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Facebook’s reportedly recruiting for a cryptocurrency

Facebook is gathering support for its cryptocurrency-based payments service, a report said. The social network talked to Visa, MasterCard and other financial and e-commerce companies about backing the endeavor codenamed Project Libra, according to the Wall Street Journal, which cited unnamed sources. Back in December, a report suggested that Facebook is working on a US dollar-linked digital currency that’ll let …

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Facebook and Instagram ban Alex Jones, Milo Yiannopoulos, other far

Facebook is cracking down on extremist figures and groups. The social network on Thursday barred Alex Jones, the conspiracy theorist who hosts InfoWars, as well as far-right commentators Milo Yiannopoulos and Laura Loomer. The ban, which included InfoWars, extends to the social network’s Instagram photo-sharing service. The social network also banned Louis Farrakhan, the leader of the Nation of Islam, and …

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