WhatsApp fined 225 million euros for sharing data
Ireland hit Facebook’s (FB.O) WhatsApp with a record 225 million euro ($266 million) fine on Thursday following an inquiry into the messaging app’s transparency around...
Coronavirus: Health ministry announces Facebook page to answer questions
The health ministry on Tuesday announced the launch of a Facebook page where people can submit questions to a scientific team regarding the pandemic and...
EU data watchdogs ruling sharpens focus on Facebook, big tech
Facebook and other Silicon Valley giants could face more scrutiny and potential sanctions in the European Union after the bloc’s top court backed national privacy...
Facebook suspends Trump until 2023, shifts rules for world leaders
By Elizabeth Culliford Facebook Inc on Friday suspended former US President Donald Trump until at least January 2023 and announced changes to how it will...
Facebook to work with AFP to monitor fake news in Cyprus
Facebook has announced that it will be working with the French news agency Agence France Presse (AFP) as an independent fact checker for Greek-speaking Cyprus...
Facebook’s ‘Instagram for children’ plans face fierce backlash
by Kyriacos Nicolaou Facebook-owned Instagram has received a raft of fierce criticism soon after its announcement of a children’s version of the popular image and...
Trump still banned from Facebook but board calls for company review
Facebook Inc’s oversight board on Wednesday upheld the company’s suspension of former U.S. President Donald Trump but said the indefinite suspension was wrong, in a much-awaited verdict...
Russia sues tech giants for ‘enabling’ illegal protests
Russian authorities are suing five social media platforms for allegedly failing to delete posts urging children to take part in illegal protests, the Interfax news...
The Digital War: Facebook to restore Australian news pages after tweaks to media laws
Facebook said on Tuesday it will restore Australian news pages after negotiating changes with the government to a proposed law that forces tech giants to...
Facebook ‘unfriends’ Australia: global uproar as news pages go dark
Facebook’s move to block all media content in Australia faced a worldwide backlash from publishers and politicians on Thursday after blocking news feeds in Australia...
The Digital War: Facebook news goes dark in Australia (Updated)
Australians woke to empty news feeds on their Facebook Inc pages on Thursday after the social media giant blocked all media content in a surprise...
YouTube next to penalise Trump for inciting violence
Alphabet Inc’s YouTube said on Tuesday it has suspended Donald Trump’s channel as it violated policies for inciting violence after last week’s assault on the...
Turkey probes Facebook’s move to collect WhatsApp data
The Turkish Competition Board said on Monday it launched an investigation into WhatsApp and its owner Facebook Inc after the messaging app asked users to...
Facebook sparks fresh privacy concerns
Facebook is being taken to court by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission after allegations of misleading and deceiving the public. Seven years after the...
Facebook, Twitter face British fines if fail on harmful content
Facebook, Twitter and Chinese-owned TikTok face fines of up to 10% of turnover if they fail to remove and limit the spread of illegal content...
Facebook faces US lawsuits that could force sale of Instagram, WhatsApp
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission and nearly every U.S. state sued Facebook Inc on Wednesday, saying that it broke antitrust law and should potentially be...
Police issue warning over Facebook Messenger scam
The police cybersecurity unit has warned over a recent scam perpetrated via Facebook’s Messenger which can lead to users losing control over their account. In...
Social media abuse drives girls off Facebook, Instagram, Twitter
Online abuse is driving girls to quit social media platforms including Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, with nearly 60% experiencing harassment, a global study showed on...
10 years since The Social Network released
We are a few days away from the 10 year anniversary of David Fincher’s The Social Network being released. The screenplay was written by Aaron...
Facebook says Russian influence campaign targeted left-wing voters in US, UK
A Russian influence operation posed as an independent news outlet to target left-wing voters in the United States and Britain, including by recruiting freelance journalists...