Cory Booker’s failed Facebook venture overshadows 2020 announcement
Booker’s already taking heat for a questionable education initiative in Newark.
On Feb 1, 2019 by Ellen Ioanes
Twitter, Facebook take down thousands of foreign disinformation trolls
Both Twitter and Facebook announced Thursday that they had shut down thousands of accounts and pages on their platforms.
On Jan 31, 2019 by David Gilmour
Facebook’s political ad transparency tool is anything but
An already bad system isn’t going to get any better.
On Jan 31, 2019 by Emily Bloch
Apple hits back at Facebook for privacy-invasive VPN targeted at teens
Apple calls Facebook’s secretive app a ‘clear breach’ of its rules.
On Jan 30, 2019 by Mikael Thalen
Facebook paid teens $20 to use an app that spied on their browsing history
Facebook’s Research app circumvents App Store guidelines.
On Jan 30, 2019 by Trixie Reyna
Facebook reportedly knew kids were blowing parents’ money—now senators want answers
The letter asks a number of questions.
On Jan 29, 2019 by Andrew Wyrich
Controversial report claims half of Facebook users likely fake
The allegations are called into question given history of report’s author.
On Jan 26, 2019 by Mikael Thalen
Zuckerberg wants to merge Messenger, Instagram, and WhatsApp messaging
Did anyone ask for this?
On Jan 26, 2019 by Stacey Ritzen
Tech experts say using Facebook is like smoking cigarettes
Pressure has increased on governments to reign in tech giants.
On Jan 24, 2019 by Mikael Thalen
Facebook is helping husbands ‘brainwash’ their wives with targeted ads
This may seem like the rejected plot of a ‘Black Mirror’ episode, but we’ve tested it for ourselves: It’s definitely real.
On Jan 22, 2019 by Simon Chandler
Facebook introduces ‘Community Actions’ tool to petition the government
Will the tech giant’s new tool help or hinder political action?
On Jan 21, 2019 by Mikael Thalen
Facebook is creating a meme feature to bring back the teens
Facebook has been reportedly testing it for months.
On Jan 18, 2019 by Eilish O’Sullivan
Facebook staffers caught writing 5-star Amazon reviews for Portal speaker
The social media giant denies directing the reviews.
On Jan 18, 2019 by Mikael Thalen
Senators fear government shutdown may affect FTC investigation of Facebook
‘We fear that the current government shutdown further threatens the FTC’s ability to complete this investigation’
On Jan 17, 2019 by Mikael Thalen
The ’10 Year Challenge’ isn’t as fun for trans people
As you can imagine, they face real privacy and harassment concerns.
On Jan 15, 2019 by Ana Valens
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