Facebook to allow UK election candidates to run false ads
CNN reports that a controversial policy allowing politicians to run false ads on Facebook will extend to the United Kingdom as the…
Facebook agrees to pay UK fine over Cambridge Analytica scandal
Facebook has agreed to pay a 500,000-pound fine for breaches of data protection law related to the harvesting of data by consultancy…
Facebook’s Zuckerberg grilled in US Congress over ‘risky’ Libra
Facebook Inc CEO Mark Zuckerberg conceded that the company's planned digital currency Libra was a "risky project," but sought to reassure sceptical…
Mastercard, Visa and eBay quit Facebook’s proposed Libra global digital currency group
Facebook's proposed global digital currency has suffered a setback after major payment companies including Mastercard, Visa and eBay pulled out. Stripe and…
US, allies seek access to Facebook encrypted messaging apps
US Attorney General William Barr and his British and Australian counterparts are pressing Facebook to create a so-called backdoor to give authorities…
France and Germany agree to block Facebook’s Libra
France and Germany have agreed to block Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency, the French finance ministry said on Friday. In a joint statement, the…
Netanyahu’s Facebook page suspended
Facebook has sanctioned Benjamin Netanyahu’s official page, after a post called on voters to oppose a government composed of “Arabs who want…
Facebook confirms 419 million phone numbers exposed in latest privacy lapse
Hundreds of millions of Facebook users’ phone numbers were exposed in an open online database, the company confirmed Wednesday, in the latest…
Facebook brings face recognition to all users
Facebook is opening its face recognition technology to all users with an option to opt out, the social media company said on…
Facebook expands ‘Local Alert’ tool
Facebook announced on Tuesday that it was rolling out a tool that aims to provide users with potentially life-saving information in emergencies,…
Facebook’s Libra faces EU antitrust scrutiny
Facebook’s proposed digital currency Libra faces anti-trust probe by European Union regulators, Bloomberg reported, citing a document seen by the organization. The…
Facebook workers listened to Messenger conversations
Bloomberg reports that Facebook contractors were listening to and transcribing select voice conversations that were held using its Facebook Messenger chat platform.…