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Lawmakers Call For Pause On Targeted Political Adverts
Pause online political adverts that are targeted and contain false information, international lawmakers have urged tech firms
Microsoft Demands Privacy Protection To Safeguard Rights
Privacy protection is essential to shield human rights, says Microsoft President Smith, as he calls for tougher controls
Facebook Confirms Groups Privacy Mistake
Face palm time. 100 developers may have retained access to user data since Facebook rule change in April 2018
Civil Rights Activists Meet Zuckerberg, As Facebook Rebrands
Meeting with Facebook boss over political adverts, as social network rebrands itself as FACEBOOK
Facebook Marketplace Under Scrutiny From European Commission – Report
Facebook’s online marketplace is reportedly being looked at Europe’s competition watchdog
Facebook Shrugs Off Scandals With Strong Financials
What crisis? Profit and revenue surge over 20 percent at Zuckerberg’s house, despite a torrid year
Twitter Bans All Political Advertising Worldwide
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey says that from next month, his platform will ban all political advertising
Facebook Agrees To Pay ICO Cambridge Analytica Fine
“That will be £500,000” please Mr Zuckerberg”, as ICO reveals Facebook has agreed to pay Cambridge Analytica fine
Google, Facebook Urged To Do More To Tackle Fake News
European Commission says tech giants must to more to tackle fake news, after submission of self-assessment reports
Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg Faces Intense Scrutiny From Congress
Zuckerberg goes to Congress to answer questions about Libra, but is tackled about privacy, free speech and political ads
Twitter Clarifies Rules After Call For Trump Ban
Platform says not in the public interest to remove politicians’ tweets, after Democrat pressure to ban politicians’ tweets
Thousands On Twitch See Gunman’s Shooting Spree In Germany
Thousands watch gunman’s video of attack outside German synagogue, before Twitch pulls the video
Twitter Admits To Using Emails, Phone Numbers, For Advertising
Sorry folks. Twitter admits to inadvertently using people’s email and phone numbers provided for security purposes, for advertising
Zuckerberg Hits Back Against Encryption Backdoor Request
The United States, UK, and Australia sign open letter to Facebook saying encryption helps child abuse, as they demand an encryption ‘backdoor’
Europe’s Top Court Rules Facebook Has To Remove ‘Illegal’ Comments Worldwide
Far reaching ruling by ECJ could have big implications for other tech firms, and there is no appeal open to Facebook
Twitter Slowly Recovers After Global Outage
Global outage “just about fixed” but problems are still ongoing after significant disruption
Zuckerberg: Facebook Would Defeat Senator Warren’s Breakup Attempt
Leaked audio of Mark Zuckerberg admitting the prospect of an Elizabeth Warren presidency could “suck” for the firm
Schools Heads Warn Of ‘Sadfishing’ Social Media Trend
Social media trend. Teenagers make exaggerated claims about emotional problems to generate online sympathy
Facebook To Acquire Brain-Control Startup CTRL-Labs
Controlling computers with the power of your mind. Facebook acquires startup CTRL-Labs for $1 billion
Mark Zuckerberg Meets President Trump And Other Lawmakers
Mending fences? Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg meets President Trump and other US lawmakers
Facebook ‘Oversight’ Board To Make Content Rulings
Board will make final decisions over objectionable content, but will not be able to change company policy
Facebook Dating Opens For Service In US
Finding love online via Facebook now an option for Americans with launch of dating service
Database Exposes 419m Facebook Users Phone Numbers
Privacy lapse after a database containing millions of Facebook users phone numbers was left unprotected online
Google Facing Data Collection And Privacy Probe – Report
Attorney generals from more than 30 US states are readying anti-trust investigation of Alphabet’s Google unit
Facebook Offers Users Facial Recognition Opt Out
No more Tag suggestions. Face recognition ability opened to all users, but opt-out is available
Facebook Code Hints At Hiding Like Button
Code has been found in Facebook’s Android app which could potentially allow likes about a post to be hidden
Facebook Threads App To Take On Snapchat
Development of new Threats app to give social networking giant ability to ramp up pressure on Snapchat
Facebook To Give Users Tracking Data Opt-Out
Do not track. New tool to give users the ability to stop apps and businesses sharing their data to the social network
EU Regulator Asks Questions About Facebook’s Libra Currency – Report
Facebook’s Libra questions from EU regulator concern use of customer data and anti-competitive issues