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  • Facebook hires former CNN anchor for news role

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    Ediri Oyibo
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    Former CNN reporter, anchor and host, Campbell Brown, is joining Facebook Inc to lead its news partnerships team, an appointment aimed at repairing the online social media company’s troubled relationship with the traditional media. Brown announced the move in a post on her Facebook page on Friday. Facebook has come under scrutiny for its role…

  • German officials warn Facebook of fines over fake news

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    Ediri Oyibo
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    German officials have recently threatened to fine Facebook over hate speech and fake news, local media reported. Thomas Oppermann, parliamentary leader of Germany’s centre-left Social Democratic Party (SPD), on Friday told Der Spiegel that tougher measures should be designed against the spread of offending and fake messages. “If after taking the necessary checks Facebook doesn’t…