SocialMedia

Facebook Cuts Ties With Data Brokers

Damage limitation continues as social giant axes ties to data brokers after Cambridge Analytica scandal

7 years ago

Facebook Tweaks Privacy Tools After Cambridge Analytica Scandal

As crisis continues, Facebook announces new privacy tools to give people 'more control' over their data

7 years ago

Firefox Plug-In To Halt Facebook Data Scraping

Mozilla aims to halt Facebook's collection of data via its network of trackers across the web

7 years ago

Zuckerberg Declines To Appear Before Parliamentary Committee

Facebook founder refuses to attend parliament’s Digital, Culture, Media and Sport committee

7 years ago

Facebook Denies Secret Android Metadata Collection

Troubled social network forced to deny claims it surreptitiously collected Android call, text data for years

7 years ago

Zuckerberg Apologises For ‘Mistakes’ In Data-sharing Fiasco

Facebook boss finally breaks radio silence over Cambridge Analytica data-sharing scandal

7 years ago

Cambridge Analytica CEO Suspended

Facebook data sharing row continues after boss of firm at centre of controversy is suspended

7 years ago

WhatsApp Yet To Resolve EU Data Sharing Concerns

Irish data regulator confirms WhatsApp has still not proposed measures to settle European data sharing concerns

7 years ago

‘Tech Addiction’ Campaign To Wean Youngsters Off Smartphones

'Put it down'. Campaign by former Facebook and Google staffers to convince youngsters to take a break from tech

7 years ago

Facebook Hires Former IBM Watson Exec As New AI Boss

Yann LeCun steps down as boss of Facebook's artificial intelligence group, replaced by a former IBM executive

7 years ago

Mark Zuckerberg Promises Major Shakeup Of Facebook Newsfeed

More personal posts and less commercial content will be promoted on users' Facebook Newsfeed, CEO says

7 years ago

Tales In Tech History: AOL Instant Messenger (AIM)

Long before Skype or WhatsApp achieved their domination, AIM was the pioneer of instant communications (IM)

7 years ago

Tales In Tech History: Napster

Napster may have been shortlived, but its impact on the music industry was monumental

7 years ago

Twitter Increases 280 Character Tweet Limit For Everyone

Twitter says longer Tweets encourage more engagement without sacrificing brevity

7 years ago

Tales In Tech History: Myspace

Facebook's last serious challenger Myspace is still going, although much diminished from its heyday in 2007

7 years ago

Rogue Twitter Employee Takes Down Donald Trump’s Account

Customer service employee deactivates Trump's Twitter on last day on the job

7 years ago

Tech Quiz: Obscure & Obsolete Social Networks

What do you remember at Friends Reunited, Bebo, Myspace and the like?

7 years ago

Tales In Tech History: Friends Reunited

Britain's answer to Facebook arrived years before the social network giant, and was a survivor of the dotcom bubble

7 years ago

Twitter To Clearly Label Political Adverts

Heightened sensitivity about political interference on social media results in new rules from Twitter

7 years ago

Social Media Data Shared By GCHQ WIth Foreign Governments

Facebook and Twitter accounts are being analysed by intelligence agencies, warns Privacy International

7 years ago

Facebook Bakes Natural Language Processing Into Messenger Platform 2.1

Developers will be able to make better use of smart service capabilities in Messenger

7 years ago

Facebook Enlists AI To Combat Terrorism

Amid growing political pressure from European leaders, Facebook insists it is combating terrorism

8 years ago

Facebook Fined By EU For ‘Misleading’ Over WhatsApp Deal

Zuckerberg's company ordered to pay £95m for misleading authorities during its purchase of WhatsApp

8 years ago

Facebook Warns Of Ad Saturation, As Profit, Revenue Surges

Quarter of the world's population now uses Facebook, with nearly two billion people signed up to the social network

8 years ago

Facebook To Connect Human Brain To Computers

Because that's not concerning. Brain interface to allow humans to communicate with computers

8 years ago

Facebook Cracks Down On ‘Fake News’

'Fake news' scourge tackled by Facebook after it closes 30,000 fake accounts in France

8 years ago

Facebook Search Warrant Appeal Thrown Out By US Court

Facebook challenge to bulk search warrants for customer accounts dismissed by New York court

8 years ago

Facebook, Google, Twitter Face EU Fines Over Service Terms

European authorities are ready to levy financial penalities on big name tech firms over their terms of service

8 years ago

High Profile Twitter Accounts Hacked By Pro Turkish Supporters

Twitter accounts held by notable individuals and organisations hacked and defaced with pro Turkish content

8 years ago

EU Privacy Proposal Demands User Consent

Do not track unless the user has consented, could present headaches for Facebook and Google

8 years ago