Facebook Inc. will by shut down in Russia next year if it fails to comply with requirements to store user data locally, according to the … Russia Threatens to Shut Facebook Over Local Data Storage LawsRead more
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Facebook free to track every aspect of your online lives – judge says so
A US district judge in San Jose, California, has thrown out a lawsuit that sought to hold Facebook accountable for tracking users after they had … Facebook free to track every aspect of your online lives – judge says soRead more
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How did the world ever work without Facebook?
Almost every day, somebody tells me there is no way they can survive without some social media like Facebook or Twitter. Otherwise mature adults fearful … How did the world ever work without Facebook?Read more
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Facebook: Too Big to Delete
On Wednesday, one day after Facebook announced that 2 billion people use its service every month, ProPublica released a bombshell investigation into the company’s hate-speech … Facebook: Too Big to DeleteRead more
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Facebook’s Secret Censorship Rules Protect White Men from Hate Speech But Not Black Children
In the wake of a terrorist attack in London earlier this month, a U.S. congressman wrote a Facebook post in which he called for the … Facebook’s Secret Censorship Rules Protect White Men from Hate Speech But Not Black ChildrenRead more
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Facebook has mapped populations in 23 countries
Facebook doesn’t only know what its 2 billion users “Like.” It now knows where millions of humans live, everywhere on Earth, to within 15 feet. … Facebook has mapped populations in 23 countriesRead more
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Facebook ‘dark ads’ will win this election
On the surface British general elections are quaint affairs: from opening your front door to a group of people wanting to speak to you about … Facebook ‘dark ads’ will win this electionRead more
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Facebook blocks Pulitzer-winning reporter over Malta government exposé
Facebook has censored a Pulitzer prize-winning journalist for publishing a series of posts alleging corruption by the prime minister of Malta and his associates. Matthew … Facebook blocks Pulitzer-winning reporter over Malta government exposéRead more
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In Europe political attitudes to Facebook are changing
Facebook’s €110m fine by the European commission for providing misleading information about data-sharing between Facebook and WhatsApp is just one of a growing number of … In Europe political attitudes to Facebook are changingRead more
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Need more transparency over Facebook’s ‘insights’ into young users
Facebook should immediately release all documents describing how it collected and analyzed psychological information it recently collected about its youngest users, some as young as … Need more transparency over Facebook’s ‘insights’ into young usersRead more