Facebook has a history of not being very good at protecting user’s data. This time, things are a bit different. Bloomberg reported that a thief stole payroll data for thousands of Facebook employees. The unexpected thing is that the thief…
Facebook issued a “fake news” notice on a post made by The States Times Review at the request of the Singapore government. According to the BBC, Facebook said it “is legally required to tell you that the Singapore government says…
Facebook is introducing Facebook Pay. The company describes it as: “a convenient, secure and consistent payment experience across Facebook, Messenger, Instagram, and WhatsApp.” Facebook Pay will begin rolling out on Facebook and Messenger this week in the US for fundraisers,…
It is stunning how much damage people can do by posting the (potential) name of a whistleblower on social media, and having that name be passed around. This poses a dilemma for social media platforms. Both Facebook and YouTube are…
Those who use Facebook should view the political ads they see on the social media platform with a healthy dose of skepticism. CNN reported that Facebook will not fact-check political ads. That means individual people will need to do their…
Facebook announced that it is starting to test Facebook News, which is described as “a dedicated place for news on Facebook”, to a subset of people in the United States. The initial test showcases local original reporting from the largest…
Facebook announced that they removed four separate networks of accounts, Pages and Groups for engaging in inauthentic behavior on Facebook and Instagram. According to Facebook, three of those networks of accounts originated in Iran, and one originated in Russia. Facebook…