Facebook’s Libra has failed in current form: Swiss president
Facebook’s Libra project has failed in its current form and needs reworking to be approved, said the president of Switzerland where the cryptocurrency is seeking regulatory consent. “I don’t think (Libra has a chance in its current form), because central banks will not accept the basket of currencies underpinning it,” Ueli Maurer, who is Switzerland’s […]
Facebook’s Zuckerberg sets to appear before congress to defend Libra
Facebook Chief Executive Officer, Mark Zuckerberg is expected to appear before the United States Congress today to defend “Facebook’s Impact on the Financial Services and Housing Sectors,” but there are reports the interview will be more focused on Facebook’s “Project Libra”. Project Libra was introduced by Facebook earlier in June. It was proposed as a […]
Facebook probe by U.S. states expands to 47 attorneys general
An antitrust investigation into Facebook ramped up on Tuesday with the announcement that 47 state attorneys general from across the U.S. have joined the New York-led probe.
How U.S. ‘Mind Your Own Business Act’ may send Zuckerberg to jail
By Rasheed Sobowale The management of the social media giant company, Facebook Inc. was shaken in 2018 when it was hit by “The Cambridge Analytica” scandal. As a recall, the scandal was centred on the allegation by the Observer that Facebook allowed a research firm, Cambridge Analytica to extract personal data from millions of users’ […]
How Facebook, twitter, others increase mental health disorder
A research by a team at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Maryland published in the journal JAMA Psychiatry suggests that teenagers who spend more than three hours a day on social media may double the risk of mental health problems.
Facebook ads a ‘sophisticated’ threat to elections ―US Senator
The United States Senate’s top privacy hawk is once again calling on Facebook to voluntarily suspend the use of micro-targeting to push political and issue-based advertisements, warning that foreign governments could take advantage of the tool to influence American elections. Senator Ron Wyden, Democrat of Oregon, previously called on Facebook and Google to suspend micro-targeting […]
Twitter admits to using your number, email for targeting ads
Twitter is only supposed to use phone numbers for two-factor authentication, but it appears to have been unintentionally used for more. The social network has learned that phone numbers and email addresses provided for safety and security (including two-factor authentication) might have “inadvertently” been used for ad purposes, Engadget observed. Advertisers on Twitter can customise […]
Facebook expands third-party fact-checking to 10 more African countries
After successfully pioneering its anti-fake news project in Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya, Cameroon and Senegal, Facebook says it has expanded its Third-Party Fact-Checking Programme to 10 additional African countries.
Facebook expands third-party fact-checking to 10 more African countries
After successfully pioneering its anti-fake news project in Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya, Cameroon and Senegal, Facebook says it has expanded its Third-Party Fact-Checking Programme to 10 additional African countries.
Just in: Facebook removes some Nigerians, Egyptians, others accounts
Facebook has removed hundreds of accounts, pages and groups from its social network platforms that the company says were involved in coordinated inauthentic behaviour.
EU’s highest court rules Facebook ‘can be ordered to remove posts worldwide’
Facebook and similar apps and websites can be ordered to take down illegal posts worldwide after a landmark ruling from the European Union’s highest court. Platforms may also have to seek out similar examples of the illegal content and remove them, instead of waiting for each to be reported. One expert said it was a […]
