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February 18, 2022 10:36 AM SAN FRANCISCO (BLOOMBERG) - Meta Platforms, formerly known as Facebook, has tumbled out of the world''s 10 largest companies by market value, hammered by its worst monthly stock decline ever.

A seasoned British politician is the head of global affairs for one of the largest social networking companies in the world. Nick Clegg is now the president of Global Affairs for Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ: FB ). He had been vice president of Global Affairs and Communications since October 2018. In his new role, Clegg will be in charge of Meta’s policy decisions and interactions with governments, which could move Meta Platforms founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg out of the spotlight. “Nick will now lead our company on all our policy matters, including how we interact with governments as they consider adopting new policies and regulations, as well as how we make the case publicly for our products and our work,” Zuckerberg said. Here are five things you might not know about Nick Clegg. 1. Joined Meta Platforms After Political Career: Clegg joined Facebook, the former name of Meta Platforms, after more than two decades of experience in British politics. Clegg began his political career as a member of the European Parliament in 1999.

People are flocking to try Facebook’s main bet on the metaverse: the VR social gaming app Horizon. Now Mark Zuckerberg says the company is bringing Horizon to mobile phones.

Meta Platforms'' (FB) worst month ever continues: The stock tacked on another 4.1% loss Thursday, another $24 billion in market capitalization out the window as the stock dropped out of…

Meta Platforms Inc. has tumbled out of the world’s 10 largest companies by market value, hammered by its worst monthly stock decline ever.

Former British deputy prime minister named president of global affairs, at same level as CEO Mark Zuckerberg and COO Sheryl Sandberg

Matthew Jordan , Penn State and Sydney Forde , Penn State After Canadian truckers upset with vaccination mandates made their way to Ottawa, they parked their vehicles near Parliament and started making noise – lots of it – blasting their air horns day and night, disturbing the repose of citizens at home, work and in school. The local reaction was swift. Hundreds of noise complaints prompted Ottawan police to issue tickets and declare a state of emergency. The noise of air horns continued, undeterred. Some residents fled the city ; on Feb. 7, 2022, fed-up Ottawans filed a class-action lawsuit calling for quiet. A lawyer representing organizers of the convoy – an amalgamation of conservative activists, anti-government agitators and conspiracy theorists – claimed that blasting hundreds of 105-decibel horns was merely “part of the democratic process.” However, Justice Hugh McLean ruled for the plaintiffs. “Tooting a horn,” he declared , “is not an expression of any great thought I’m aware of.” As scholars who study media and democracy, we believe the defendants are correct to argue that they should be able to protest and contribute to an ongoing debate.

Why are stocks crashing? Many of the biggest stocks in the world are down today as tensions between Russia and Ukraine continue to mount.

What happened: Virtual land tokenized as an NFT just sold for $23,040, which is 2.17x the current floor price of 3.6 Ether (CRYPTO: ETH ). The estate consists of 166,464 plots of land –– each plot is 2,500 square feet in the metaverse. Land in Decentraland and The Sandbox skyrocketed after Facebook''s rebrand to meta, as more investors become aware of what the metaverse is. Most of the time, virtual land sells at a premium due to the size of the lot and its proximity to the center of the … Full story available on Benzinga.com

What happened: Virtual land tokenized as an NFT just sold for $29,558, which is 2.78x the current floor price of 3.6 Ether (CRYPTO: ETH ). The estate consists of 166,464 plots of land –– each plot is 2,500 square feet in the metaverse. Land in Decentraland and The Sandbox skyrocketed after Facebook''s rebrand to meta, as more investors become aware of what the metaverse is. Most of the time, virtual land sells at a premium due to the size of the lot and its proximity to the center of the … Full story available on Benzinga.com

What happened: Virtual land tokenized as an NFT just sold for $35,446, which is 3.33x the current floor price of 3.6 Ether (CRYPTO: ETH ). The estate consists of 166,464 plots of land –– each plot is 2,500 square feet in the metaverse. Land in Decentraland and The Sandbox skyrocketed after Facebook''s rebrand to meta, as more investors become aware of what the metaverse is. Most of the time, virtual land sells at a premium due to the size of the lot and its proximity to the center of the … Full story available on Benzinga.com

The decline and fall of Meta Platforms (FB) stock this year has been nothing short of shocking. Evercore ISI analyst Mark Mahaney calls it an “implosion,̶…

Facebook has flagged a post by a North Carolina congressman referencing Special Counsel Robert Durham’s allegations that the Clinton campaign spied on the Trump campaign. The tech giant said Republican Rep. Richard Hudson’s post from Sunday which linked to Fox News coverage of Mr. Durham’s complaint filed over the weekend …

Facebook’s boss has made some changes that aren’t quite ‘poriborton’ material.

Facebook and Instagram posts linking inflation to corporate greed are getting slapped with "fact check" tags.