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Bolivian Woman Arrested for Alleged Facebook Baby Sale

LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Bolivian officials say they have arrested two women on human trafficking charges: one for selling her baby for $250, the other for buying it after placing a “want ad” on Facebook.

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Google Censored over 300,000 Links for European Regulators

Google has censored hundreds of thousands of links to comply with European “right to be forgotten” regulations. A new transparency report reveals that the search giant has complied with 348,508 of the 1,235,473 URLs that users have requested be removed from search results.

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Iran Hacks State Department Social Media Accounts

Unimpressed by their “historic” nuclear deal with the United States, and its billions of dollars in sanctions relief, Iran’s hackers have escalated their attacks on U.S. government officials over the past four months.

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Phuc Dat Bich ‘Honoured’ After Name Goes Viral

Australian man Phuc Dat Bich, who became an Internet sensation after complaining his Facebook page kept being shut down, says he is honoured his name has made people laugh. The 23-year-old, who is of Vietnamese origin, originally posted a complaint

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White House Launches #RefugeesWelcome Hashtag

The Obama administration launched a hashtag last night to promote the concept of welcoming Syrian refugees into the United States after a growing number of governors proposed halting the program after the terrorist attacks in Paris.

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Facebook Suspends Comedian After Criticising Paris Terrorists

British comedian Jason Manford was temporarily suspended from Facebook after writing an expletive-laden outburst against the terrorists who killed 129 people in Paris on Friday. Mr Manford, who regularly appears on British TV, wrote on his Facebook page: “F*cking cowards.