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Facebook fined 1.2 million euros by Spain's data protection watchdog over advertisers accessing user data

Facebook has collected personal data from its users in Spain without informing them how such information would be used.

After trials in Australia and Thailand, Facebook messenger ads go global

Meanwhile, for business pages, there will be an option called Messenger ads which will allow them to market and sell their products through the messenger apps.

Facebook is working towards targeted advertising that's less personal

Facebook is always walking a very fine line between privacy and targeted advertisement.

Facebook to let emerging market companies sell through their pages

Facebook to let small businesses in emerging markets sell to customers for free through their Facebook pages

Facebook's targeted ads will move beyond Facebook, to offer a more refined experience

Facebook has traditionally provided ads that specifically target Facebook users. Now, Facebook will start targeting users who don’t have Facebook accounts or are not signed into Facebook.

Facebook revenue, profit beat forecasts; shares hit all-time high

Facebook has posted surprisingly strong profit and revenue growth as the world's largest social network grew even larger, with a spike in mobile users and advertising

Facebook struggles to sell advertising in India

Facebook is trying to lure skeptical advertisers in India with features such as free email support for questions about advertising and advice on increasing sales in a bid to boost revenue from its second biggest market.

Facebook knows all you do, whether you 'Like' it or not

We already know that we only get the similar kind of content in our Facebook feed that we like/share/comment on. That's called echo effect.

Facebook now has 1.44 billion users worldwide

Facebook said that profit in the first quarter plunged 20 percent from a year ago but revenues got a lift from robust growth in mobile advertising.

New Facebook feature aims at connecting advertisers to expats

To help businesses reach people living abroad, Facebook has launched a new targeting feature that enables advertisers to reach the 92 million-odd expats on the social networking site, a company statement said.