It looks like Facebook is giving up on its years-long effort to bring its social network to China (FB)

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• Facebook CEO and co-founder Mark Zuckerberg wrote in a public note Wednesday that Facebook has decided not to build data centers in countries that have been violating human rights, including privacy and freedom of expression.
• Zuckerberg seems to be referring to China, where the social media site is banned and where Facebook has long been working to expand business.
• China has strict regulations in storing data in the country, and Apple has already built a data center that complies with these regulations.
• Facebook has previously built its first data center in Asia in Singapore, where the government restricts freedom of press and speech.

Mark Zuckerberg's vow to overhaul Facebook with new privacy rules is likely to spell the end of its years-long campaign to enter China. 

Facebook's CEO said in a blog post on Wednesday that the social network will not build data centers in countries that have a record of violating privacy and freedom of expression. 

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