January 21, 2019 Russia accuses Facebook, Twitter of failing to comply with data laws Russia launched administrative action against Facebook Inc. and Twitter Inc. on Monday for failing to comply with its data laws, a move that comes just days after Facebook removed the accounts of what it said were two misinformation campaigns based in the country.
January 21, 2019 Facebook's Sandberg says tech giant is 'far from done' fixing its problems Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg defended the tech giant's efforts to fix a wide range of problems but conceded that it is "far from done" during a speech in Munich.
January 19, 2019 Majority of Facebook users don't understand how ad targeting works About half of Facebook users are uncomfortable with how the social media site targets them for ads while a smaller number don’t like how their political leanings are described, new research says.
January 18, 2019 Facebook shocker: Unsealed docs will detail how social media giant made money off children Facebook will surely be bracing itself for some fresh backlash from the public next week following a number of revealing legal documents being unsealed.
January 17, 2019 Facebook employees caught posting 5-star Portal reviews on Amazon Facebook employees were caught writing glowing reviews of the Facebook Portal on Amazon.
January 17, 2019 Facebook removes 512 Russian accounts and pages that were spreading disinformation Facebook uncovered and cut ties with hundreds of fake accounts tied to Russia that were engaging in inauthentic behavior, the tech giant announced Thursday.
January 16, 2019 'Social media morons': Facebook slammed for blocking Mardi Gras cake ad over 'excessive nudity' A Facebook post promoting a competition for traditional Mardi Gras cakes fell foul of the social network’s censors, according to the contest’s bewildered organizers.
January 16, 2019 ISIS accounts on Facebook share videos of Syria suicide bombing The horrifying moment that a deadly suicide bomb exploded on a street in Syria was captured in a video that ISIS-sympathetic accounts then shared on Facebook.
January 16, 2019 Is Facebook's '10-Year Challenge' meme a creepy facial recognition gambit? By now, all of your social media feeds are probably brimming with then-and-now pictures showing the "glow-up" or positive transformations of people — including celebrities, friends, family or random folks — sharing decade-old images of themselves alongside current photographs.
January 10, 2019 Fake news on Facebook: Elderly users are more likely to spread misinformation Older Americans are more likely to share fake news on Facebook — regardless of education, race, income or how many links they shared — according to a new study by researchers are two major universities.