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• Jaitley Meets UK Deputy Prime Minister

  UK Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg met Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday and discussed various matters of mutual interest, including the retrospective tax amendment issue.

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  Meta in Big Tech Club but Dwarfed by 'Giant Tech' Company Apple, Nick Clegg Says

  Meta may be a Big Tech firm, but it is dwarfed by "Giant Tech" company Apple, according to Nick Clegg, President of Global Affairs at the social media firm. Apple is eight times the size of Meta in terms of stock market capitalisation, he said. Clegg's comparison underlines Meta's steep market slide over the past 16 months, a slide that Apple has c...

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  Facebook-Parent Meta Defends Policy on Calls for Violence That Angered Russia

  Facebook-owner Meta said that a temporary change in its content policy, only for Ukraine, was needed to let users voice opposition to Russia's attack, as Russia opened a criminal case after the company said it would allow posts such as "death to the Russian invaders."

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  'We Are Building for Metaverse': Meta Vice President Nick Clegg Reveals Days after Facebook’s Rebranding

  Clegg has resonated with Mark Zuckerberg’s vision of making the company ready for the upcoming next gen of the internet, which will also have a virtual universe for people to work and socialise.

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  Instagram Will Try to 'Nudge' Teens Away From Harmful Content, Prompt Them to 'Take a Break'

  A Facebook executive said that the company would introduce new measures on its apps to prompt teens away from harmful content, as US lawmakers scrutinise how Facebook and subsidiaries like Instagram affect young people's mental health.

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  Facebook Does Not Believe It Is a Primary Cause of Polarisation, Executive Says

  A Facebook executive said in an interview with CNN that the company does not believe that its social media service is a primary contributor to the political polarisation that has become widespread in the United States.

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  Facebook Chooses 'Profit Over Safety,' Knew Its Products Were Fuelling Hate: Whistleblower

  Facebook, as per allegations by a whistleblower, knew its products were fuelling hate and harming children's mental health. The company was accused of choosing "profit over safety."

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  Facebook Says It Is Getting Better at Protecting Elections

  Facebook will do a better job of preventing bad actors from abusing its platform to manipulate this year's US presidential election than it did four years ago, its public affairs chief Nick Clegg said on Monday.

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  WhatsApp Traceability: Facebook Offers Alternative Ways to Help India

  WhatsApp said in the past that the government's demand to trace the origin of messages on its platform is not possible.

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  Mukesh Ambani Said "Data Is The New Oil". Facebook Disagrees

  Countering Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani's remark that "data is the new oil", Facebook on Thursday said countries like India should allow free flow of data across borders instead of attempting to hoard it as a finite commodity within national boundaries.

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  Facebook's Dream Hire, Former UK Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg, Has Made a Bad Start

  The forthcoming European parliamentary election was meant to be Facebook's big chance to please a constituency that trashes it on a regular basis: Politicians.

• Facebook Top Lobbyist Calls for ‘Good Regulation’ of Global Web

  Given its size, Facebook should play a role in creating rules for the web, Facebook’s Head of global affairs Nick Clegg said.

• Facebook Hires Ex-Deputy Premier Clegg to Lead Lobbying Push

  Facebook Inc. hired Nick Clegg, Britain’s former deputy prime minister, to run its global lobbying efforts.

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  Facebook Hires Former UK Deputy Prime Minister as Head of Global Affairs

  Facebook has hired former British Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg to lead its global affairs and communications team.

• What Facebook Sees in a Defeated British Politician

  Hiring Nick Clegg is easy. Changing the social network’s behavior will be far harder.