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 ]
“Harry Potter: A Journey Through Charms and Defence Against the Dark Arts” and “A Journey Through Potions and Herbology” are arriving in late June. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2019-05-31 18:46:34 UTC ]
Facebook is investing heavily in a massive solar farm in Texas as it rumbles towards its goal of running entirely on renewable energy by the end of next year. Renewables company Longroad Energy has started building the Prospero Solar project in Andre... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2019-05-31 15:47:00 UTC ]
An investor asked Mark Zuckerberg if he would give up some of his power for the good of the company. She didn’t get an answer, but she asked the right question. At Facebook’s annual shareholder meeting, a shareholder stepped up to the microphone and asked Mark Zuckerberg if he’d be willing to... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2019-05-31 09:15:54 UTC ]
Some shareholders wanted Facebook's chairman and chief executive to step down from one of his roles. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC News | 2019-05-31 08:58:17 UTC ]
The British accent you hear on Netflix or Facebook could well be voiced by an award-winning Kiwi from Northland. Continue reading >> [ Source: Stuff | 2019-05-31 01:14:56 UTC ]
National Best Friend Day is coming up June 8, and BT21 and Facebook Messenger released a new sticker pack Thursday to mark the event, Best Friends Forever. Facebook/BT21/Line Friends BT21 is a set of animated characters created by South Korean K-pop boy group BTS in partnership with Line... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2019-05-30 17:00:08 UTC ]
House speaker says ‘I can take it’ after site keeps doctored video up, but criticizes their role in spread of false informationHouse speaker Nancy Pelosi has strongly criticised Facebook for failing to tackle misinformation after the social media network refused to take down a video that had... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2019-05-30 12:31:29 UTC ]
At the center of the TV industry’s audience targeting efforts is OpenAP, which will roll out a marketplace for advertisers to buy targeted TV and digital video ads. The post ‘Linear cannot exist by itself’: OpenAP wants to help TV ad sellers contend with Google, Facebook appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2019-05-30 04:01:33 UTC ]
Some shareholders want Facebook's chairman and chief executive to step down from one of his roles. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC News | 2019-05-29 23:23:57 UTC ]
Ms. Pelosi said the company’s decision to leave up manipulated videos of her demonstrated how the social network contributed to Russian manipulation of the 2016 election. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2019-05-29 22:22:21 UTC ]
Platform is also introducing more transparency for advertisers on how effectively their creative is being used. Continue reading >> [ Source: Media Week | 2019-05-29 15:49:28 UTC ]
The platform is increasing its focus on Groups, where algorithms will have even more influence on the content users see. Continue reading >> [ Source: Media Week | 2019-05-29 13:15:44 UTC ]
Zuckerberg and Sandberg will be required to come before Canada's Parliament should they venture to into the country. Continue reading >> [ Source: Stuff | 2019-05-29 06:41:19 UTC ]
Forty-five percent of 124 publishers surveyed by Digiday said that Facebook provides the greatest reach for unpaid posted content. While few publishers see strong reach from content posted to their pages, engaging content being shared organically by users is driving significant amounts of... Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2019-05-29 04:01:04 UTC ]
Digital book piracy isn’t going anywhere, legal enforcement on the issue is getting worse and worse, and if publishers and authors don't band together and force compliance, they'll be playing ebook buccaneering Whack-a-Mole forever, the Authors Guild panel determined. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-29 04:00:00 UTC ]