March 23, 2018 Elon Musk yanks SpaceX and Tesla's Facebook pages Elon Musk ‘unfriended’ Facebook on Friday, pulling the SpaceX and Tesla pages from the social network after he was challenged to do so on Twitter.
March 22, 2018 Advertisers tell Facebook 'enough is enough' as group representing 3,000 brands threatens to leave Facebook is facing the possibility of an advertiser exodus in the U.K. on the heels of CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s apology over the data scandal that has enveloped the company, prompted calls for new regulations and knocked almost $50 billion from its market cap.
March 22, 2018 Obama 2012 campaign 'sucked' data from Facebook, former official says As the controversy over Cambridge Analytica’s alleged misuse of Facebook data grows, other groups’ use of the social network have also been thrust into the spotlight, including President Barack Obama’s 2012 presidential election campaign.
March 21, 2018 New York Times cuts negative reference to Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg from story The New York Times altered a story regarding the departure of Facebook’s chief information security officer over his handling of Russian interference in order leave out details that were seemingly unfavorable to Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg.
March 21, 2018 Cambridge Analytica whistleblower says he'll tell lawmakers about work that helped Trump campaign A former contractor for scandal-hit political consulting company Cambridge Analytica said Wednesday that he intended to testify before Congress about the work he did for the company that aided Donald Trump during the 2016 presidential campaign.
March 21, 2018 Mark Zuckerberg apologizes for Facebook data scandal, 'major breach of trust' Facebook CEO and co-founder Mark Zuckerberg apologized on Wednesday for the social media website's role in what he previously called the "Cambridge Analytica situation," wherein the research firm allegedly accessed 50 million Facebook user profiles improperly.
March 21, 2018 Outcry from gun advocates after YouTube blocks videos on firearms assembly, sale YouTube has announced that it now will be implementing restrictions on certain videos that feature firearms and accessories, sparking backlash from Second Amendment advocates.
March 21, 2018 Facebook alternatives: Are there social media platforms that don't collect and sell your data? Is there a social media platform that doesn’t want to profit from your data?
March 21, 2018 #QuitFacebook: Are people fleeing the social network? Facebook is in danger of losing its most precious currency.
March 21, 2018 Facebook execs may appear on Capitol Hill to address data exploitation Facebook has agreed to brief House Judiciary Committee staff as soon as Wednesday following the fallout over Cambridge Analytica’s use and exploitation of user data from some 50 million people.