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...
Facebook hits back and sues EU antitrust regulator
Facebook is suing EU antitrust regulators for seeking information beyond what is necessary, including highly personal details, for their investigations into the company’s data and marketplace,...
Facebook frustrates advertisers as boycott over hate speech kicks off
Advertisements for more than 400 brands including Coca-Cola and Starbucks are due to vanish from Facebook on Wednesday, after the failure of last-ditch talks to stop a...
Facebook is the enemy of Libra
When Facebook first aired its proposal for the creation of Libra, a digital currency for use in online transactions, many of us considered investing in...
After Facebook staff walkout, Zuckerberg defends no action on Trump posts
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg told employees on Tuesday that he stood by his decision not to challenge inflammatory posts by U.S. President Donald Trump, refusing...
Trump move could scrap or weaken law that protects social media companies
President Donald Trump said he will introduce legislation that may scrap or weaken a law that has protected internet companies, including Twitter and Facebook, in...
Motorbike stolen nine years ago turns up for sale on Facebook
Paphos police on Monday evening arrested a teenager in connection with the theft of a motorbike which was stolen nine years ago. The motorcycle valued...
Thousands of UK political ads went missing from Facebook archive searches
Thousands of UK political ads went missing from Facebook Inc’s searchable advertising database on Tuesday, hampering researchers’ ability to track ads two days before Britain’s...
Facebook’s Libra support shrinks further as Priceline owner jumps ship
Facebook Inc’s Libra cryptocurrency faced a pivotal meeting of backers on Monday, after the ambitious project to bring digital coins into mainstream commerce suffered another...
Social media platforms ban satirical rap video after Singaporean government complaint
Facebook and other social media sites have restricted access to a satirical rap video in Singapore after the wealthy city-state’s government requested the removal of...
Facebook should not be trusted with ‘crazy’ cryptocurrency plan
Democratic and Republican lawmakers said on Tuesday that Facebook Inc’s track record of what they described as untrustworthiness should stand in the way of it launching...
Facebook says glitches affecting its platforms resolved
July 3 (Reuters) – Facebook Inc said an issue with uploading or sending media files on its apps and platforms has been resolved. Many users...
Facebook CEO may have known of questionable privacy practices
Facebook Inc emails appear to show Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg’s involvement in discussions about its much criticized privacy practices, the Wall Street Journal reported...
Apple touts privacy in web sign-on war with Facebook, Google
By Stephen Nellis Apple Inc on Monday a “Sign In With Apple” function this week to rival Facebook and Google web login accounts, drawing a contrast with...
Russian ambassador accuses Ozersay of trying to discredit him
Russian Ambassador Stanislav Osadchiy on Friday chastised Turkish Cypriot ‘foreign minister’ Kudret Ozersay after the latter posted on the official social media profile of his...
Facebook’s Zuckerberg hails French hate speech plan as EU model
Facebook‘s Mark Zuckerberg hailed on Friday France’s efforts to regulate hateful content online as a model for the European Union after meeting French President Emmanuel...
Facebook bans Alex Jones, Milo Yiannopoulos and other extremist figures
By Katie Paul SAN FRANCISCO, May 2 (Reuters) – Facebook Inc said on Thursday it was banning Alex Jones and other controversial U.S. political personalities...
EU lawmakers back copyright reforms targeting Google, Facebook
By Foo Yun Chee STRASBOURG, March 26 (Reuters) – EU lawmakers have endorsed an overhaul of the bloc’s two-decade old copyright rules, which will force...
Facebook struggles into day 2 of global outage (update)
March 13 (Reuters) – Instagram is back up after suffering a partial outage for over several hours, the photo-sharing social network platform said in a...
