Social Networks

FTC approves a record $5 billion settlement with Facebook over Cambridge Analytica scandal

The United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has approved a record $5 billion settlement with Facebook over the Cambridge Analytica…

7 years ago

Italian data protection watchdog fines Facebook over Cambridge Analytica scandal

The Italian data protection watchdog fined Facebook for one million euros ($1.1 million) for violating privacy laws over the Cambridge Analytica privacy…

7 years ago

Facebook is going to stop Huawei pre-installing apps on mobile devices

Facebook announced it would stop Huawei from pre-installing social networking apps on its smartphones to comply with US sanctions. Facebook…

7 years ago

Facebook says it took down 2.19 billion accounts in Q1 2019

Social network giant Facebook revealed it recently disabled billions of accounts operated by "bad actors" and that five percent of…

7 years ago

Facebook banned Archimedes Group, misinformation made in Israel

A new political misinformation campaign was uncovered and blocked by Facebook, this time it was not operated by Russia but…

7 years ago

Twitter inadvertently collected and shared iOS location data

Twitter confirmed revealed that a bug in its iOS app it the root cause for an inadvertent collection of location…

7 years ago

Facebook sues data analytics firm Rankwave over alleged data misuse

Facebook sues South Korean data analytics firm Rankwave over alleged data misuse and violation of social network's rules. Facebook filed…

7 years ago

Turkish Personal Data Protection Authority fined Facebook for Photo API bug

The Turkish Personal Data Protection Authority fined Facebook $270,000 for the Photo API bug that exposed personal photos of 300,000…

7 years ago

Facebook funds research on the impact of social media on elections

Facebook is going to fund academic research on the impact of social media on elections, aimed at preventing manipulation of…

7 years ago

Russian Twitter bot activity increased in the wake Mueller report release

Experts at security firm SafeGuard reported that Russian Twitter bot activity raised up by 286 percent in the wake of…

7 years ago

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