Britain’s home secretary is to accuse Facebook of undermining efforts to catch paedophiles through the protection online messages. On Monday, Priti Patel would be attending a virtual event with the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) on encryption of chat messages. During the event, she is due to raise concerns over […]

The telephone numbers and personal data of 533 million Facebook users have been leaked online, Business Insider reported Saturday. Data including phone numbers, full names, location, email address and biographical information have been posted online in a low-level hacking forum, according to the report. The exposed data includes personal information of over 533 million Facebook […]

Facebook on Wednesday said it disrupted efforts by hackers in China to spy on supporters of the Uyghur minority living outside that country. A group of well-resourced hackers in China targeted hundreds of Uyghur activists, journalists, and dissidents living abroad, trying to trick them into clicking on website links booby-trapped with malicious code, according to […]

Russian authorities are suing five social media platforms for allegedly failing to delete posts urging children to take part in illegal protests, the Interfax news agency cited a Moscow court as saying on Tuesday. Twitter, Google, Facebook each have three cases against them, with each violation punishable by a fine of up to 4 million […]

Facebook on Wednesday announced the launch of its book ‘LeadHERs: Life Lessons From African Women’ as part of its commitment to celebrate International Women’s Month. Facebook in a statement in Lagos said “the book was a collection of beautifully inspired stories and life advice from 19 women who were breaking boundaries in fields such as […]