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Facebook Removes 11.6m Child Abuse Posts

Depressing stats sees social network remove 11.6 million pieces of child abuse content in three month period

5 years ago

Facebook Removes ‘Coordinated Inauthentic Behaviour’ From UAE, Egypt, Saudi Arabia

Social network takes down networks of fake accounts and groups tied to three Middle Eastern governments

5 years ago

Facebook, WhatsApp Hit By Photo Glitch

Normal services resumed. Photo glitch with Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, Messenger now resolved

5 years ago

Facebook Suspends Apps From New Huawei Smartphones

New Huawei smartphones will no longer come preloaded with WhatsApp, Facebook and Instagram

5 years ago

Facebook Co-founder Chris Hughes Urges Firm Breakup

But Facebook rejects the call from one of its co-founders to split Facebook up into three separate firms

6 years ago

Social Networking Does Not Hurt Teenagers – Study

More evidence that parental concern over tech and social networking is misplaced in Oxford University study

6 years ago

Facebook Overhauls Design To Focus On Privacy

Watch out Amazon? News feed de-emphasized as part of redesign to focus on privacy and e-commerce

6 years ago

Google, Facebook To Work With Samaritans On Unsafe Content

Health Secretary announces tech giants will work with Samaritans to limit harmful online content

6 years ago

Controversial EU Copyright Reform Clears Final Hurdle

EU member states, including the UK, adopt sweeping copyright changes intended to adjust rules for the digital age

6 years ago

Facebook Restores Services After Three-Hour Outage

Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram were all affected by the incident on Sunday

6 years ago

Instagram Back Online After Worldwide Outage

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

6 years ago

Instagram Founders Latest Facebook Executives To Exit

The departures of Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger follow those of WhatsApp co-founders Jan Koum and Brian Acton earlier this…

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

Facebook Deletes Fake Accounts Ahead Of US Elections

Dozens of accounts were involved in 'coordinated inauthentic behaviour', but Facebook stops short of saying Russia's to blame

6 years ago

BlackBerry Sues Facebook Over Instagram, WhatsApp Tech

Facebook's tools use technology and interface patents from the once-popular BlackBerry Messenger platform, claims the Canadian company's lawsuit

7 years ago

Instagram CTO Confirms Security Flaw Has Leaked Millions Of Account Details

Instagram API flaw affects more than just celebrities, Facebook-owned site admits

7 years ago

Instagram API Flaw Reveals Celebrity Data

Oops. Celebrity email addresses and telephone numbers exposed by flaw with Instagram API

7 years ago

Turla Hackers Turn To Instagram For Latest Cyberattack

Researchers discover backdoor Trojan in comment on Britney Spears' Instagram page

7 years ago

Facebook’s Instagram Introduces Business Booking Feature

The photo-sharing app, under Facebook's command, is exploring new ways to make money

8 years ago

Facebook Policy Bans Use Of Data For ‘Surveillance’

Facebook now restricts developers from using data for surveillance purposes, after police were found to be using the data to…

8 years ago

Instagram Trials Shopping Features In E-Commerce Drive

Instagram believes its users willigness to discover and the presence of major brands on the platform are a winning e-commerce…

8 years ago

Facebook Twitter & Instagram Ban Data Monitoring App Geofeedia

New privacy row as social networking sites halt access by data gathering app used by law enforcement

8 years ago

Researchers Warn Of ‘Epidemic’ Money-Flipping Malware On Instagram

Bank followers on Instagram beware of money-flipping 'epidemic', but photo-sharing platform says scams are "low volume"

8 years ago

Instagram Hack Promotes Porn Spam And Adult Dating

Symantec warns of Instagram profile hack that uses compromised accounts to promote adult dating websites

8 years ago

Instagram Adds Analytics, Contact And Promotional Tools For Businesses

Instagram looks to boost advertising revenues by giving businesses more features

8 years ago

Instagram Patches Two Brute Force Login Bugs

Instagram lacked basic security protections on its mobile and web logins, a researcher has found

8 years ago

Hootsuite Unveils Facebook, Twitter, YouTube & Instagram Video Integrations

Video is "crucial" to organisations as they evolve their digital transformation strategies, says Hootsuite

9 years ago

Instagram Adds Two-Factor Authentication For Extra Security

Your photos will now be secured as Instagram finally steps up user protection

9 years ago

Instagram Gets Its ‘First Dedicated Security Solution’

Proofpoint SocialPatrol also helps to manage social media accounts on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google+ and YouTube.

9 years ago

InstaAgent Removed From iTunes, Google Play For Data Theft

Top ranking Instagram client removed from iTunes and Google Play after user data theft discovery

9 years ago