The Public Removal of Instagram’s Likes Will Hurt “Influencers” and Make Facebook More Money
Advertisers will rely more on Facebook’s official ads instead of paying influencers directly.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Supports Elizabeth Warren’s Plan to Break Up Big Tech
AOC described Facebook is “communications, advertising, and surveillance platform”.
Facebook Is Working on Its Own Cryptocurrency
Facebook is getting into payments.
Snoop Dogg Slams Facebook Censorship in a Rant on Instagram
Big tech companies have been enforcing unnecessary moral policing through which they are suppressing freedom of speech.
Facebook Bans Sharing and Linking to Infowars Content
Users who attempt to share Infowars content will be censored unless they explicitly condemn the content.
Facebook Will Now Ban You Based on Who You Associate With
Reports from The Verge and The Washington Post say that Facebook is now banning people for interacting with individuals that it labels as “hate figures” and terminating accounts based on user’s offline behavior.
The Facebook Ban of Alex Jones, Laura Loomer, Milo Yiannopoulos, and Louis Farrakhan Was Part of a Coordinated Campaign With Mainstream Media Outlets
Many mainstream media outlets were tipped off before the bans took place and even published reports saying some of the accounts had been banned while they were still online.
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.
