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Google has confirmed that it is shutting down Google +, a social network that was launched to rival Facebook, but failed to make an impact. However, the big news is not that Google+ is finally shutting down, which seemed inevitable, but that Google hid the data leak that has compromised nearly 500,000 accounts, reports The Indian Express. 

Httpool is now the official reseller partner for Facebook in the Balkans, including Bulgaria, Croatia, Serbia and Slovenia.

Facebook recognizes the opportunity for this long-term partnership to aid local agencies and advertisers in reaching greater audiences and engaging in meaningful conversations with users, improving potential of the local businesses.

Sofia. Personal data are inviolable and when operating with data of European citizens, one must comply with the criteria for protection, EU Commissioner Mariya Gabriel told reporters in connection with the hacking attack against Facebook, Focus News Agency reports. She said she expects more than wishful statements from Facebook.

At a surprisingly low-key 20th anniversary and future of search event, Google announced a number of new search features. Some are new, some are expansions or adaptations of existing capabilities, and some are borrowed or "inspired by" competitors' products (Snap, Instagram, Pinterest).

AFP - Facebook said Thursday it will invest over $1 billion to build a data centre in Singapore, its first in Asia, powered by renewable energy and adapted to the city-state's tropical climate.

The head of a Turkish tourism association has blasted on "freeloading" Instagram stars and bloggers.

Germany's top court ruled on July 12 that Facebook should grant a grieving mother access to her dead daughter's account, in a landmark judgment for how social network data is treated after its owners pass away.

Facebook has a lot of problems this year, but one of them can have much more serious consequences in the long term. Pew Research Center survey shows a large outflow of the most important audience of the social network - teenagers.

Facebook has said it has suspended "around 200" apps on its platform as part of an investigation into misuse of private user data.

The co-founder of WhatsApp, a messaging service owned by Facebook Inc with more than 1 billion daily users, said on April 30 he was leaving the company, in a loss of one of the strongest advocates for privacy inside Facebook.