Facebook fined 1.2mln euros by Spanish data watchdog
Spain's data protection watchdog said Monday it has slapped Facebook with a fine of 1.2 million euros ($1.4 million) for failing to prevent its users' data being accessed by advertisers.
Facebook records 1.3bn users daily, says Zuckerberg
Facebook Founder, Mark Zuckerberg says the social media platform has 1.3 billion daily active users as at the first quarter of 2017.
Facebook adding 3,000 people to screen out violent content
Facebook said Wednesday it is hiring an extra 3,000 staff to root out violent content as the social media giant faces scrutiny for a series of killings and suicides broadcast on its platform.
Mother saw daughter’s Facebook Live murder
The distraught Thai mother of a baby girl killed by her boyfriend in a murder he broadcast on Facebook Live has described the harrowing moment she stumbled across the video and rushed to alert police.
Facebook murder suspect committed suicide after brief chase: police
The US man wanted for killing an elderly man in Ohio and posting a video of the murder on Facebook fatally shot himself Tuesday after a brief pursuit in neighboring Pennsylvania, police said.
Facebook disrupts suspected spam operation
Facebook on Friday said it disrupted an international fake account operation that was firing off inauthentic “likes” and bogus comments to win friends it would then pound with spam.
Fraud: Kano Emir disowns Instagram, Facebook, Twitter accounts
The Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi II, has disowned social media accounts opened in his name.
Facebook cracks down on 30,000 fake accounts in France
Facebook is taking action against tens of thousands of fake accounts in France as the social network giant seeks to demonstrate it is doing more to halt the spread of spam as well as fake news, hoaxes and misinformation.
Chicago police arrest 14 year-old in Facebook rape case
Police in Chicago arrested a 14-year-old boy in connection with the alleged gang rape of a teenage girl that was broadcast on Facebook Live, police and local news reported.
Facebook’s Messenger to add app for live location-sharing
Facebook Inc (FB.O) will add a feature to its Messenger app on Monday to allow users to share their locations, the company said, ramping up competition with tools offered by Apple Inc (AAPL.O) and Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Google Maps.
Facebook’s Chief Product Officer to meet Nigeria’s entrepreneurs, content creators
Chris Cox, Chief Product Officer at Facebook will be speaking at Social Media Week in Lagos about the future of media, and will meet with Nigerian entrepreneurs and content creators.
