Two U.S. senators raise privacy concerns over Facebook’s Messenger Kids
Democratic U.S. senators Edward Markey and Richard Blumenthal have written to Facebook Inc questioning whether there was a “worrying pattern” of poor…
Facebook removes fake accounts from Thailand, Ukraine, Honduras and Russia
Facebook said on Thursday it had erased over 1,800 accounts and pages from Thailand, Russia, Ukraine and Honduras, its latest move to…
US Air Force on alert around Area 51
The US Air Force has told people not to go near Area 51 after more than a a million people have replied…
Italy fines Facebook €1 million over Cambridge Analytica case
Italy's privacy regulator said Friday that it was fining Facebook one million euros for offenses related to the Cambridge Analytica case. The…
Facebook stops pre-installation of its apps on Huawei phones
Reuters reports that Facebook Inc is no longer allowing pre-installation of its apps on Huawei phones, in the face of a U.S.…
Facebook experiencing problems
Facebook users in Europe are reporting problems with Facebook including difficulty accessing the page and finding it impossible to update their status.…
Facebook plans to launch its own cryptocurrency
Facebook is planning to launch its own cryptocurrency, dubbed GlobalCoin, in early 2020, allowing users to make digital payments in a dozen…
500 suspicious groups suspected of disseminating fake news detected on Facebook
The U.S.-based NGO Avaaz, which is active in the fight against cybercrime, said it has identified over 500 suspicious pages and groups…
Facebook to restrict livestream feature
Facebook announced that it will restrict who can use the company's livestream tool in an effort to limit its use to "cause…
Facebook sues analytics firm over alleged data misuse
Facebook is suing a South Korean firm, Rankwave, it accuses of unlawfully using data to sell marketing and advertising. The social network…
Millions of Facebook passwords exposed internally
The passwords of millions of Facebook users were accessible by employees of the same social network. Security researcher Brian Krebs broke the…
Facebook takes steps against ‘revenge porn’
Facebook is introducing new measures to stop the spread of intimate photos posted on Facebook or Instagram without people's permission, sometimes called…