April 6, 2017 What would happen if Mark Zuckerberg really did 'accidentally create Skynet'? If you look up in the sky at night, you might notice one of over 1,300 active satellites orbiting the Earth. (There’s also another 3,000 up there that don’t work anymore.) If you believe they are all controlled by human operators, think again.
April 5, 2017 Facebook is introducing new tools to combat revenge porn Going forward, if you happen to come across an intimate image on Facebook that you believe was shared without permission, it will be easier to report it.
April 3, 2017 $14M initiative to fight fake news includes Facebook, Mozilla The News Integrity Initiative is aimed at 'helping people make informed judgments about the news they read and share online.'
March 24, 2017 Boy suspended for taking shell casing to preschool, mom's Facebook post goes viral Hunter, 4, has been suspended from his preschool for bringing a shell casing from a fired bullet to school.
March 17, 2017 Social media live videos a disturbing new platform for public suicides For two hours, Naika Venant spoke about her troubles on Facebook's live streaming service before the 14-year-old girl used a headscarf to hang herself from a shower rod inside a Miami foster home.
March 16, 2017 Mom allegedly pushed teen to suicide on Facebook Live A woman allegedly encouraged her daughter to commit suicide with comments posted on a live stream before the 14-year-old hanged herself in a bathroom, according to a horrifying report from the Florida Department of Children and Families.
March 14, 2017 Facebook tightens privacy, bans developers from harnessing data for surveillance Facebook, saying it is “committed to building a community where people can feel safe making their voices heard,” updated its privacy policies on Monday to state unambiguously that developers are forbidden from using its data to create surveillance tools.
March 12, 2017 Tech Q&A: Dealing with Facebook blowhards Want to know how to deal with Facebook blowhards, keep your browsing private and shoot better Instagram pictures? Then read this column.
March 9, 2017 Facebook is using AI to identify suicidal thoughts -- but it's not enough, experts say For many of its nearly 2 billion users, Facebook is the primary channel of communication, a place where they can share their thoughts, post pictures and discuss every imaginable topic of interest.
March 9, 2017 Mark Zuckerberg and his wife just announced they're having another baby girl Mark Zuckerberg may ask Facebook to add a “Heart” button next to the “Like” button in the next update.