Security failure in NameTests apps potentially left Facebook users unprotected
Politico: A security failure in a popular quiz app on Facebook left millions of people’s data exposed for almost two years, a…
Facebook bug changed default sharing setting to public for 14 million users
CNN reports that for a period of four days in May, about 14 million Facebook users around the world had their default…
Papua New Guinea to ban facebook
Papua New Guinea's communications minister has said the government will ban Facebook for a month to weigh its impact on the population.…
Facebook’s Zuckerberg and his European Parliament grilling
At the end the much anticipated grilling ended up with more questions than answers. The pertinent points raised by various MEPs, were…
FBI investigating Cambridge Analytica
The U.S. Justice Department and the FBI are investigating Cambridge Analytica, over its handling of Facebook Inc user information, the New York…
Over 583 million fake Facebook profiles deactivated
In the first quarter of 2018, Facebook deactivated about 583 million fake profiles and 837 million spam content. Still in the same…
Foreign groups banned from buying Facebook ads in Irish referendum on abortion
Facebook is banning foreign groups from buying advertisements related to Ireland's abortion referendum, the company announced Tuesday. The May 25 referendum will…
USA: Facebook to require extra checks from people buying ads on politics
The Financial Times reports that Facebook will require extra checks from people buying advertisements on political issues ranging from abortion and guns,…
Facebook to introduce the dislike button
Ever felt the need to express the dislike towards someone's post or comment, but you just couldn't? At a time where the…
EU proposes measures to tackle online disinformation
The European Commission is proposing measures to tackle disinformation online, including an EU-wide Code of Practice on Disinformation, support for an independent…
Political adverts to be clearly labelled as such on Facebook
Reuters reports that Micke Schroepfer, the Facebook's chief technical officer announced that the company will introduce new measures with the aim of…
Facebook – Redefining the arms race
Mark Zuckerberg , the Facebook chief executive, warned on Tuesday of an online propaganda “arms race” with Russia and vowed that fighting…