April 7, 2018 Facebook users should expect to pay for privacy, Sandberg says Facebook’s second in command Sheryl Sandberg said Friday that users wanting to opt out of having their data used by advertisers will have to pay for that assurance.
April 6, 2018 Facebook's Sandberg says company did not do enough to protect people's data Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg continued the social media company’s apology tour on Friday – saying she was sorry for the social media giant's controversial data harvest and promising to do a better job at keeping people's information safe in the future.
April 6, 2018 Pulse nightclub attack survivors sue Google, Facebook, Twitter over 'material support' to ISIS Survivors of the Pulse nightclub massacre in Orlando, Fla., perpetrated by a supporter of the Islamic State terror group, are suing Google, Facebook, and Twitter, alleging that the tech firms allowed the group to proliferate and spread propaganda..
April 5, 2018 Facebook's Zuckerberg says he made 'huge mistake,' must take 'broader view' of responsibility Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg took responsibility for the social network’s “huge mistake” in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica data scandal and the platform’s role in Russia’s disinformation campaign during the 2016 U.S. presidential election.
April 4, 2018 Facebook CEO Zuckerberg to testify on Capitol Hill in days Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg will testify next week on Capitol Hill regarding recent revelations about how the world’s most popular social media site collects and uses people's data, a House committee said Wednesday.
April 4, 2018 Facebook says up to 87M users affected in Cambridge Analytica scandal The personal information of up to 87 million users may have been "improperly shared" with political consulting firm Cambridge Analytica, Facebook said on Wednesday.
April 4, 2018 Facebook hits Russia's Internet Research Agency, removes hundreds of accounts and pages Facebook has removed more than 200 accounts and pages linked to Russia’s Internet Research Agency, a firm that activated bots to spread misinformation during the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as it continues to fight the spread of “fake news.”
April 4, 2018 Grindr dating app slammed for sharing users' HIV statuses with other companies Gay dating app Grindr is coming under fire for sharing users’ HIV statuses with two app optimization companies.
April 3, 2018 Instagram clamps down on apps amid Facebook data scandal Instagram is cracking down on third-party apps by restricting their access to user data amid the fallout following revelations that Cambridge Analytica inappropriately gained access to the Facebook data of 50 million users.
April 2, 2018 Facebook and Google are 'too big,' could be dismantled, French president warns Facebook and Google are too big and could ultimately be dismantled, French President Emmanuel Macron said.