans raise millions to enter politics
One day in February about 40 noisy protesters gathered outside the home of Facebook cofounder Mark Zuckerberg in Palo Alto in California's Silicon Valley. They chanted slogans and held up signs as a small, select group of people arrived in sleek sports cars and were ushered inside the relatively modest...

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