Huawei now banned from pre-installing Facebook on its phones

These days, basically every Android phone you buy comes with Facebook's app pre-installed (scary, huh?). But Huawei won't have that privilege anymore. 

According to Reuters, Facebook has banned Huawei from pre-installing the Facebook app on its phones, a continuation of the pressure U.S. companies have exerted on Huawei ever since the Chinese tech giant was placed on the U.S. Department of Commerce's dreaded "entity list."

The ban, which has been confirmed by Facebook, also extends to WhatsApp and Instagram, both of which are owned by the social media giant.  Read more...