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Facebook: We Will Half-Heartedly Apply Our Rules Against Fake Profiles To The Feds Too

1 year ago

Facebook: We Will Half-Heartedly Apply Our Rules Against Fake Profiles To The Feds Too

Tom McKay

Top Website For Organising Hong Kong Protests Hit With DDoS Attack

1 year ago

Top Website For Organising Hong Kong Protests Hit With DDoS Attack

Matt Novak

Facebook: Guess We’ll Disclose The Whole Face Recognition Thing (Since We Have To)

1 year ago

Facebook: Guess We’ll Disclose The Whole Face Recognition Thing (Since We Have To)

Catie Keck

Facebook’s Considering Ditching The Like Count

1 year ago

Facebook’s Considering Ditching The Like Count

Alyse Stanley

Google Agrees To Pay Up To $300 Million To Settle FTC YouTube Investigation: Report

1 year ago

Google Agrees To Pay Up To $300 Million To Settle FTC YouTube Investigation: Report

Alyse Stanley

Oculus Co-Founder Accused Of Sexual Assault

1 year ago

Oculus Co-Founder Accused Of Sexual Assault

Jennings Brown

Facebook Quietly Changed Its Tagline And Nobody Knows Why

1 year ago

Facebook Quietly Changed Its Tagline And Nobody Knows Why

Steve Wozniak Says Big Tech Companies Like Apple Should Be Broken Up

1 year ago

Steve Wozniak Says Big Tech Companies Like Apple Should Be Broken Up

Matt Novak

Instagram Is Reportedly Building A New Messaging App Named Threads

2 years ago

Instagram Is Reportedly Building A New Messaging App Named Threads

Tom McKay

Apparently, Facebook Had To Crack Down On Major Pro-Trump Advertiser, But That’s Not The Weird Bit

2 years ago

Apparently, Facebook Had To Crack Down On Major Pro-Trump Advertiser, But That’s Not The Weird Bit

Alyse Stanley

Australia Probably Won’t Block Social Media During Terrorist Attacks [Updated]

2 years ago

Australia Probably Won’t Block Social Media During Terrorist Attacks [Updated]

Alex Stamos, Ex-Facebook Security Chief, Blames Journalists For Cambridge Analytica Fallout

2 years ago

Alex Stamos, Ex-Facebook Security Chief, Blames Journalists For Cambridge Analytica Fallout

Dell Cameron

Judge Pauses US Roll Out Of Facebook’s ‘Clear History’ Tool Over Fears Of Evidence Destruction

2 years ago

Judge Pauses US Roll Out Of Facebook’s ‘Clear History’ Tool Over Fears Of Evidence Destruction

Melanie Ehrenkranz

Members Of Facebook’s ‘Crypto Mafia’ Reportedly Getting Cold Feet About Libra Currency

2 years ago

Members Of Facebook’s ‘Crypto Mafia’ Reportedly Getting Cold Feet About Libra Currency

Matt Novak

Facebook Discloses Cambridge Analytica Email It Fought For Months To Keep Secret

2 years ago

Facebook Discloses Cambridge Analytica Email It Fought For Months To Keep Secret

Dell Cameron

‘Knewz’ Is Krupert Kmurdoch’s Kgoogle Knews Kalternative

2 years ago

‘Knewz’ Is Krupert Kmurdoch’s Kgoogle Knews Kalternative

Jennings Brown

Instagram Chief Debunks Copyright Apocalypse Hoax As Spread Reaches Top Levels Of Government

2 years ago

Instagram Chief Debunks Copyright Apocalypse Hoax As Spread Reaches Top Levels Of Government

Jennings Brown

Facebook Privately Admitted Failure In Vetting The Author Of Its ‘Anti-Conservative’ Audit

2 years ago

Facebook Privately Admitted Failure In Vetting The Author Of Its ‘Anti-Conservative’ Audit

Dell Cameron

Facebook Yanks Another Trump Ad For A Laughably Obvious Policy Violation

2 years ago

Facebook Yanks Another Trump Ad For A Laughably Obvious Policy Violation

Tom McKay

Facebook Begins Rolling Out New Tool To See Which Of Its Data Pals Are Monitoring You

2 years ago

Facebook Begins Rolling Out New Tool To See Which Of Its Data Pals Are Monitoring You

Catie Keck

Chinese Official Ironically Says State Media Shouldn’t Be Restricted On Facebook And Twitter

2 years ago

Chinese Official Ironically Says State Media Shouldn’t Be Restricted On Facebook And Twitter

Matt Novak

Mark Zuckerberg Is A Slumlord

2 years ago

Mark Zuckerberg Is A Slumlord

Bryan Menegus

Facebook And Twitter: It Sure Looks Like China’s Spreading Bullshit About Hong Kong Protesters

2 years ago

Facebook And Twitter: It Sure Looks Like China’s Spreading Bullshit About Hong Kong Protesters

Catie Keck

China’s Biggest Propaganda Agency Buys Ads On Facebook And Twitter To Smear Protesters In Hong Kong

2 years ago

China’s Biggest Propaganda Agency Buys Ads On Facebook And Twitter To Smear Protesters In Hong Kong

Matt Novak

Report: Facebook Content Mods Say Company Therapists Were Pressured To Share Session Details

2 years ago

Report: Facebook Content Mods Say Company Therapists Were Pressured To Share Session Details

Alyse Stanley

AOL Could’ve Saved The World

2 years ago

AOL Could’ve Saved The World

Jennings Brown

Terrorist Who Allegedly Killed 51 People In New Zealand Gets Letter Published To 4Chan From Jail

2 years ago

Terrorist Who Allegedly Killed 51 People In New Zealand Gets Letter Published To 4Chan From Jail

Matt Novak

FTC Chief: Well Yes, We Could Break Up Big Tech, But Only If We Really, Really Wanted To Or Something

2 years ago

FTC Chief: Well Yes, We Could Break Up Big Tech, But Only If We Really, Really Wanted To Or Something

Tom McKay

Facebook Did The Sneaky Listening Thing Too

2 years ago

Facebook Did The Sneaky Listening Thing Too

Adam Clark Estes

Over 10,000 Guns Handed Over In New Zealand Buyback Program After Livestreamed Christchurch Attack

2 years ago

Over 10,000 Guns Handed Over In New Zealand Buyback Program After Livestreamed Christchurch Attack

Matt Novak

FBI Plans To Monitor Facebook, Twitter, And Instagram For Terrorism And Domestic Threats In Real-Time

2 years ago

FBI Plans To Monitor Facebook, Twitter, And Instagram For Terrorism And Domestic Threats In Real-Time

Jennings Brown

Even A Country Without Regular Internet Access Doesn’t Trust Facebook

2 years ago

Even A Country Without Regular Internet Access Doesn’t Trust Facebook

Bryan Menegus

Facebook Will Attach Its Name To Instagram And WhatsApp, For Some Reason

2 years ago

Facebook Will Attach Its Name To Instagram And WhatsApp, For Some Reason

Catie Keck

Google And Facebook May Have To Cough Up Their Algorithms If Australian Proposal Lands

2 years ago

Google And Facebook May Have To Cough Up Their Algorithms If Australian Proposal Lands

Alyse Stanley

Report: U.S. FTC To Accuse Facebook Of Using 2FA Numbers For Ads, Hiding Facial Recognition Settings

2 years ago

Report: U.S. FTC To Accuse Facebook Of Using 2FA Numbers For Ads, Hiding Facial Recognition Settings

Tom McKay

Two Cops Fired Over Facebook Post Suggesting Rep. Ocasio-Cortez Should Be Assassinated

2 years ago

Two Cops Fired Over Facebook Post Suggesting Rep. Ocasio-Cortez Should Be Assassinated

Matt Novak

U.S. Department Of Justice Announces Probe Into Big Tech Over Antitrust Concerns

2 years ago

U.S. Department Of Justice Announces Probe Into Big Tech Over Antitrust Concerns

Bryan Menegus

Libra Scammers Are Promising Early Access To Facebook’s Digital Currency To Steal Private Information

2 years ago

Libra Scammers Are Promising Early Access To Facebook’s Digital Currency To Steal Private Information

Matt Novak

Report: NSO Group’s Pegasus Spyware Can Break Into Cloud Services, Transmit User Data To Server

2 years ago

Report: NSO Group’s Pegasus Spyware Can Break Into Cloud Services, Transmit User Data To Server

Tom McKay

RCMP Apologizes After Streaming Press Conference On Double Slaying With Cat Filter Activated

2 years ago

RCMP Apologizes After Streaming Press Conference On Double Slaying With Cat Filter Activated

Tom McKay

TikTok Appears To Be Experimenting With A Bunch Of Instagram-Like Features

2 years ago

TikTok Appears To Be Experimenting With A Bunch Of Instagram-Like Features

Catie Keck

U.S. Congressman To Facebook: Your Digital Currency Could Be Worse Than 9-11

2 years ago

U.S. Congressman To Facebook: Your Digital Currency Could Be Worse Than 9-11

Matt Novak

Facebook Patents Shadowbanning

2 years ago

Facebook Patents Shadowbanning

Bryan Menegus

How To Infiltrate Area 51 Like A Pro

2 years ago

How To Infiltrate Area 51 Like A Pro

Tom McKay

Facebook Board Member Calls Google ‘Treasonous’ And Says CIA Should Investigate

2 years ago

Facebook Board Member Calls Google ‘Treasonous’ And Says CIA Should Investigate

Matt Novak

FTC ‘Failed Miserably’ In Punishing Facebook With $5 Billion Fine, U.S. Democrats Say

2 years ago

FTC ‘Failed Miserably’ In Punishing Facebook With $5 Billion Fine, U.S. Democrats Say

Bryan Menegus

Facebook’s Aussie Slang Bot Is Shithouse

2 years ago

Facebook’s Aussie Slang Bot Is Shithouse

Facebook Now Shows You Where Advertisers Get Your Data, And Here’s How To See It

2 years ago

Facebook Now Shows You Where Advertisers Get Your Data, And Here’s How To See It

Jennings Brown

Trump Insists He Could’ve Won Without Social Media During Morning Toilet Tweets

2 years ago

Trump Insists He Could’ve Won Without Social Media During Morning Toilet Tweets

Matt Novak

‘Superhuman’ AI Crushes Poker Pros At Six-Player Texas Hold’em

Science & Health

2 years ago

‘Superhuman’ AI Crushes Poker Pros At Six-Player Texas Hold’em

George Dvorsky

How American Corporations Are Policing Online Speech Worldwide

2 years ago

How American Corporations Are Policing Online Speech Worldwide

Jillian C. York

Facebook’s Libra Project Is Getting Hammered From All Sides, With U.S. Chair Raising ‘Serious Concerns’

2 years ago

Facebook’s Libra Project Is Getting Hammered From All Sides, With U.S. Chair Raising ‘Serious Concerns’

Tom McKay

Everything Social Media Giants Banned In 2019 (That They Should Have Banned Ages Ago)

2 years ago

Everything Social Media Giants Banned In 2019 (That They Should Have Banned Ages Ago)

Catie Keck

Mark Zuckerberg’s Head Of Security Leaves Following Claims Of Sexual Harassment And Racist Comments

2 years ago

Mark Zuckerberg’s Head Of Security Leaves Following Claims Of Sexual Harassment And Racist Comments

Catie Keck

Facebook Pledges To Move Dumb And Eat Shit

2 years ago

Facebook Pledges To Move Dumb And Eat Shit

Bryan Menegus

Facebook And Twitter Not Invited To White House Social Media Summit This Week

2 years ago

Facebook And Twitter Not Invited To White House Social Media Summit This Week

Matt Novak

Facebook, We’re Disappointed But Not Surprised

2 years ago

Facebook, We’re Disappointed But Not Surprised

Catie Keck

Instagram Now Preemptively Shames People Before They Post Shitty Comments

2 years ago

Instagram Now Preemptively Shames People Before They Post Shitty Comments

Catie Keck

Apple Cofounder Steve Wozniak Says Most People Should Get Off Facebook Permanently

2 years ago

Apple Cofounder Steve Wozniak Says Most People Should Get Off Facebook Permanently

Matt Novak

Trump Campaign Uses Stock Video Of ‘Supporters’ In Latest Facebook Ads

2 years ago

Trump Campaign Uses Stock Video Of ‘Supporters’ In Latest Facebook Ads

Matt Novak

US Congress Demands Facebook Put Brakes On Libra Cryptocurrency

2 years ago

US Congress Demands Facebook Put Brakes On Libra Cryptocurrency

Victoria Song

New Zealand Says Google Broke The Law By Naming Suspect In Grace Millane Murder Case

2 years ago

New Zealand Says Google Broke The Law By Naming Suspect In Grace Millane Murder Case

Matt Novak

Facebook And Instagram Can’t Seem To Keep Their Crap Together

2 years ago

Facebook And Instagram Can’t Seem To Keep Their Crap Together

Catie Keck

The Big Evil U.S. Companies Are Right

2 years ago

The Big Evil U.S. Companies Are Right

Bryan Menegus

U.S. Concentration Camp Guards Promise Investigation Into Hateful Facebook Posts

2 years ago

U.S. Concentration Camp Guards Promise Investigation Into Hateful Facebook Posts

Matt Novak

Facebook Bravely Limits Nonsense Health ‘Cures’ And Misinformation To Just Some People

2 years ago

Facebook Bravely Limits Nonsense Health ‘Cures’ And Misinformation To Just Some People

Catie Keck

9 Ways The Australian Government Reckons It Can Stop Extreme Online Content

2 years ago

9 Ways The Australian Government Reckons It Can Stop Extreme Online Content

Facebook Mail Facility Evacuated After Report Of Deadly Nerve Agent

2 years ago

Facebook Mail Facility Evacuated After Report Of Deadly Nerve Agent

Bryan Menegus

Leading U.S. Civil Rights Groups Call Facebook’s Latest Internal Audit ‘Woefully Inadequate’ To Address Hate

2 years ago

Leading U.S. Civil Rights Groups Call Facebook’s Latest Internal Audit ‘Woefully Inadequate’ To Address Hate

Dell Cameron

President Trump Jokes With Smiling Vladimir Putin About Meddling In U.S. Elections

2 years ago

President Trump Jokes With Smiling Vladimir Putin About Meddling In U.S. Elections

Matt Novak

Italy Pokes Facebook With $1.6 Million Fine, And Man, I Bet They’re Sorry Now

2 years ago

Italy Pokes Facebook With $1.6 Million Fine, And Man, I Bet They’re Sorry Now

Bryan Menegus

Breaking Up Facebook Won’t Fix Real Problems, According To Completely Disinterested And Impartial Mark Zuckerberg

2 years ago

Breaking Up Facebook Won’t Fix Real Problems, According To Completely Disinterested And Impartial Mark Zuckerberg

Matt Novak

Facebook Cites Mass Shooting Streamed Live On Facebook As Proof Platform Has ‘Gotten Better’

2 years ago

Facebook Cites Mass Shooting Streamed Live On Facebook As Proof Platform Has ‘Gotten Better’

Dell Cameron

Facebook Agrees To Hand Over Hate Speech Data To French Courts

2 years ago

Facebook Agrees To Hand Over Hate Speech Data To French Courts

Victoria Song

Explainer: What Is Surveillance Capitalism And How Does It Shape Our Economy?

2 years ago

Explainer: What Is Surveillance Capitalism And How Does It Shape Our Economy?

Donell Holloway

Australian Court Rules Media Orgs Are Liable For Defamation Posted To Facebook By Random Users

2 years ago

Australian Court Rules Media Orgs Are Liable For Defamation Posted To Facebook By Random Users

Matt Novak

President Trump’s Designated Protest Zones Are The Perfect Analogy For ‘Censorship’ On Social Media

2 years ago

President Trump’s Designated Protest Zones Are The Perfect Analogy For ‘Censorship’ On Social Media

Matt Novak

Facebook Still Working On The Whole Genocide Thing

2 years ago

Facebook Still Working On The Whole Genocide Thing

Bryan Menegus

Facebook Co-Founder Says Libra Will Empower Corporations And Weaken Developing Countries

2 years ago

Facebook Co-Founder Says Libra Will Empower Corporations And Weaken Developing Countries

Patrick Howell O'Neill

Facebook Sets Its Unholy Path Toward Becoming An Independent Nation

2 years ago

Facebook Sets Its Unholy Path Toward Becoming An Independent Nation

Jennifer Grygiel

Senate Banking Committee Schedules Hearing On Facebook’s Massive Cryptocurrency Project

2 years ago

Senate Banking Committee Schedules Hearing On Facebook’s Massive Cryptocurrency Project

Tom McKay

Neo-Nazi Sentenced To 21 Months In Prison For Sharing Video Of Mosque Massacre And Calling It ‘Awesome’

2 years ago

Neo-Nazi Sentenced To 21 Months In Prison For Sharing Video Of Mosque Massacre And Calling It ‘Awesome’

Matt Novak

Facebook Announces Libra, Digital Currency On The Blockchain That Doesn’t Actually Need To Be On The Blockchain

2 years ago

Facebook Announces Libra, Digital Currency On The Blockchain That Doesn’t Actually Need To Be On The Blockchain

Matt Novak

Huawei CEO Dodges Question About Chinese Internet Censorship During Awkward Press Event

2 years ago

Huawei CEO Dodges Question About Chinese Internet Censorship During Awkward Press Event

Matt Novak

Apple Man Has Words For Non-Apple Men And Women

2 years ago

Apple Man Has Words For Non-Apple Men And Women

Tom McKay

Accused Terrorist Shocks New Zealand Courtroom With Not Guilty Plea For 51 Murders Livestreamed On Facebook

2 years ago

Accused Terrorist Shocks New Zealand Courtroom With Not Guilty Plea For 51 Murders Livestreamed On Facebook

Matt Novak

Visa, Uber And PayPal Are Reportedly Backing Facebook’s Cryptocurrency

2 years ago

Visa, Uber And PayPal Are Reportedly Backing Facebook’s Cryptocurrency

Victoria Song

Facebook Worried About Mark Zuckerberg’s Old Emails In FTC Privacy Probe

2 years ago

Facebook Worried About Mark Zuckerberg’s Old Emails In FTC Privacy Probe

Tom McKay

Facebook Launches App That Pays Users For Data — Reminding Us What We Give Away For Free

2 years ago

Facebook Launches App That Pays Users For Data — Reminding Us What We Give Away For Free

Catie Keck

Facebook Says Natural News Got Banned For Spam, Not For Spreading Health Misinformation And Hate

2 years ago

Facebook Says Natural News Got Banned For Spam, Not For Spreading Health Misinformation And Hate

Matt Novak

Big Tech Lawyer Earns His Paycheck Arguing Google Doesn’t Dominate Search

2 years ago

Big Tech Lawyer Earns His Paycheck Arguing Google Doesn’t Dominate Search

Patrick Howell O'Neill

Meet The Deepfake Zuck, Same As The Flesh Zuck

2 years ago

Meet The Deepfake Zuck, Same As The Flesh Zuck

Tom McKay

Facebook Is Betting People Are Still Hungry For Another Heaping Ladle Of Portal

2 years ago

Facebook Is Betting People Are Still Hungry For Another Heaping Ladle Of Portal

Tom McKay

Everything You Need To Know About Facebook’s Upcoming Cryptocurrency

2 years ago

Everything You Need To Know About Facebook’s Upcoming Cryptocurrency

Victoria Song

‘It’s A Travesty’: Mark Zuckerberg Gets What He Wants In Hawaii Land Grab

2 years ago

‘It’s A Travesty’: Mark Zuckerberg Gets What He Wants In Hawaii Land Grab

Michelle Broder Van Dyke

YouTube Bravely Bans Nazis Hours After Throwing LGBT Users Under The Bigot Bus

2 years ago

YouTube Bravely Bans Nazis Hours After Throwing LGBT Users Under The Bigot Bus

Bryan Menegus

Instagram Is This Close To Ruining Itself

2 years ago

Instagram Is This Close To Ruining Itself

Catie Keck

House Judiciary Committee Launches Tech Antitrust Inquiry Amid Reports DOJ, FTC May Take Action

2 years ago

House Judiciary Committee Launches Tech Antitrust Inquiry Amid Reports DOJ, FTC May Take Action

Tom McKay

FTC Claims Potential Facebook Antitrust Probe As DOJ Snags The Right To Ruin Apple’s Day

2 years ago

FTC Claims Potential Facebook Antitrust Probe As DOJ Snags The Right To Ruin Apple’s Day

Bryan Menegus