Facebook to review ‘reporting logic’ after New Zealand shootings were streamed live
Facebook said it blocked over 800 variants of the shooting video, and is taking steps to stop broadcasts of this nature in future. Continue reading
No one reported New Zealand mosque shooting video while it was live, Facebook says
Facebook says 4,000 people watched the original New Zealand mosque shooting video, but others have re-uploaded it millions of times. Continue reading
Anti-terror tech consortium flags 800 versions of New Zealand mosque shooting video
A consortium of global technology firms has shared on its collective database the digital fingerprints of more than 800 versions of the video of New Zealand’s mass shootings that killed 50 people. Continue reading
Facebook unveils new rules for political ads ahead of federal election
Facebook is launching a new advertisement library that will capture detailed information about political ads targeted at voters in Canada, including who pays for them and whom they target. Continue reading
Facebook blames ‘server configuration change’ after platform goes down for almost a day
All the social network said Thursday was that the outages, which affected users and advertisers worldwide, resulted from a “server configuration change.” It offered no further details. Continue reading
Facebook probed over data-sharing deals with world’s biggest tech firms
Facebook is facing a criminal probe by the Department of Justice. The social media giant says it’s cooperating. Continue reading
Facebook rules out DDoS cyber attack as widespread service outage continues; Instagram returns
Reports that users were unable to access Facebook and Instagram surfaced Wednesday. Continue reading
Here’s how Facebook’s pivot to ‘privacy’ could lead to huge profits for the tech company
Facebook’s deeper motivations: To expand lucrative new commercial services, continue monopolizing the attention of users, develop new data sources to track people. Continue reading
Elizabeth Warren wants to break up big tech companies that have ‘too much power’
In a pitch to rein in the influence of tech giants, Warren says legislation could target companies with annual worldwide revenue of $25 billion or more. Continue reading
Facebook announces steps to tackle anti-vaccine groups, misinformation
Facebook says it will take its cue from global health organizations, such as the World Health Organization and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which have publicly identified verifiable vaccine hoaxes. Continue reading