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Facebook's data center promises torn apart by human rights groups
The social network is building a data center in Singapore despite promises to avoid countries with a poor human rights and freedom of expression record
The social network is building a data center in Singapore despite promises to avoid countries with a poor human rights and freedom of expression record
The company pulled the plug after spending a year investigating the site
The move comes as Facebook has outlined a plan to transform the social network into a “privacy-focused platform”
Facebook is adding two data halls to its facility in Clonee for the second time
The company's cable will connect major data centers along a 600 mile route
The media giant threatened to pull investment in the project if the Canadian government failed to offer assurances that it would not seek jurisdiction over non-Canadian data