Facebook could be forced to create an independent privacy committee in an agreement with the FTC
Federally approved privacy officials could be on their way to Facebook’s board.
New survey shows Facebook is trusted more than Dropbox
Perhaps putting all of your files on someone else’s computer without end to end encryption gives everyone reason to be suspicious.
Instagram wants to tackle “bullying” by “stopping harassment before it even starts”
“The platform would notice” that its user is “about to leave a negative comment”.
Retailers are worried about the dominance of Facebook
One exec at a direct-to-customer brand is quoted as saying that they are “moving on from Facebook and Instagram.”
Soon you can use WhatsApp to receive two-factor authentication codes
SMS has always been considered an insecure option for receiving codes. However, Facebook’s reputation with privacy has to be considered.
Facebook is refusing to run political ads encouraging citizens to vote in the EU election
Who knew that over-regulation of online speech, whether imposed or self-imposed, could end up producing “unintended consequences”? Well that would be just about every digital rights and freedoms outfit out there that has been warning about this possibility every time governments – the EU includ
The Sri Lankan government has lifted the highly controversial social media ban following the Easter attack on Christians
The Sri Lankan Government has lifted the nine-day ban imposed social media sites Facebook, YouTube and more following the bombings in the country that took place during Easter. The country’s government stated that they banned social media sites to prevent the spreading of fake news and misinfor
New report shows that Facebook feared Apple and Google’s mobile internet dominance
The report covers Project Oxygen – a plan Facebook started working on in 2013 to protect itself from Google’s virtual chokehold over Facebook’s mobile internet distribution through the Google Play Store.
Facebook is opening up its data trove to researchers
Researchers will look into the websites Facebook users linked to, and also gain access to Crowdtangle data – a tool that publishers use to monitor content posting on Facebook.
How to watch Facebook’s F8 2019 developer conference livestream
Mark Zuckerberg will begin his keynote at 10AM Pacific Time on April 30th, 2019 and there’s a livestream to go along with it. Here’s how to watch.
Facebook’s promised clear history feature still doesn’t exist
Facebook promised the feature last year but still hasn’t delivered it. Many are wondering if it will ever be released.
New Texas bill aims to stop Facebook and Twitter censoring content on the basis of political views
The vote in Texas this week on Senate Bill (SB) 2373 shows the relevance of this consideration
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