Peer-to-peer aid groups have become a lifeline for those who can’t cover small expenses. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Atlantic | 2019-06-10 12:36:21 UTC ]
A New York man who fled to Ecuador after allegedly trying to defraud Mark Zuckerberg will not be extradited to the US, Reuters reports. Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2019-06-10 12:05:00 UTC ]
More de-platforming? The great de-platforming of 2019 continues.Read Full Story Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2019-06-10 08:25:29 UTC ]
Facebook is rolling out its Canadian political ad registry today with a low-tech twist — a bid to prevent people based outside of Canada from running ads in the upcoming federal election. Continue reading >> [ Source: CBC | 2019-06-10 08:00:00 UTC ]
Social network agrees to meet activists to consider 'going back to drawing board' on its nudity policy. Continue reading >> [ Source: Stuff | 2019-06-10 07:31:57 UTC ]
Facebook reportedly bans Huawei from installing its apps, including Instagram and WhatsApp, on new phones. Continue reading >> [ Source: Wired | 2019-06-07 19:07:09 UTC ]
The Globe and Mail is the new home to the Facebook Political Ad Collector, a browser extension that ProPublica built and Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2019-06-07 18:45:03 UTC ]
Facebook is urging a judge in Washington, D.C. to halt proceedings in a lawsuit brought by the attorney general Karl Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2019-06-07 15:14:55 UTC ]
The block on pre-installed apps on Huawei smartphones will also apply to Instagram and Whatsapp. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC News | 2019-06-07 11:40:07 UTC ]
They should be seen as communications infrastructure, and be made to serve the public interest. Continue reading >> [ Source: Slate | 2019-06-07 01:34:58 UTC ]
Facebook knew as early as 2018 that its platform was being used to incite division and violence, a company official told MPs in Ottawa on Thursday. Continue reading >> [ Source: CBC | 2019-06-06 12:45:00 UTC ]
Independent Facebook investors voted overwhelmingly to fire Mark Zuckerberg as chairman and scrap the firm’s share structure. Continue reading >> [ Source: Stuff | 2019-06-04 21:05:33 UTC ]
Samsung’s Notebook 7 and Notebook 7 Force are laptops designed for a growing audience of PC users who want a premium experience—and enough hardware to get them through work and play without a hiccup. Both laptops offer a sleek, polished aesthetic. In addition, the Notebook 7 Force offers... Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2019-06-03 07:35:00 UTC ]
Amazon Publishing imprint Thomas & Mercer has signed a three-book series from debut crime writer S W Kane. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-06-02 15:18:44 UTC ]
The row over a fake Nancy Pelosi video shows platforms are no longer disruptors, but incumbents, gatekeepers and publishersIn the first three months of 2019, Facebook removed about 2bn fake accounts from its servers. This is roughly equivalent to all the legitimate accounts the company has on... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2019-06-02 13:00:38 UTC ]
Early Friday, a judge sided with Facebook shareholders who demanded the company hand over emails and records related to its handling of the Cambridge Analytica scandal. Later in the day, the company was denied again in court, as Reuters reports that... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2019-06-01 07:32:00 UTC ]
Social platform's latest tech can detect non-consensual intimate images before they're reported, but victims won't be alerted. Continue reading >> [ Source: Stuff | 2019-05-31 23:30:00 UTC ]
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) will hear a landmark privacy case regarding the transfer of EU citizens’ data to Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2019-05-31 19:45:54 UTC ]
Facebook introduced ads for Stories last September and, while the social network and some of its advertisers are bullish on the option, the jury remains out among the ad community in general. Over 500 million people are using Stories on Facebook, Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp (where the... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2019-05-31 19:45:16 UTC ]
Facebook will have to hand over emails and records related to how it handled the Cambridge Analytica scandal. In September, shareholders sued the company in order to obtain information pertaining to the leak. Today, a US judge sided with shareholders... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2019-05-31 19:12:00 UTC ]