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German judges and state prosecutors need to crack down straight away on fake news disseminated through social media platforms such as Facebook (NASDAQ:FB), Germany's Justice Minister Heiko Maas said in an interview published on Sunday.

Donald Trump supporters took to social media to call for a boycott of the new ‘Star Wars’ film, ‘Rogue One,’ after accusing the movie of being anti-Trump.

Donald Trump supporters took to social media to call for a boycott of the new ‘Star Wars’ film, ‘Rogue One,’ after accusing the movie of being anti-Trump.

Both companies are moving into original content, or at least trying to.

Both companies are moving into original content, or at least trying to.

Facebook Inc said on Thursday it will roll out a number of new tools to prevent the spread of false news stories on the social media network.

Facebook Inc said on Thursday it will roll out a number of new tools to prevent the spread of false news stories on the social media network.

With competition heating up in its fledgling industry, the Brooklyn-based company will have to overcome new obstacles to fulfill its vision of becoming more than just a mud race.

With competition heating up in its fledgling industry, the Brooklyn-based company will have to overcome new obstacles to fulfill its vision of becoming more than just a mud race.

President-elect Donald Trump left Twitter off the invitation list for a meeting of technology company executives on Wednesday because it is too small, a spokesman for his transition team told Reuters.

President-elect Donald Trump left Twitter off the invitation list for a meeting of technology company executives on Wednesday because it is too small, a spokesman for his transition team told Reuters.

In a world of smiley faces, clapping hands and eggplants one may not consider those cute little symbols in your phone keyboard as a powerful marketing and branding tool.

Mark Zuckerberg announced new tools for Facebook users that can help them during a natural disaster, terrorist attack, or even a personal crisis.

Mark Zuckerberg announced new tools for Facebook users that can help them during a natural disaster, terrorist attack, or even a personal crisis.

Taking a page from the playbooks of both Facebook and Snapchat, Instagram introduced two new features Monday: live video streaming and private photos and videos that disappear after being viewed.