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Zuckerberg Defends Facebook’s Currency Plans to Skeptical Lawmakers

MARCY GORDON / The Associated Press Oct 23, 2019 House panel members use the opportunity to grill the CEO on company's track record on civil rights, hate speech, privacy and misinformation. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Senate Panel Casts Skeptical Eye on Facebook’s Digital Currency Plan

MARCY GORDON / The Associated Press Jul 16, 2019 An official with the social network pledges to work with regulators to achieve a system that protects the privacy of users' data. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Facebook May Pose a Greater Danger Than Wall Street

Ellen Brown / Truthdig Jun 25, 2019 The threat of a U.S. technology company taking up the model set by China's WeChat Pay and Alipay may now be materializing. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

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Facebook’s Authoritarian Money Grab

Jacob Bacharach / Truthdig Jun 21, 2019 The tech behemoth’s bid to create its own pseudocurrency à la China’s WeChat is likely to flop, but we can't afford to write it off. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Facebook Plans Its Own Digital Currency for 2 Billion-Plus Users

RACHEL LERMAN / The Associated Press Jun 18, 2019 The social network giant seeks to launch a global challenger to Bitcoin with big-name partners, more fodder for regulators' scrutiny. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )