May 1, 2018 Mark Zuckerberg announces 'Clear History' privacy tool ahead of Facebook's F8 conference Under intense fire and criticism from lawmakers, the media and its users for how it has handled the Cambridge Analytica data scandal, Facebook and its CEO Mark Zuckerberg are letting users start from zero.
April 26, 2018 Fox News Poll: Considered deleting Facebook? Many users say yes The latest Fox News poll finds a large minority of current Facebook users have considered deleting their profiles, including almost half of the tech-savvy millennials.
April 26, 2018 'Rogue' Trump staffer that duped nearly 1M deemed 'fake' by Facebook amid Fox News questions A popular online site -- purporting to be scripted by a “rogue” White House staffer, and claiming to spill Trump administration secrets -- has been deleted by Facebook, which deemed the site a “fake account” amid Fox News questions.
April 25, 2018 UK politicians slam Facebook over illegal content A U.K. Parliamentary committee has called foul on what it perceives to be a lack of action by social media companies to take down illegal content.
April 25, 2018 Horrific Facebook baby killing casts spotlight on social media savagery A 20-year-old man streamed the murder of his 11-month-old daughter on Facebook Live Monday, before committing suicide. Wuttisan Wongtalay filmed the gruesome act on the rooftop of a deserted hotel in Thailand.
April 24, 2018 For many online Americans, Facebook is a habit NEW YORK (AP) — Social media is a daily way of life for many Americans.
April 24, 2018 Now you can read Facebook’s secret rulebook for what you can post Facing unprecedented scrutiny, Facebook has released its Community Standards guidelines. Instead of overly general statements of what the social media platform allows, now you can read the rules that govern what you can post.
April 23, 2018 Mark Zuckerberg says AI cannot stop online abuse yet, but experts beg to differ Social media can be an unforgiving place.
April 20, 2018 Facebook to put 1.5 billion users beyond the reach of new EU privacy law, report says Facebook, which is still feeling the shockwaves from the Cambridge Analytica data scandal, is reportedly looking to put 1.5 billion users beyond the reach of a new European Union privacy law.
April 18, 2018 Ex-Cambridge Analytica exec: Users should consider Facebook data their 'property' A former employee of Cambridge Analytica said Wednesday that the key to resolving the breach of trust between users and tech companies highlighted by the Facebook data scandal is to truly consider data as property.
