New North Macedonia Online Sex Abuse Scandal Targets Roma Women
North Maceodnian police on Monday said they were aware of a case in which human rights activists have alerted that explicit photos and videos of Roma girls and women are being posted on a Facebook group, and are "working to apprehending the persons responsible".
Facebook 'operating in the shadows', says whistleblower as U.S. lawmakers demand probes
U.S. lawmakers pounded Facebook on Oct. 5, accusing CEO Mark Zuckerberg of pushing for higher profits while being cavalier about user safety, and they demanded regulators investigate whistleblower accusations that the social media company harms children's mental health and stokes divisions.
Social Media Crash: What will be the Consequences?
Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp are already working. There is no information about compromised user data after nearly six hours of application shutdown. An hour ago, the hearing of the former Facebook employee began in the US Congress, who revealed inside information and accused Zuckerberg and the company of putting profit above security.
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Facebook’s Rise to Power (infographic)
In 2020, Facebook reached the mark of 2.8 billion monthly active users
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Why Internet Broke?
Many of the world's largest apps and websites, including for banks and airlines, faced a cascade of outages within hours, causing panic among internet users, with some demanding to know who has "broken" the Internet.
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Facebook fights global outage and whistleblower revelations
Facebook battled dueling crises on Oct. 4 as potentially billions of users were impacted when its dominant social network went offline for seven hours, and the company fought against a whistleblower's damning revelations.
Facebook Prefers Profit over Blocking Hate and Misinformation, says Former Employee
Facebook prioritizes profit over removing misinformation and hatred from its platform. The reason is that users are encouraged to argue, refute, quarrel with each other, which helps social media activity and is good for advertisers.
European Commission Proposes to Expand the Counteraction to Misinformation
The European Commission today proposed that more actors be involved in countering misinformation. The Commission has presented a report on the measures recently taken by the biggest players online.
Facebook: Children are a Valuable but Unutilized Audience
The American company Facebook is working hard on ways to recruit more users among young children, reveal internal documents obtained by investigative journalists from the "Wall Street Journal".
Facebook Puts on Hold Instagram for Tweens over Safety Concerns
Facebook is putting a hold on the development of a kids' version of Instagram, geared toward children under 13, to address concerns that have been raised about the vulnerability of younger users.