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US States Hit Google And Facebook With New Antitrust Probes 2 groups of US state lawyers General on Friday declared separate antitrust probes of technology companies like Google and Facebook. The first probe, led...
Facebook announced upcoming changes to its “Groups” feature that will eliminate the ability to label them as “secret.” In a blog post on Wednesday, Jordan Davis, product manager for Facebook Groups, said that the only options moving...
Oculus’s Nate Mitchell announced on Thursday that he is leaving Facebook, making him the latest original founder of a Facebook-acquired company to make an exit. “Hey everyone—I have some bittersweet news to share with...
A Detroit man who was deported to Iraq with essentially no notice has reportedly died because he couldn’t access his diabetes medication. Jimmy Aldaoud, 41, who had been living in the U.S. since he...
An Illinois court approved a lawsuit on Thursday from consumers who claim that Facebook used facial recognition technology on their photos without consent. Facebook attempted to have the class-action lawsuit dismissed but was shot...
A San Francisco startup secretly collected millions of Instagram users’ stories and location data in violation of the platform’s rules, Business Insiderreports. Marketing firm Hyp3r, which was designated by Instagram as a preferred advertising...
Social media giant Facebook is changing the names of two of its most popular apps to let users know who’s the boss. WhatsApp will become “WhatsApp from Facebook” while Instagram will similarly be renamed...
Thanks to a pair of researchers, you can now search all kinds of data about political ad buys on Facebook. The tool at ad.watch provides a fascinating glimpse into the big business of political...
A newly released patent shows that Facebook may one day place advertisements inside private conversations within its Messenger app. The patent application outlines Facebook’s idea for a “plug-in” that would insert ads into conversations...
Facebook has been down for some users around the world, Instagram and WhatsApp also affected – While you are able to start the programs, they are missing major functions. Facebook and Instagram seem to...
Sure, a pat on the back or a simple “thank you” is usually the standard for a job well done, but what if a single compassionate act could change your life along with someone else’s? Doing...
#FacebookDown: Social media Network goes dark, according to reports Is Facebook down? That was the case for many as Twitter lit up with reports of not being able to access the social media site...
Picture this: It’s 3 a.m. You’re tired but can’t sleep. You’ve decided to click around Wikipedia and you learn about the fascinating mating habits of penguins. With your newfound trivia knowledge, you decide to...
Alleged bomber Cesar Sayoc has been pushing right-wing conspiracy theories on social media for at least two years. Sayoc was arrested today by authorities in Florida today and is suspected of mailing “suspicious packages” to a...
As the American midterm elections approach, a new report reveals Republican candidates saw a “Kavanaugh bump” in social media interactions after Dr. Christine Blasey Ford’s testimony, according to the New York Times. Both Democrat and Republican...
Facebook originally said 50 million accounts were improperly accessed In September, a group of hackers used a flaw in Facebook’s “view as” feature to gain unauthorized access to millions of accounts — and today,...
Between fake news, Russian hacks, and data breaches, Facebook has certainly had its fair share of problems in the past couple of years. But despite viral messages claiming otherwise, Facebook profiles are not being “cloned.” According...
Forced to log out of Facebook? Here’s why. If you were forced to log out of Facebook , you aren’t alone. On Friday, Facebook announced that at least 50 million and potentially up to 90 million...
Facebook confirmed on Tuesday that the company removed over a dozen hyperpartisan pagesfrom its website after a formal review revealed they were all were controlled by fake profile accounts linked to conservatives. The network of...
Losing a loved one is never easy. The unspeakable pain of grief can be hard to ever move past completely. But, having a loved one’s life taken from them by the hands of another...
Eliminating net neutrality was all well and good when the Trump administration and supporters were set to benefit from its demise. Now, however, government leaders seem to feel that some form of net neutrality needs to...
Alex Jones, the currently besieged host of InfoWars, confronted Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fl.) in the U.S. Capitol, after Rubio’s questioning Wednesday during the Senate’s hearing on Twitter and Facebook. Jones, along with other far-right social media...
If you haven’t heard of mSpy, it’s probably for your own good. MSpy is not far removed from the Black Mirror episode, “Arkangel,” when the mom installs a chip in her child’s head to monitor what...
The Facebook app is becoming obsolete for young people—but not because of their political views—according to new data from the Pew Research Center. A survey shows that 47 percent of people between the ages of 18...
A pregnant Washington state woman says that she was fired for being pregnant at the restaurant she was working at. The manager did it via text message, and yes, you read it correctly, for...
We often hear nowadays that chivalry is dead. Well, this guy showed that romance is still alive when he gave his girlfriend his hood to keep her new haircut dry. However, he kept his...
We all know that size is just a number, but when that number varies from place to place for something as simple as a pair of pants it’s an extremely frustrating situation. Deena Shoemaker...
