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Tech giants still stumbling in the social world they created
Who knew connecting the world could get so complicated? Perhaps some of technology’s brightest minds should have seen that coming.
5 days ago -
Facebook reaches out to banks, could gain access to users’ financial data
Over the past year, it has reportedly reached out to JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo, Citigroup and U.S. Bank Corp, according to a report Monday from The Wall Street Journal. Included in the data it’s seeking: credit card transactions and checking account balances.
1 week ago -
Facebook opens up on vote meddling, but is the shift real?
For a company bent on making the world more open, Facebook has long been secretive about the details of how it runs its social network — particularly how things go wrong and what it does about them.
2 weeks ago -
Facebook page’s removal angers Washington protest organizers
The company said the page — one of 32 pages or accounts it removed Tuesday from Facebook and Instagram — violated its ban on “coordinated inauthentic behavior” and may be linked to an account created by Russia’s Internet Research Agency, a so-called troll farm that has sown discord in the U.S.
2 weeks ago -
Asian shares mostly higher, defying Facebook-led tech slump
Facebook’s tumble was the worst-ever single-day drop in value for a U.S. company, and led a sell-off in technology companies that offset solid gains in other areas of the market.
3 weeks ago -
Youth sports referee wants to stop parents’ bad behavior at kids’ games
A referee from Oklahoma is blowing the whistle on parents who act out and even start fights at their kids’ games. He is using social media video to highlight a troubling trend.
4 weeks ago -
Baltimore market closed after rat spotted in bakery case
The health department closed two bakery stalls at Lexington Market on Thursday, one for a rodent infestation and another for a fly infestation. On Friday, management announced on Facebook that the market would close for an evaluation.
1 month ago -
Facebook to fund original news shows from ABC, CNN, others
The social networking site says the shows will be original and exclusive to Facebook, rather than adapting TV programs from elsewhere for a Facebook audience. The shows will appear in Facebook’s Watch video section.
2 months ago -
Facebook to label election-related ‘issue ads’ in US
As for Facebook’s disclosure, Facebook said that when users click on the label on such an ad, they will be taken to a page with more information, including who paid for it and how many people saw it.
3 months ago -
U. Md. murder, hate crime defendant wants ‘particularly offensive’ evidence excluded
Lawyers for the man charged with murder and a hate crime in the stabbing of a black student visiting University of Maryland want a judge to bar evidence linking him to the Alt-Reich: Nation Facebook page.
3 months ago -
Data firm at center of Facebook privacy scandal will close
In a statement, Cambridge Analytica says it has been “vilified” for actions it says are both legal and widely accepted as part of online advertising. The firm says the media furor stripped it of its customers and suppliers, forcing it to close.
3 months ago -
Prosecutor: Predator sent packages to girls at their school
Prosecutors say unsolicited packages have been sent to two Alabama girls that were addressed to them in care of their elementary school.
4 months ago -
After Facebook scrutiny, is Google next?
Facebook has taken the lion’s share of scrutiny from Congress and the media about data-handling practices that allow savvy marketers and political agents to target specific audiences. Is Google next?
4 months ago -
Facebook CEO didn’t have all the answers for Congress
A series of tough inquiries about how much personal information Facebook vacuums up on and off its social network seemed particularly vexing for Zuckerberg, who couldn’t quantify it.
4 months ago -
Zuckerberg says regulation inevitable. Is Congress up to it?
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg told a House oversight panel Wednesday that he believes it is “inevitable” there will be regulation of the social media industry and also disclosed to lawmakers that his own data was included in the personal information sold to malicious third parties.
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