April 18, 2019 Facebook now used for Dark Web activity Over two billion people use Facebook to buy and sell goods, chat with each other, and post vacation pictures. Now, according to a new report by Talos Intelligence, the social network is being harnessed by Dark Web cybercriminals as a place to sell credit card information, illegal contraband, and much more.
April 18, 2019 Facebook collected millions of email contacts without consent In early April, Facebook came under fire for asking some users for their email password when signing up to the social network.
April 18, 2019 Facebook says it ‘unintentionally uploaded’ email contacts of 1.5 million users: report Facebook said on Wednesday it “unintentionally uploaded” email contacts of 1.5 million new users since March 2016, a report said.
April 17, 2019 Justin Haskins: I advertised a video criticizing socialism, then Facebook banned my account When those on the left can’t win an argument, they silence their opponents.
April 16, 2019 Technology is 'a crime scene' and Facebook 'broke democracy,' journalist who exposed Cambridge Analytica says A journalist whose work helped prompt the Big Tech backlash roiling Silicon Valley excoriated Facebook, labeled technology a 'crime scene,' and blamed tech platforms for precipitating a crisis in Western democracy.
April 15, 2019 Pelosi heralds 'new era' of Big Tech regulation, says 230 protections could be removed House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said the United States is in a "new era" for regulating Big Tech firms like Facebook, Google and Amazon.
April 15, 2019 Zuckerberg’s security bill quadrupled as Facebook warns of ‘specific threats to his safety’ Facebook has quadrupled the amount of money it spends to keep Mark Zuckerberg safe since 2016.
April 15, 2019 'Hitler would have loved social media,' says Disney chief Bob Iger Disney chairman and CEO Bob Iger rebuked social media and the state of discourse in the United States while being honored with a humanitarian award on Thursday.
April 14, 2019 Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp down across US, Europe All of Facebook's family of apps are down.
April 11, 2019 Democrats want US government to audit 'black box' of AI bias Can the algorithms powering innovation at Silicon Valley's largest companies, like Amazon, Facebook and Google, be audited for bias?