SocialMedia

Facebook Defends Sharing User Data With ‘Partners’

Did you consent? Social network shared people's data with Amazon, Apple, Microsoft, Spotify etc

6 years ago

Google Plus To Be Retired Earlier Than Expected

Goodbye Facebook rival. Google decides to accelerate its “sunsetting” of Google+ after discovery of developer bug

6 years ago

Facebook Staffer Resigns, Alleges ‘Black People Problem’

Racial tensions. Facebook is alleged to have “a black people problem” according to a former employee

6 years ago

Facebook Documents Seized By British Parliament

Playing hardball. MPs use rare parliamentary powers to seize documents after Zuckerberg refuses to testify

6 years ago

Facebook Smear Row Deepens As Sandberg Admits Memory Slip

Senior management at Facebook respond to row over PR firm that allegedly smeared its critics

6 years ago

Facebook Appeals Cambridge Analytica Fine

Firm claims £500,000 fine is unjustified, as it disputes UK regulator fine over data breach

6 years ago

France, Germany Support EU Digital Tax On Tech Giants

Germans and French follow British lead and signal strong support of EU digital tax on tech giants

6 years ago

Facebook Growth Slows Amid Saturation In Developed Countries

User growth continues to slow as Zuckerberg admits saturation in developed countries

6 years ago

Google Sacks Dozens For Sexual Harassment

Sundar Pichai admits 48 staff have been sacked for sexual harassment over past two years

6 years ago

ICO Confirms Facebook Maximum Fine Of £500,000

Information Commissioner confirms maximum possible fine for Facebook over Cambridge Analytica

6 years ago

Apple’s Tim Cook Takes Aim At Rivals Over Data Privacy

Are you listening Mark? Tim Cook calls for federal privacy law and vows to protect users’ data and privacy

6 years ago

Facebook Hires Former Deputy PM Nick Clegg

Former Liberal leader to move family to California after appointment as Facebook's global affairs and comms

6 years ago

Twitter Provides Evidence Of Russia Meddling

Publishes data sets of millions of tweets, images and videos from accounts linked to Russia and Iran

6 years ago

Facebook To Clamp Down On Voting Misinformation

US election clampdown, but meantime in the UK it pledges to make political adverts “transparent”

6 years ago

Facebook Data Breach Affects 29 Million Users

Social network revises down the number of accounts affected, but still doesn't offer fraud protection

6 years ago

Facebook Culls Hundreds Of US-based Spam, Fake News Accounts

Facebook is deleting hundreds of American accounts and pages for “inauthentic activity”

6 years ago

What Now For Google Plus Users?

Google 'hangouts' its social network experiment, leaving consumers with less than a year before switch off

6 years ago

Instagram Back Online After Worldwide Outage

Normal service resumed after brief worldwide outage for the photo-sharing service

6 years ago

WhatsApp To Carry Adverts From 2019 – Report

Thanks Mark. WhatsApp reportedly to begin carrying adverts from 2019 in an effort to monetise the service

6 years ago

Facebook Hack May Result In GDPR Penalty

Irish regulator says 10 percent of the hacked 50 million Facebook accounts are based in Europe

6 years ago

Hacker To Live-Stream Hack Of Zuckerberg’s Facebook Page

Big boast. Tune in on Sunday to see if hacker can deliver on promise to hack Mark Zuckerberg’s Facebook page

6 years ago

WhatsApp Founder Admits Selling Out Privacy To Facebook

Co-founder of WhatsApp Brian Acton admits selling out the privacy of WhatsApp users to Facebook

6 years ago

Almost Half Of British Internet Users Suffer ‘Online Harm’

Online health check. Eight in ten adults concerned when going online, as majority fret over online content

6 years ago

Police Boss Demands Speedy Facebook Data Access

Met Police Commissioner says detectives need access to material from social media companies "within minutes"

6 years ago

Mozilla To Block Firefox Ad-Tracking By Default

Firefox tightens its ad-tracking block credentials, for better privacy and to improve page loading speeds

6 years ago

Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram Users Suffer Brief Outage

Thousands of users around the world affected by brief outage of Facebook owned social services

6 years ago

Home Secretary ‘Demands’ Action From Tech Firms On Child Abuse

Sajid Javid pledges more cash, and demands tech giants tackle online child sexual abuse, or face legislation

6 years ago

Ofcom Study Reveals Extent Of Our Tech Addiction

Its good to talk? Not according to Ofcom study, as messaging apps overtake number of mobile calls

6 years ago