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Facebook's 'suggested friends' feature is boon to terrorists: study

May 7, 2018

Facebook's 'suggested friends' feature is boon to terrorists: study

Facebook’s “suggested friends” feature is helping jihadists around the world connect with one another to forge new terror networks, according to a new study.

May 7, 2018

Facebook US users still loyal to the social network, research reveals

The majority of U.S. Facebook users still continue to use the service as much as they did or more since news of the Cambridge Analytica data scandal has come to light, according to a new survey.

YouTube stars being paid to push academic cheating, report says

May 6, 2018

YouTube stars being paid to push academic cheating, report says

Advertisements for EduBirdie, a Ukraine-based firm that allows students to buy essays, reportedly have appeared in more than 1,400 YouTube videos on more than 250 channels.

Will Cambridge Analytica re-emerge as Emerdata?

May 3, 2018

Will Cambridge Analytica re-emerge as Emerdata?

Cambridge Analytica's decision to shutter its operations has prompted speculation that the controversial firm may re-emerge as a mysterious new company called Emerdata.

Q&A: Cambridge Analytica's bankruptcy won't halt probes

May 3, 2018

Q&A: Cambridge Analytica's bankruptcy won't halt probes

LONDON (AP) — The company at the center of the Facebook privacy scandal, political consultancy Cambridge Analytica, is going out of business. But that doesn't mean those behind the entity will escape the scrutiny of regulators.

Cambridge Analytica shutting down, company says

May 2, 2018

Cambridge Analytica shutting down, company says

Cambridge Analytica, the marketing research company at the heart of the Facebook data breach, is shutting down, the company said.

Facebook commits to civil rights audit, probe of alleged anti-conservative bias

May 2, 2018

Facebook commits to civil rights audit, probe of alleged anti-conservative bias

Facebook is conducting a civil rights audit and looking into potential bias against conservative voices by bringing in two outside experts to probe its practices.

Why Europe's privacy clampdown may not solve Facebook's data scandal woes

May 2, 2018

Why Europe's privacy clampdown may not solve Facebook's data scandal woes

Think about your interaction with Facebook, Twitter and Google as a relationship.

Mark Zuckerberg announces 'Clear History' privacy tool ahead of Facebook's F8 conference

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.

Twitter bans Kaspersky Lab from advertising on its platform

April 23, 2018

Twitter bans Kaspersky Lab from advertising on its platform

Citing alleged ties to the Russian government, Twitter has banned Kaspersky Lab from advertising on its website, though its standard account is still active. Kaspersky has denied the claims.